Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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... lyre . Come then , fair maid ( in nature wise ) Who , knowing them , can tell From gen'rous sympathy what joys The glowing bosom swell . In justice to the various pow'rs Of pleasing , which you share , Join me , amid your silent hours ...
... lyre . Come then , fair maid ( in nature wise ) Who , knowing them , can tell From gen'rous sympathy what joys The glowing bosom swell . In justice to the various pow'rs Of pleasing , which you share , Join me , amid your silent hours ...
Page 249
... lyre , And paint a lover's bliss - a lover's pain ! Far nobler triumphs now thy notes inspire , For see , Eurydice attends thy strain ; Her smile , a prize beyond the conjurer's aim , Superior to the cancelled breath of fame . From her ...
... lyre , And paint a lover's bliss - a lover's pain ! Far nobler triumphs now thy notes inspire , For see , Eurydice attends thy strain ; Her smile , a prize beyond the conjurer's aim , Superior to the cancelled breath of fame . From her ...
Page 322
... robe magnificent displays . On me indulgent Heav'n bestow'd A rural mansion , neat and small ; This Lyre - and as for yonder crowd , The happiness to hate them all . OLNEY HYMNS . WELCOME , CROSS ! IS my happiness 322 TRANSLATIONS .
... robe magnificent displays . On me indulgent Heav'n bestow'd A rural mansion , neat and small ; This Lyre - and as for yonder crowd , The happiness to hate them all . OLNEY HYMNS . WELCOME , CROSS ! IS my happiness 322 TRANSLATIONS .
Contents
On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE | 7 |
To my Cousin | 31 |
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