Cyclopædia of poetical quotations ... Edited by H. G. AdamsRobert Forrester, 1865 - 16 pages |
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... Peace , and Gladness giving , Such shall be thy blessed lot , Cherished by the few while living , And , when dead , still unforgot . " Scarcely , however , need the true Poet be told this ; he knows full well that the glorious talent ...
... Peace , and Gladness giving , Such shall be thy blessed lot , Cherished by the few while living , And , when dead , still unforgot . " Scarcely , however , need the true Poet be told this ; he knows full well that the glorious talent ...
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... Peace . And herein , we apprehend , it will be found that our compilation differs from nearly all other volumes of Poetical Extracts . Too many of the most spirited , and most admired stock pieces of such collections , breathe a spirit ...
... Peace . And herein , we apprehend , it will be found that our compilation differs from nearly all other volumes of Poetical Extracts . Too many of the most spirited , and most admired stock pieces of such collections , breathe a spirit ...
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... peaceful ; All her affections , like the dews on roses , John Ford . Fair as the flowers themselves , as sweet and gentle . Beaumont and Fletcher . Alas ! our young affections run to waste , Or water but the desert ; whence arise But ...
... peaceful ; All her affections , like the dews on roses , John Ford . Fair as the flowers themselves , as sweet and gentle . Beaumont and Fletcher . Alas ! our young affections run to waste , Or water but the desert ; whence arise But ...
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... peace dwells in her face . Henry Killigrew . When anger rushes unrestrain❜d to action , Like a hot steed it ... peaceful sweet serenity To anger's dark and troubled sea . Bishop . J. W. Eastburn . ANGLING . THE pleasant'st angling ' tis ...
... peace dwells in her face . Henry Killigrew . When anger rushes unrestrain❜d to action , Like a hot steed it ... peaceful sweet serenity To anger's dark and troubled sea . Bishop . J. W. Eastburn . ANGLING . THE pleasant'st angling ' tis ...
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... peace and love ; A resting - place for innocence on earth , a link between angels and men ; Yet is it a talent of trust , a loan to be rendered back with interest ; A delight , but redolent with care ; honey sweet , but lacking not the ...
... peace and love ; A resting - place for innocence on earth , a link between angels and men ; Yet is it a talent of trust , a loan to be rendered back with interest ; A delight , but redolent with care ; honey sweet , but lacking not the ...
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