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Page 221
... Thine eye fhall be inftructed , and thine heart Made pure , fhall relish with divine delight ' Till then unfelt , what hands divine have wrought . Brutes graze the mountain - top with faces And eyes intent upon the scanty herb prone It ...
... Thine eye fhall be inftructed , and thine heart Made pure , fhall relish with divine delight ' Till then unfelt , what hands divine have wrought . Brutes graze the mountain - top with faces And eyes intent upon the scanty herb prone It ...
Page 337
... thine , whofe features are thine own , And stroke his polifh'd cheek of pureft red , And lay thine hand upon his flaxen head , And fay , my boy , th ' unwelcome hour is come , When thou , transplanted from thy genial home Muft find a ...
... thine , whofe features are thine own , And stroke his polifh'd cheek of pureft red , And lay thine hand upon his flaxen head , And fay , my boy , th ' unwelcome hour is come , When thou , transplanted from thy genial home Muft find a ...
Page 339
... thine . Its key is in thine hand : If thou defert thy charge and throw it wide , Nor heed what guests there enter and abide , Complain not if attachments lewd and bafe Supplant thee in it , and ufurp thy place . But if thou guard its ...
... thine . Its key is in thine hand : If thou defert thy charge and throw it wide , Nor heed what guests there enter and abide , Complain not if attachments lewd and bafe Supplant thee in it , and ufurp thy place . But if thou guard its ...
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