Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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Page 135
... sweet oblivion of the cares of day ; Not sumptuously adorn'd , nor needing aid , Like homely - featured night , of clust'ring gems , A star or two just twinkling on thy brow Suffices thee ; save that the moon is thine , No less than ...
... sweet oblivion of the cares of day ; Not sumptuously adorn'd , nor needing aid , Like homely - featured night , of clust'ring gems , A star or two just twinkling on thy brow Suffices thee ; save that the moon is thine , No less than ...
Page 247
... sweet oblivion frees me from my woes , Thy form appears , thy footsteps I pursue , Through springy vales , and meadows washed in dew ; Thy arm supports me to the fountain's brink , Where by some secret power forbid to drink , Gasping ...
... sweet oblivion frees me from my woes , Thy form appears , thy footsteps I pursue , Through springy vales , and meadows washed in dew ; Thy arm supports me to the fountain's brink , Where by some secret power forbid to drink , Gasping ...
Contents
On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE | 7 |
To my Cousin | 31 |
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