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Page 17
... murmur'd soft applause : Yet they in pleasing slumber lull'd the sense , And in sweet madness robb'd it of itself ; But such a sacred and home - felt delight , Such sober certainty of waking bliss , I never heard till now . I'll speak ...
... murmur'd soft applause : Yet they in pleasing slumber lull'd the sense , And in sweet madness robb'd it of itself ; But such a sacred and home - felt delight , Such sober certainty of waking bliss , I never heard till now . I'll speak ...
Page 24
... murmur made . Join'd to the prattle of the purpling rills Were heard the lowing herds along the vale , And flocks loud - bleating from the distant hills , And vacant shepherds piping in the dale ; And now and then sweet Philomel would ...
... murmur made . Join'd to the prattle of the purpling rills Were heard the lowing herds along the vale , And flocks loud - bleating from the distant hills , And vacant shepherds piping in the dale ; And now and then sweet Philomel would ...
Page 28
... these gray rocks ; this household lawn ; These trees , a veil just half withdrawn ; This fall of water that doth make A murmur near the silent lake ; This little bay , a quiet road That holds in 28 YOUNG LADY'S To a Highland Girl.
... these gray rocks ; this household lawn ; These trees , a veil just half withdrawn ; This fall of water that doth make A murmur near the silent lake ; This little bay , a quiet road That holds in 28 YOUNG LADY'S To a Highland Girl.
Page 61
... murmurs of the Atlantic wave ? Is India free ? and does she wear her plumed And jewell'd turban with a smile of peace , Or do we grind her still ? The grand debate , The popular harangue , the tart reply , The logic , and the wisdom ...
... murmurs of the Atlantic wave ? Is India free ? and does she wear her plumed And jewell'd turban with a smile of peace , Or do we grind her still ? The grand debate , The popular harangue , the tart reply , The logic , and the wisdom ...
Page 62
... murmur on the uninjured ear . Thus sitting , and surveying thus at ease The globe and its concerns , I seem advanced To some secure and more than mortal height , That liberates and exempts me from them all . It turns , submitted to my ...
... murmur on the uninjured ear . Thus sitting , and surveying thus at ease The globe and its concerns , I seem advanced To some secure and more than mortal height , That liberates and exempts me from them all . It turns , submitted to my ...
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