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Page 27
... hope ; " Far nobler labours aid us to extol , " The task of minds , the labour of the soul . " To trace French novelists with steady gaze , " Thro ' sentiment's inexplicable maze ; " Whose evanescent meaning caught meanwhile , " Shall ...
... hope ; " Far nobler labours aid us to extol , " The task of minds , the labour of the soul . " To trace French novelists with steady gaze , " Thro ' sentiment's inexplicable maze ; " Whose evanescent meaning caught meanwhile , " Shall ...
Page 36
... hope anticipates the checker'd folds ; And colours of the home - made drapery , Pride of her heart , and pleasure of her eye . The cumbrous burden see the Father bear , Of pliant birch , or smooth - grain'd juniper ; To form the roof ...
... hope anticipates the checker'd folds ; And colours of the home - made drapery , Pride of her heart , and pleasure of her eye . The cumbrous burden see the Father bear , Of pliant birch , or smooth - grain'd juniper ; To form the roof ...
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... hope exulting heads the gay career . When dappl'd grey first streaks the eastern sky , With quick dispatch the cottage - matrons vie , Who first shall load the steeds that lead the way , And wheels and vessels in due order lay . Then ...
... hope exulting heads the gay career . When dappl'd grey first streaks the eastern sky , With quick dispatch the cottage - matrons vie , Who first shall load the steeds that lead the way , And wheels and vessels in due order lay . Then ...
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... Hope impetuous grasps the prize , And Ardour lightens in the hunter's eyes . At length , exulting o'er their trembling spoil , They see the dun deer fall to crown their toil . And when calm evening bathes the flow'rs in dew , And bids ...
... Hope impetuous grasps the prize , And Ardour lightens in the hunter's eyes . At length , exulting o'er their trembling spoil , They see the dun deer fall to crown their toil . And when calm evening bathes the flow'rs in dew , And bids ...
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... Hope's eternal lamp display The gloomy path that leads to endless day . Now Autumn lifts her head , with plenty crown'd , The breezes wave her yellow locks around , The purest azure decks her sky serene , And mild Dejection marks her ...
... Hope's eternal lamp display The gloomy path that leads to endless day . Now Autumn lifts her head , with plenty crown'd , The breezes wave her yellow locks around , The purest azure decks her sky serene , And mild Dejection marks her ...
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