Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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Page 52
... O'er all his thoughts , and swell'd his easy sail : His books well trimm'd and in the gayest style Like regimental coxcombs , rank and file , Adorn his intellects as well as shelves , And teach him notions splendid as themselves : The ...
... O'er all his thoughts , and swell'd his easy sail : His books well trimm'd and in the gayest style Like regimental coxcombs , rank and file , Adorn his intellects as well as shelves , And teach him notions splendid as themselves : The ...
Page 141
... o'er the field ; Mine , spindling into longitude immense , In spite of gravity , and sage remark That I myself am but a fleeting shade , Provokes me to a smile . With eye askance I view the muscular proportion'd limb Transform'd to a ...
... o'er the field ; Mine , spindling into longitude immense , In spite of gravity , and sage remark That I myself am but a fleeting shade , Provokes me to a smile . With eye askance I view the muscular proportion'd limb Transform'd to a ...
Page 261
... o'er the hamlets on the first of May ; My eyes , too tender for the blaze of light , Still sought the shelter of retiring night , When Love approach'd , in painted plumes array'd , Th ' insidious god his rattling darts betray'd , Nor ...
... o'er the hamlets on the first of May ; My eyes , too tender for the blaze of light , Still sought the shelter of retiring night , When Love approach'd , in painted plumes array'd , Th ' insidious god his rattling darts betray'd , Nor ...
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On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE | 7 |
To my Cousin | 31 |
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