Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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Page 52
... gentle gale O'er all his thoughts , and swell'd his easy sail : His books well trimm'd and in the gayest style Like regimental coxcombs , rank and file , Adorn his intellects as well as shelves , And teach him notions splendid as ...
... gentle gale O'er all his thoughts , and swell'd his easy sail : His books well trimm'd and in the gayest style Like regimental coxcombs , rank and file , Adorn his intellects as well as shelves , And teach him notions splendid as ...
Page 120
... gentle , and a smile Play'd on his lips , and in his speech was heard Paternal sweetness , dignity , and love . The occupation dearest to his heart Was to encourage goodness . He would stroke The head of modest and ingenuous worth ...
... gentle , and a smile Play'd on his lips , and in his speech was heard Paternal sweetness , dignity , and love . The occupation dearest to his heart Was to encourage goodness . He would stroke The head of modest and ingenuous worth ...
Page 232
... gently prest , press gently mine , My Mary ! Such feebleness of limbs thou prov'st , That now at every step thou mov'st Upheld by two , yet still thou lov'st , My Mary ! And still to love , though prest with ill , In wintry age to feel ...
... gently prest , press gently mine , My Mary ! Such feebleness of limbs thou prov'st , That now at every step thou mov'st Upheld by two , yet still thou lov'st , My Mary ! And still to love , though prest with ill , In wintry age to feel ...
Contents
On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE | 7 |
To my Cousin | 31 |
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