Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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Page 123
... fill'd ; The croaking nuisance lurk'd in ev'ry nook , Nor palaces nor even chambers ' scaped , And the land stank , so num'rous was the fry . BOOK III . - THE GARDEN . As one who , long in thickets and in brakes Entangled , winds now ...
... fill'd ; The croaking nuisance lurk'd in ev'ry nook , Nor palaces nor even chambers ' scaped , And the land stank , so num'rous was the fry . BOOK III . - THE GARDEN . As one who , long in thickets and in brakes Entangled , winds now ...
Page 147
... transcends them all , His other works , this visible display Of all - creating energy and might , Are grand , no doubt , and worthy of the word That , finding an interminable space Unoccupied , has fill'd THE TASK . 147.
... transcends them all , His other works , this visible display Of all - creating energy and might , Are grand , no doubt , and worthy of the word That , finding an interminable space Unoccupied , has fill'd THE TASK . 147.
Page 188
... fill'd , and the leaves were all wet , And it seem'd , to a fanciful view , To weep for the buds it had left with regret On the flourishing bush where it grew . I hastily seized it , unfit as it was For a nosegay so dripping and drown'd ...
... fill'd , and the leaves were all wet , And it seem'd , to a fanciful view , To weep for the buds it had left with regret On the flourishing bush where it grew . I hastily seized it , unfit as it was For a nosegay so dripping and drown'd ...
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On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE | 7 |
To my Cousin | 31 |
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