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... When a thought more than common came into his head : Then they leap ' d in
their frankness , deliciously bright , And slot round about them an arrowy light ;
And if , as he shook back his hair in its cluster , A curl fell ath wart them and
darker ...
... When a thought more than common came into his head : Then they leap ' d in
their frankness , deliciously bright , And slot round about them an arrowy light ;
And if , as he shook back his hair in its cluster , A curl fell ath wart them and
darker ...
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He spoke ' ; and poor Wordsworth , his cheeks in a glow , , ( For he felt he God in
him , ) made symptoms to go , When Apollo , in pity , to screen him from sight ,
Threw round him a cloud that was purple and white , The same that of old us ' d to
...
He spoke ' ; and poor Wordsworth , his cheeks in a glow , , ( For he felt he God in
him , ) made symptoms to go , When Apollo , in pity , to screen him from sight ,
Threw round him a cloud that was purple and white , The same that of old us ' d to
...
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Then a glory beam ' 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 ...
Then a glory beam ' 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 ...
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Each candlestick chang ' d to a pillar of gold , While a bundle of beams took the
place of the mould , The decanters and glasses pure diamond became , And the
corkscrew ran solidly round into flame . In a word , so completely forestall ' d were
...
Each candlestick chang ' d to a pillar of gold , While a bundle of beams took the
place of the mould , The decanters and glasses pure diamond became , And the
corkscrew ran solidly round into flame . In a word , so completely forestall ' d were
...
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... all turn ' d into listening marble ; The wreaths on their temples grew brighter of
bloom , As the breath of the Deity circled the room ; And the wine in the glasses
went rippling in rounds , As if follow ' d and fann ' d by the soft - winged sounds .
... all turn ' d into listening marble ; The wreaths on their temples grew brighter of
bloom , As the breath of the Deity circled the room ; And the wine in the glasses
went rippling in rounds , As if follow ' d and fann ' d by the soft - winged sounds .
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| Title | The Feast of the Poets: With Notes, and Other Pieces in Verse |
| Author | Leigh Hunt |
| Publisher | J. Cawthorn, 1814 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 5 Feb 2009 |
| Length | 157 pages |
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