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TABLE OF POETICAL QUOTATIONS

USED IN

"A WEEK ON THE CONCORD AND MERRIMACK RIVERS."

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2. Fluminaque obliquis cinxit declivia ripis (He confined the

rivers). - OVID.

8. Beneath low hills, in the broad interval. — EMERSON. 12. And thou Simois, that as an arrowe, clere.

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Sure there are poets which did never dream.

15. Come, come, my lovely fair, and let us try. FRANCIS

QUARLES.

17. Were it the will of Heaven, an osier bough. — PINDAR,

tr. by Emerson.

18. By the rude bridge that arched the flood. — EMERSON. renning aie downward to the sea.

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That bold adopts each house he views, his own.

53. The river calmly flows.-W. E. CHANNING.

56. There is an inward voice that in the stream.-W. E.

CHANNING.

57. Sweet falls the summer air.-W. E. CHANNING.

60. A man that looks on glass. - GEORGE HERBERT.

63. Bedford, most noble Bedford.

70. Some nation yet shut in.

WILLIAM HABINGTON.

71. And Iadahel, as saith the boke. - JOHN GOWER.

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Jason first sayled, in story it is tolde. JOHN LYDGATE. 79. The seventh is a holy day. — HESIOD.

85. Where is this love become in later age.-FRANCIS QUARLES 66 The world's a popular disease, that reigna.

85.

- all the world's a stage.

SHAKESPEARE.

109.

Doth grow the greater still, the further downe.

115. So silent is the cessile air.

116. Jam lato turgent in palmite gemmæ. - VIRGIL

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Strata jacent passim sua quæque sub arbore poma.-VIR

GIL.

118. As from the clouds appears the full moon. HOMER. While it was dawn, and sacred day was advancing. — HOMER

119. They, thinking great things, upon the neutral ground of war. - HOMER.

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Went down the Idæan mountains to far Olympus.

HOMER.

120. For there are very many. - HOMER.

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Then rose up to them sweet-worded Nestor, the shrill orator of the Pylians.- HOMER.

121. Homer is gone; and where is Jove? and where. 123. You grov'ling worldlings, you whose wisdom trades. 124. Merchants, arise. - FRANCIS QUARLES.

125. To Athens gowned he goes, and from that school. FRANCIS QUARLES.

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127.

What I have learned is mine; I've had my thought. ask for that which is our whole life's light. Let us set so just.—WILLIAM HABINGTON. 128. Olympian bards who sung. - EMERSON.

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129.

- lips of cunning fell. - EMERSON.

130. That 't is not in the power of kings to raise. — SAMUEL

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DANIEL.

And that the utmost powers of English rhyme. — SAM-
UEL DANIEL.

And who in time knows whither we may vent. -SAMUEL
DANIEL.

131. How many thousands never heard the name. - SAMUEL

DANIEL.

143. Make bandog thy scout watch to bark at a thief.

151. I thynke for to touche also. — JOHN GOWER.

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The hye sheryfe of Notynghame. — ROBIN HOOD BAL

LADS.

151. His shoote it was but loosely shott. ROBIN HOOD

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Gazed on the heavens for what he missed on earth.

WILLIAM BROWNE.

All courageous knichtis.

154. He and his valian soldiers did range the woods full

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wide. OLD BALLAD OF LOVEWELL'S FIGHT.

Of all our valiant English, there were but thirty-four. —

OLD BALLAD OF LOVEWELL'S FIGHT.

155. And braving many dangers and hardships in the way. — OLD BALLAD OF LOVEWELL'S FIGHT.

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A man he was of comely form.

157. For as we are informed, so thick and fast they fell.OLD BALLAD OF LOVEWELL'S FIGHT.

160. Yet I doubt not through the ages one increasing purpose runs.-TENNYSON.

165. Men find that action is another thing.-SAMUEL DANIEL. 167. And round about good morrows fly.-CHARLES COTTON. 168. The early pilgrim blythe he hailed.- ROBIN HOOD BAL

LADS.

170. Now turn again, turn again, said the pindér. — OLD BAL

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LAD.

Virtues as rivers pass.

204. Through the shadow of the globe we sweep into the younger day. TENNYSON.

205. Fragments of the lofty strain. — GRAY.

217. They carried these foresters into fair Nottingham. ROBIN HOOD BALLADS.

218. Gentle river, gentle river. -SPANISH BALLAD IN PERCY: "Rio verde, rio verde."

219. Then did the crimson streams that flowed.

225. When the drum beat at dead of night.-CAMPBELL.

231. Before each van. - MILTON.

233. On either side the river lie.-TENNYSON.

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247. Flatter the mountain-tops with sovereign eye.—SHAKE

SPEARE.

247.

Anon permit the basest clouds to ride.

248. How may a worm that crawls along the dust. — GILES FLETCHER.

251. And now the taller sons, whom Titan warms. GILES FLETCHER.

266. In a pleasant glade. — SPENSER.

272. Amongst the pumy stones, which seemed to plain. — SPENSER.

64 His reverend locks. — BISHOP PERCY.

285. Of Syrian peace, immortal leisure. - EMERSON.

293. Too quick resolves do resolution wrong.

295. Nor has he ceased his charming song, for still that lyre.— SIMONIDES.

297. The young and tender stalk.

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309. Man is man's foe and destiny. - CHARLES COTTON. 321. He knew of our haste. - PINDAR.

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- springing up from the bottom. - PINDAR.

The island sprang from the watery. — PINDAR.

828. Rome living was the world's sole ornament. —SPENSER. - bees that fly.

330.

351. He that hath love and judgment too.

352. Why love among the virtues is not known.-DE. DONNE. 357. And love as well the shepherd can.

362. When manhood shall be matched so.

365. There be mo sterres in the skie than a pair. — CHAUCER. 390. Silver sands and pebbles sing.

391. Who dreamt devoutlier than most use to pray. - DR.

DONNE.

392. And, more to lulle him in his slumber soft. SPENSER. 393. He trode the unplanted forest floor, whereon. - EMER

SON.

409-411. Lines from Persius.

414. Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright. -GEORGE HER

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421. Not only o'er the dial's face.

J. MONTGOMERY.

429. Old woman that lives under the hill.-NURSERY BAL

LAD.

432. The laws of Nature break the rules of Art. — FRANCIS QUARLES.

441. The Boteman strayt.

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Summer's robe grows. -DR. DONNE.

443. And now the cold autumnal dews are seen.

444. From steep pine-bearing mountains to the plain. — MAR

LOWE.

445. Wise Nature's darlings, they live in the world. — MAR

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455-459.

LOWE.

at all, Came lovers home from this great festival. — MARLOWE.

Lines from Ossian.

465. And what's a life? The flourishing array. — FRANCIS

QUARLES.

467. I see the golden-rod shine bright.-W. E. CHANNING. 490. For first the thing is thought within the hart. — CHAU

CER.

493. If that God that heaven and yearth made. CHAUCER. 498. There is a place beyond that flaming hill.-SIR WILLIAM DAVENANT.

500. The earth, the air, and seas I know, and all.

501. Although we see celestial bodies move.

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502.

Largior hic campos æther et lumine vestit. — VIRGIL Unless above himself he can.-SAMUEL DANIEL 503. I asked the schoolman, his advice was free. - FRANCIS

QUARLES.

511. He that wants faith, and apprehends a grief.-FRAN

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By them went Fido, marshal of the field. — PHINEAS
FLETCHER.

514. Therefore, as doth the pilgrim, whom the night. - GILES

FLETCHER.

515. Pulsa referunt ad sidera valles. - VIRGIL

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