Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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... pass'd ; For thou wast born amid the din of arms , And suck'd a breast that panted with alarms . While yet thou wast a grov'ling , puling chit , Thy bones not fashion'd and thy joints not knit , The Roman taught thy stubborn knee to bow ...
... pass'd ; For thou wast born amid the din of arms , And suck'd a breast that panted with alarms . While yet thou wast a grov'ling , puling chit , Thy bones not fashion'd and thy joints not knit , The Roman taught thy stubborn knee to bow ...
Page 92
... Perceived the fragrance as he pass'd , On eager wing the spoiler came , And search'd for crannies in the frame , Urged his attempt on ev'ry side , To ev'ry pane 92 THE PINE - APPLE AND THE BEE . The Pine Apple and the Bee •
... Perceived the fragrance as he pass'd , On eager wing the spoiler came , And search'd for crannies in the frame , Urged his attempt on ev'ry side , To ev'ry pane 92 THE PINE - APPLE AND THE BEE . The Pine Apple and the Bee •
Page 110
... pass'd By navigators uninform'd as they , Or plough'd perhaps by British bark again . But though true worth and virtue , in the mild And genial soil of cultivated life Thrive most , and may perhaps thrive only there , Yet not in cities ...
... pass'd By navigators uninform'd as they , Or plough'd perhaps by British bark again . But though true worth and virtue , in the mild And genial soil of cultivated life Thrive most , and may perhaps thrive only there , Yet not in cities ...
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On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE | 7 |
To my Cousin | 31 |
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