Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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Page 156
... wisdom , far from being one , Have ofttimes no connection . Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men ; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own . Knowledge , a rude unprofitable mass , Here the heart The mere materials ...
... wisdom , far from being one , Have ofttimes no connection . Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men ; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own . Knowledge , a rude unprofitable mass , Here the heart The mere materials ...
Page 212
... wisdom , called to him , and promised him a present of their commodity , and of such other things as they could afford , if he would sing to them , when he sang as follows : - PAY AY me my price , Potters ! and I will sing . Attend , O ...
... wisdom , called to him , and promised him a present of their commodity , and of such other things as they could afford , if he would sing to them , when he sang as follows : - PAY AY me my price , Potters ! and I will sing . Attend , O ...
Page 326
... WISDOM . Prov . viii . 22-31 . " ER RE God had built the mountains , Or raised the fruitful hills ; Before He fill'd the fountains That feed the running rills ; In me from everlasting , The wonderful I AM Found pleasures never wasting ...
... WISDOM . Prov . viii . 22-31 . " ER RE God had built the mountains , Or raised the fruitful hills ; Before He fill'd the fountains That feed the running rills ; In me from everlasting , The wonderful I AM Found pleasures never wasting ...
Contents
On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE | 7 |
To my Cousin | 31 |
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