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... But when he meant to quail and shake the orb , He was as rattling thunder . For his bounty ; There was no winter in ' t : an autumn ' twas , That grew the more by reaping : his delights Were dolphin - like ; they show'd his back ...
... But when he meant to quail and shake the orb , He was as rattling thunder . For his bounty ; There was no winter in ' t : an autumn ' twas , That grew the more by reaping : his delights Were dolphin - like ; they show'd his back ...
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| Title | A history of the world from the earliest records to the present time, Volume 3 A history of the world from the earliest records to the present time, Philip Smith |
| Author | Philip Smith |
| Published | 1864 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 28 Jun 2006 |
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