Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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Page 111
... field , and clothes a soil So sterile with what charms soe'er she will , The richest scen'ry and the loveliest forms . Where finds philosophy her eagle eye , With which she gazes at yon burning disk Undazzled , and detects and counts ...
... field , and clothes a soil So sterile with what charms soe'er she will , The richest scen'ry and the loveliest forms . Where finds philosophy her eagle eye , With which she gazes at yon burning disk Undazzled , and detects and counts ...
Page 203
... field through which I often pass , Thick overspread with moss and silky grass , Adjoining close to Kilwick's echoing wood , Where oft the bitch - fox hides her hapless brood , Reserved to solace many a neighbouring squire , That he may ...
... field through which I often pass , Thick overspread with moss and silky grass , Adjoining close to Kilwick's echoing wood , Where oft the bitch - fox hides her hapless brood , Reserved to solace many a neighbouring squire , That he may ...
Page 234
... field , and the bank where they grew ; And now in the grass behold they are laid , And the tree is my seat that once lent me a shade ! The blackbird has fled to another retreat , Where the hazels afford him a screen from the heat , And ...
... field , and the bank where they grew ; And now in the grass behold they are laid , And the tree is my seat that once lent me a shade ! The blackbird has fled to another retreat , Where the hazels afford him a screen from the heat , And ...
Contents
On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE | 7 |
To my Cousin | 31 |
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