Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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Page 64
... Youth lost in dissipation , we deplore Through life's sad remnant , what no sighs restore ; Our years , a fruitless race without a prize , Too many , yet too few to make us wise . Thus things terrestrial wear a diff'rent hue , As youth ...
... Youth lost in dissipation , we deplore Through life's sad remnant , what no sighs restore ; Our years , a fruitless race without a prize , Too many , yet too few to make us wise . Thus things terrestrial wear a diff'rent hue , As youth ...
Page 272
... youth , My voluntary numbers , if ye dare To hope longevity , and to survive Your master's funeral , not soon absorb'd In the oblivious Lethean gulf , Shall to futurity perhaps convey This theme , and by these praises of my sire Improve ...
... youth , My voluntary numbers , if ye dare To hope longevity , and to survive Your master's funeral , not soon absorb'd In the oblivious Lethean gulf , Shall to futurity perhaps convey This theme , and by these praises of my sire Improve ...
Page 276
... youth , stern , gloomy , and severe ; Brisk youth should laugh , and love - ah shun the fate Of those , twice wretched mopes ! who love too late ! ' " Go , go , my lambs , unpastured as ye are , My thoughts are all now due to other care ...
... youth , stern , gloomy , and severe ; Brisk youth should laugh , and love - ah shun the fate Of those , twice wretched mopes ! who love too late ! ' " Go , go , my lambs , unpastured as ye are , My thoughts are all now due to other care ...
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On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE | 7 |
To my Cousin | 31 |
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