Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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Page 106
... Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds , But animated Nature sweeter still To soothe and satisfy the human ear . Ten thousand warblers cheer the day , and one The livelong night : nor these alone whose notes Nice - finger'd art must ...
... Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds , But animated Nature sweeter still To soothe and satisfy the human ear . Ten thousand warblers cheer the day , and one The livelong night : nor these alone whose notes Nice - finger'd art must ...
Page 126
... nature , overlooks her Author more ; From instrumental causes proud to draw Conclusions retrograde , and mad mistake . But if His Word once teach us , shoot a ray Through all the heart's dark chambers , and reveal Truths undiscern'd but ...
... nature , overlooks her Author more ; From instrumental causes proud to draw Conclusions retrograde , and mad mistake . But if His Word once teach us , shoot a ray Through all the heart's dark chambers , and reveal Truths undiscern'd but ...
Page 265
... NATURE UNIMPAIRED BY TIME . AF H , how the human mind wearies herself With her own wand'rings , and , involv'd in gloom Impenetrable , speculates amiss ! Measuring , in her folly , things divine By human ; laws inscrib'd on adamant By ...
... NATURE UNIMPAIRED BY TIME . AF H , how the human mind wearies herself With her own wand'rings , and , involv'd in gloom Impenetrable , speculates amiss ! Measuring , in her folly , things divine By human ; laws inscrib'd on adamant By ...
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On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE | 7 |
To my Cousin | 31 |
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