Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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Page 152
... less , or less benevolent than strong . They are Thy witnesses , who speak Thy pow'r And goodness infinite , but speak in ears That hear not , or receive not their report . In vain Thy creatures testify of Thee Till thou proclaim ...
... less , or less benevolent than strong . They are Thy witnesses , who speak Thy pow'r And goodness infinite , but speak in ears That hear not , or receive not their report . In vain Thy creatures testify of Thee Till thou proclaim ...
Page 257
... less fatigued , on this ethereal plain Boötes follows his celestial wain : And now the radiant sentinels above , Less num'rous , watch around the courts of Jove , For , with the night , force , ambush , slaughter fly , And no gigantic ...
... less fatigued , on this ethereal plain Boötes follows his celestial wain : And now the radiant sentinels above , Less num'rous , watch around the courts of Jove , For , with the night , force , ambush , slaughter fly , And no gigantic ...
Page 261
... less his infant features , and the sly , Sweet intimations of his threat'ning eye . Such the Sigeian boy is seen ... less true the Parthian horseman sped , Behind him kill'd , and conquer'd as he fled ; Less true th ' expert Cydonian ...
... less his infant features , and the sly , Sweet intimations of his threat'ning eye . Such the Sigeian boy is seen ... less true the Parthian horseman sped , Behind him kill'd , and conquer'd as he fled ; Less true th ' expert Cydonian ...
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