Poems, Volume 1W. Wilson, 1821 - Poets, English |
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... winter , 1799 , his unhappy de- spondency brought on a rapid decline ; and on the 25th of April , 1800 , after remaining several hours in a state of insensibility , he resigned his spirit into the hands of God who gave it , ' in the ...
... winter , 1799 , his unhappy de- spondency brought on a rapid decline ; and on the 25th of April , 1800 , after remaining several hours in a state of insensibility , he resigned his spirit into the hands of God who gave it , ' in the ...
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... winter , 1799 , his unhappy de- spondency brought on a rapid decline ; and on the 25th of April , 1800 , after remaining several hours in a state of insensibility , he resigned his ' spirit into the hands of God who gave it , ' in the ...
... winter , 1799 , his unhappy de- spondency brought on a rapid decline ; and on the 25th of April , 1800 , after remaining several hours in a state of insensibility , he resigned his ' spirit into the hands of God who gave it , ' in the ...
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... Winter Nosegay ...... 199 Mutual Forbearance necessary to the Married State 200 The Negro's Complaint 202 Pity for Poor Africans 204 .... Morning Dream ...... 205 Nightingale and Glow - worm On a Goldfinch , starved to Death in his Cage ...
... Winter Nosegay ...... 199 Mutual Forbearance necessary to the Married State 200 The Negro's Complaint 202 Pity for Poor Africans 204 .... Morning Dream ...... 205 Nightingale and Glow - worm On a Goldfinch , starved to Death in his Cage ...
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... Winter invades the spring , and often pours A chilling flood on summer's drooping flowers ; Unwelcome vapours quench autumnal beams , Ungenial blasts attending curl the streams ; The peasants urge their harvest , ply the fork With ...
... Winter invades the spring , and often pours A chilling flood on summer's drooping flowers ; Unwelcome vapours quench autumnal beams , Ungenial blasts attending curl the streams ; The peasants urge their harvest , ply the fork With ...
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... winter breathes his keenest air , And I will sing , if liberty be there ; And I will sing at liberty's dear feet , In Afric's torrid elime , or India's fiercest heat . A. Sing where you please ; in such a cause I grant An English poet's ...
... winter breathes his keenest air , And I will sing , if liberty be there ; And I will sing at liberty's dear feet , In Afric's torrid elime , or India's fiercest heat . A. Sing where you please ; in such a cause I grant An English poet's ...
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