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... muse ; and had taken for his subject the story of Arminius , the German hero . But his play , guiltless as it was , being presented for a licence , no sooner had the censor cast his eyes on the hand - writ- ing in which he had seen ...
... muse ; and had taken for his subject the story of Arminius , the German hero . But his play , guiltless as it was , being presented for a licence , no sooner had the censor cast his eyes on the hand - writ- ing in which he had seen ...
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... farthest removed from whatever has even the appearance of indecency ; and , as my Lord Lyttleton happily expresses it in his prologue to Coriolanus : " His chaste muse employed her heaven - taught lyre 24 LIFE OF THOMSON .
... farthest removed from whatever has even the appearance of indecency ; and , as my Lord Lyttleton happily expresses it in his prologue to Coriolanus : " His chaste muse employed her heaven - taught lyre 24 LIFE OF THOMSON .
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James Thomson. " His chaste muse employed her heaven - taught lyre " None but the noblest passions to inspire ; " Not one immoral , one corrupted thought , " One line which dying he could wish to blot . " C ODE ON THE DEATH OF MR ...
James Thomson. " His chaste muse employed her heaven - taught lyre " None but the noblest passions to inspire ; " Not one immoral , one corrupted thought , " One line which dying he could wish to blot . " C ODE ON THE DEATH OF MR ...
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... yon breathing prospect bids the muse , Throw all her beauty forth . But who can paint Like Nature ? Can imagination boast , 450 455 460 465 Amid its gay creation , hues like hers ? 512 SPRING . Charms of Amanda . Or can it SPRING . 51.
... yon breathing prospect bids the muse , Throw all her beauty forth . But who can paint Like Nature ? Can imagination boast , 450 455 460 465 Amid its gay creation , hues like hers ? 512 SPRING . Charms of Amanda . Or can it SPRING . 51.
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... Muse ! and hark , how loud the woods Invite you forth in all your gayest trim . Lend me your song , ye nightingales ! oh pour The mazy - running soul of melody Into my varied verse ; while I deduce , 575 From the first note the hollow ...
... Muse ! and hark , how loud the woods Invite you forth in all your gayest trim . Lend me your song , ye nightingales ! oh pour The mazy - running soul of melody Into my varied verse ; while I deduce , 575 From the first note the hollow ...
Common terms and phrases
amid ANGELES Autumn beam beauty beneath blast blaze bloom bosom boundless breast breath breeze Burning Zone CALIFORN Castle of Indolence CELADON charm clouds Coriolanus dark deep delight deluge descends dreadful earth EDNAM ether exalts fair fair brow fancy fierce flame flocks flood forest gale genius gloom glow grace grove Hagley Park happy heart heaven hills JAMES THOMSON Lapland light matchless maze mind mingled mountains Muse Musidora Nature Nature's night o'er Palemon passions peace plain pomp pours pride rage rapture retired Riccarton Richmond Hill rills rise roar robe rocks roll round rural scene season shade shake shining smile snow soft song Sophonisba soul spreads Spring storm stream swain sweet swelling swift tempest tender thee Thomson thou thought thro thunder toil UNIVERS vale virtue walk waste wave wild winds wing Winter wintry wonders woods youth