Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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Page 109
... sight , Too well acquainted with their smiles , slides off Fastidious , seeking less familiar scenes . Then snug enclosures in the shelter'd vale , Where frequent hedges intercept the eye , Delight us , happy to renounce a while , Not ...
... sight , Too well acquainted with their smiles , slides off Fastidious , seeking less familiar scenes . Then snug enclosures in the shelter'd vale , Where frequent hedges intercept the eye , Delight us , happy to renounce a while , Not ...
Page 149
... sight , Calls the delightful scen'ry all his own . His are the mountains , and the valleys his , And the resplendent rivers . His t ' enjoy With a propriety that none can feel , But who , with filial confidence inspired , Can lift to ...
... sight , Calls the delightful scen'ry all his own . His are the mountains , and the valleys his , And the resplendent rivers . His t ' enjoy With a propriety that none can feel , But who , with filial confidence inspired , Can lift to ...
Page 257
... sight . By this ecstatic trance - this glorious storm Of inspiration - what will it perform ? Spring claims the verse , that with his influence glows , And shall be paid with what himself bestows . Thou , veiled with op'ning foliage ...
... sight . By this ecstatic trance - this glorious storm Of inspiration - what will it perform ? Spring claims the verse , that with his influence glows , And shall be paid with what himself bestows . Thou , veiled with op'ning foliage ...
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On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE | 7 |
To my Cousin | 31 |
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