Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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Page 35
... Muse , tho bashful , shall deny , She would have thank'd thee rather , hadst thou cast A treasure in her way ; for neither meed Of early breakfast , to dispel the fumes , And bowel - raking pains of emptiness , Nor noontide feast , nor ...
... Muse , tho bashful , shall deny , She would have thank'd thee rather , hadst thou cast A treasure in her way ; for neither meed Of early breakfast , to dispel the fumes , And bowel - raking pains of emptiness , Nor noontide feast , nor ...
Page 55
... muse for England ? What WHY appears In England's case to move the muse to tears ? From side to side of her delightful isle , Is she not clothed with a perpetual smile ? Can nature add a charm or art confer A new - found luxury not seen ...
... muse for England ? What WHY appears In England's case to move the muse to tears ? From side to side of her delightful isle , Is she not clothed with a perpetual smile ? Can nature add a charm or art confer A new - found luxury not seen ...
Page 319
... Muse , And , like Perillus , meet my just desert , The victim of my own pernicious art . Fool that I was to be so warn'd in vain , And shipwreck'd once to tempt the deep again . Ill fares the bard in this unletter'd land , None to ...
... Muse , And , like Perillus , meet my just desert , The victim of my own pernicious art . Fool that I was to be so warn'd in vain , And shipwreck'd once to tempt the deep again . Ill fares the bard in this unletter'd land , None to ...
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On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE | 7 |
To my Cousin | 31 |
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