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... round about them an arrowy light ; And if , as he shook back his hair in its cluster , A curl fell athwart them and darke » ' d their lustre , A sprinkle of gold through the duskiness came , Like the sun through a tree , when he's ...
... round about them an arrowy light ; And if , as he shook back his hair in its cluster , A curl fell athwart them and darke » ' d their lustre , A sprinkle of gold through the duskiness came , Like the sun through a tree , when he's ...
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... round him a cloud that was purple and white , The same that of old us'd to wrap his own shoulders , When coming from ... round on each side , To encircle his state , as he stood in his pride ; Till at last the full Deity put on his rays ...
... round him a cloud that was purple and white , The same that of old us'd to wrap his own shoulders , When coming from ... round on each side , To encircle his state , as he stood in his pride ; Till at last the full Deity put on his rays ...
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... round , as of fiery rods , With the sound of deep organs and chorister gods ; And the faces of bards , glowing fresh from their skies , Came thronging about with intentness of eyes- And the Nine were all heard , as the harmony swell'd ...
... round , as of fiery rods , With the sound of deep organs and chorister gods ; And the faces of bards , glowing fresh from their skies , Came thronging about with intentness of eyes- And the Nine were all heard , as the harmony swell'd ...
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... round into flame . In a word , so completely forestall'd were the wishes , E'en harmony struck from the noise of the dishes . It can't be suppos'd I should think of repeating The fancies that flow'd at this laureat meeting ; I haven't ...
... round into flame . In a word , so completely forestall'd were the wishes , E'en harmony struck from the noise of the dishes . It can't be suppos'd I should think of repeating The fancies that flow'd at this laureat meeting ; I haven't ...
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... rounds , As if follow'd and fann'd by the soft - winged sounds . Thus chatting and singing they sat till eleven , When Phoebus shook hands , and departed for heaven ; " For poets , " he said , " who would cherish their powers , And hop ...
... rounds , As if follow'd and fann'd by the soft - winged sounds . Thus chatting and singing they sat till eleven , When Phoebus shook hands , and departed for heaven ; " For poets , " he said , " who would cherish their powers , And hop ...
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