Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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Page 56
... Stamp'd with his foot and smote upon his thigh ; But wept , and stamp'd , and smote his thigh in vain . Pleasure is deaf when told of future pain , And sounds prophetic are too rough to suit Ears long accustom'd to the pleasing lute ...
... Stamp'd with his foot and smote upon his thigh ; But wept , and stamp'd , and smote his thigh in vain . Pleasure is deaf when told of future pain , And sounds prophetic are too rough to suit Ears long accustom'd to the pleasing lute ...
Page 237
... stamp'd upon the nations round ; Without one friend , above all foes , Britannia gives the world repose . PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED . A FABLE . SHALL not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau If birds confabulate or no ; " Tis clear that they were ...
... stamp'd upon the nations round ; Without one friend , above all foes , Britannia gives the world repose . PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED . A FABLE . SHALL not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau If birds confabulate or no ; " Tis clear that they were ...
Page 283
... leaves of scarlet hue A golden edging boast ; And open'd , it displays to view Twelve pages at the most . No name , nor title , stamp'd behind , Adorns its outer part ; But all within ' tis richly lined , A magazine A MANUAL . 283.
... leaves of scarlet hue A golden edging boast ; And open'd , it displays to view Twelve pages at the most . No name , nor title , stamp'd behind , Adorns its outer part ; But all within ' tis richly lined , A magazine A MANUAL . 283.
Contents
On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE | 7 |
To my Cousin | 31 |
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