Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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... hold thee still erect . So stands a kingdom whose foundation yet Fails not , in virtue and in wisdom laid . Though all the superstructure , by the tooth Pulverised of venality , a shell Stands now , and semblance only of itself ! Thine ...
... hold thee still erect . So stands a kingdom whose foundation yet Fails not , in virtue and in wisdom laid . Though all the superstructure , by the tooth Pulverised of venality , a shell Stands now , and semblance only of itself ! Thine ...
Page 237
... . A FABLE . SHALL not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau If birds confabulate or no ; " Tis clear that they were always able To hold discourse , at least in fable ; And even the child who knows no better Than to PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED . 237.
... . A FABLE . SHALL not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau If birds confabulate or no ; " Tis clear that they were always able To hold discourse , at least in fable ; And even the child who knows no better Than to PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED . 237.
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... hold , perpetual , undisturb'd . Hence the prime mover wheels itself about Continual , day by day , and with it bears In social measure swift the heav'ns around . Not tardier now is Saturn than of old , Nor radiant less the burning ...
... hold , perpetual , undisturb'd . Hence the prime mover wheels itself about Continual , day by day , and with it bears In social measure swift the heav'ns around . Not tardier now is Saturn than of old , Nor radiant less the burning ...
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