Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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Page 42
... Blest country ! where these kingly glories shine , Blest England ! if this happiness be thine . A. Your smooth eulogium , to one crown address'd , Seems to imply a censure on the rest . Kings then at last have but the lot of all , By ...
... Blest country ! where these kingly glories shine , Blest England ! if this happiness be thine . A. Your smooth eulogium , to one crown address'd , Seems to imply a censure on the rest . Kings then at last have but the lot of all , By ...
Page 130
... blest seclusion from a jarring world , Which he , thus occupied , enjoys ! Retreat Cannot , indeed , to guilty man restore Lost innocence , or cancel follies past ; But it has peace , and much secures the mind From all assaults of evil ...
... blest seclusion from a jarring world , Which he , thus occupied , enjoys ! Retreat Cannot , indeed , to guilty man restore Lost innocence , or cancel follies past ; But it has peace , and much secures the mind From all assaults of evil ...
Page 315
... Blest who free from self - esteem , Dives into the Great Supreme , All desire besides discards , Joys inferior none regards . Blest ! who in Thy bosom seeks Rest that nothing earthly breaks , Dead to self and worldly things , Lost in ...
... Blest who free from self - esteem , Dives into the Great Supreme , All desire besides discards , Joys inferior none regards . Blest ! who in Thy bosom seeks Rest that nothing earthly breaks , Dead to self and worldly things , Lost in ...
Contents
On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE | 7 |
To my Cousin | 31 |
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