Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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Page 44
... poet's muse , his passion and his theme , Genius is thine , and thou art fancy's nurse , Lost without thee th ' ennobling pow'rs of verse , Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires ; Place me ...
... poet's muse , his passion and his theme , Genius is thine , and thou art fancy's nurse , Lost without thee th ' ennobling pow'rs of verse , Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires ; Place me ...
Page 101
... poet's muse is To make them grow just where she chooses . You shapeless nothing in a dish , You that are but almost ... poet , in his evening walk , O'erheard and check'd this idle talk : And your fine sense , he said , and yours ...
... poet's muse is To make them grow just where she chooses . You shapeless nothing in a dish , You that are but almost ... poet , in his evening walk , O'erheard and check'd this idle talk : And your fine sense , he said , and yours ...
Page 103
... poet's lyre , to fix his fame , Should be the poet's heart , Affection lights a brighter flame Than ever blazed by art . No muses on these lines attend , I sink the poet in the friend . THE TASK BOOK I. THE SOFA , [ " The history of the ...
... poet's lyre , to fix his fame , Should be the poet's heart , Affection lights a brighter flame Than ever blazed by art . No muses on these lines attend , I sink the poet in the friend . THE TASK BOOK I. THE SOFA , [ " The history of the ...
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On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE | 7 |
To my Cousin | 31 |
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