The task, and minor poems [ed.] by E. Lee1900 |
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... leaves fast fluttering , all at once . Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods , or on the softer voice Of neighbouring fountain , or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock , and chiming as they fall Upon loose ...
... leaves fast fluttering , all at once . Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods , or on the softer voice Of neighbouring fountain , or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock , and chiming as they fall Upon loose ...
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... leaf , And ash far stretching his umbrageous arm ; Of deeper green the elm ; and deeper still , Lord of the woods , the long - surviving oak . Some glossy - leaved , and shining in the sun , The maple , and the beech of oily nuts ...
... leaf , And ash far stretching his umbrageous arm ; Of deeper green the elm ; and deeper still , Lord of the woods , the long - surviving oak . Some glossy - leaved , and shining in the sun , The maple , and the beech of oily nuts ...
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... leaves Play wanton , every moment , every spot . 349 And now , with nerves new - braced and spirits cheered , We tread the Wilderness , whose well - rolled walks With curvature of slow and easy sweep- Deception innocent - give ample ...
... leaves Play wanton , every moment , every spot . 349 And now , with nerves new - braced and spirits cheered , We tread the Wilderness , whose well - rolled walks With curvature of slow and easy sweep- Deception innocent - give ample ...
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... leaves , just saves unquenched The spark of life . The sportive wind blows wide Their fluttering rags , and shows a tawny skin , The vellum of the pedigree they claim . Great skill have they in palmistry , and more 570 To conjure clean ...
... leaves , just saves unquenched The spark of life . The sportive wind blows wide Their fluttering rags , and shows a tawny skin , The vellum of the pedigree they claim . Great skill have they in palmistry , and more 570 To conjure clean ...
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... leaves . 630 635 640 But hast thou found Their former charms ? And having seen our state , Our palaces , our ladies , and our pomp Of equipage , our gardens , and our sports , And heard our music ; are thy simple friends , Thy simple ...
... leaves . 630 635 640 But hast thou found Their former charms ? And having seen our state , Our palaces , our ladies , and our pomp Of equipage , our gardens , and our sports , And heard our music ; are thy simple friends , Thy simple ...
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Página 252 - Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale, She all night long her amorous descant sung...
Página 166 - I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such ? It was.
Página 80 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Página 175 - GOD moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform ; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill, He treasures up his bright designs, And works his sovereign will.
Página 194 - Ye winds, that have made me your sport, Convey to this desolate shore Some cordial endearing report Of a land I shall visit no more. My friends , — do they now and then send A wish or a thought after me? O tell me I yet have a friend, Though a friend I am never to see.
Página 176 - Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take: The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head. Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace ; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
Página 271 - There are a sort of men whose visages Do cream and mantle like a standing pond...
Página 166 - Affectionate, a mother lost so long. 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own : And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream that thou art she.
Página 193 - I AM monarch of all I survey; My right there is none to dispute; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place.
Página 167 - Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That thou might'st know me safe and warmly laid...