Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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... close fidelity and love unfeign'd , To keep the matrimonial bond unstain'd ; Coveteous only of a virtuous praise , His life a lesson to the land he sways ; To touch the sword with conscientious awe , Nor draw it but when duty bids him ...
... close fidelity and love unfeign'd , To keep the matrimonial bond unstain'd ; Coveteous only of a virtuous praise , His life a lesson to the land he sways ; To touch the sword with conscientious awe , Nor draw it but when duty bids him ...
Page 133
... close the shutters fast , Let fall the curtains , wheel the sofa round , And while the bubbling and loud - hissing urn Throws up a streamy column , and the cups , That cheer but not inebriate , wait on each , So let us welcome peaceful ...
... close the shutters fast , Let fall the curtains , wheel the sofa round , And while the bubbling and loud - hissing urn Throws up a streamy column , and the cups , That cheer but not inebriate , wait on each , So let us welcome peaceful ...
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William Cowper. So shall my walk be close with God , Calm and serene my frame ; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb . WISDOM . Prov . viii . 22-31 . " ER RE God had built the mountains , Or raised the fruitful ...
William Cowper. So shall my walk be close with God , Calm and serene my frame ; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb . WISDOM . Prov . viii . 22-31 . " ER RE God had built the mountains , Or raised the fruitful ...
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On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE | 7 |
To my Cousin | 31 |
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