Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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... death he said , " Not a week passes in which I do not think of her such was the impression her tenderness made upon me , though the opportunity she had for showing it was so short . " The beautiful and pathetic poem written on the ...
... death he said , " Not a week passes in which I do not think of her such was the impression her tenderness made upon me , though the opportunity she had for showing it was so short . " The beautiful and pathetic poem written on the ...
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William Cowper. THE CERTAINTY OF DEATH . MThick fly the shafts of Death , ORTALS ! around your destined heads And lo ! the savage spoiler spreads A thousand toils beneath . In vain we trifle with our fate ; Try every art in vain ; At ...
William Cowper. THE CERTAINTY OF DEATH . MThick fly the shafts of Death , ORTALS ! around your destined heads And lo ! the savage spoiler spreads A thousand toils beneath . In vain we trifle with our fate ; Try every art in vain ; At ...
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... DEATH OF DAMON . THE ARGUMENT . Thyrsis and Damon , shepherds and neighbours , had always pursued the same studies , and had , from their earliest days , been united in the closest friendship . Thyrsis , while travel . ling for ...
... DEATH OF DAMON . THE ARGUMENT . Thyrsis and Damon , shepherds and neighbours , had always pursued the same studies , and had , from their earliest days , been united in the closest friendship . Thyrsis , while travel . ling for ...
Contents
On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE | 7 |
To my Cousin | 31 |
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