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Page 41
... e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But , in his duty prompt at every call , He watch'd and wept , he pray'd and felt for all : And , as a bird each fond endearment tries , To tempt her new - fledg'd offspring to the skies , He ...
... e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But , in his duty prompt at every call , He watch'd and wept , he pray'd and felt for all : And , as a bird each fond endearment tries , To tempt her new - fledg'd offspring to the skies , He ...
Page 82
... E'en to the lowly fly has given To share with man the light of Heaven . Go , busy trifler , sport thine hour , Though brief as life of summer flower ; The wintry blast that strips the tree Shall bring the closing hour to thee . But mark ...
... E'en to the lowly fly has given To share with man the light of Heaven . Go , busy trifler , sport thine hour , Though brief as life of summer flower ; The wintry blast that strips the tree Shall bring the closing hour to thee . But mark ...
Page 91
... e'en the fell savage fed Your sacred infancies : your virtues , toils , The conquests , glories of th ' Ausonian state , Wrapp'd in their sacred seeds . soul , Each kindred Robust and stout , ye grapple to your hearts ; And little Rome ...
... e'en the fell savage fed Your sacred infancies : your virtues , toils , The conquests , glories of th ' Ausonian state , Wrapp'd in their sacred seeds . soul , Each kindred Robust and stout , ye grapple to your hearts ; And little Rome ...
Page 96
... E'en in extremity of ill . By Yarrow's stream still let me stray , Though none should guide my feeble way ; Still feel the breeze down Ettrick break , Although it chill my wither'd cheek ; Still lay my head by Teviot - stone , Though ...
... E'en in extremity of ill . By Yarrow's stream still let me stray , Though none should guide my feeble way ; Still feel the breeze down Ettrick break , Although it chill my wither'd cheek ; Still lay my head by Teviot - stone , Though ...
Page 106
... E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries ; E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires . For thee , who , mindful of th ' unhonour'd dead , Dost in these lines their artless tale relate , If chance , by lonely contemplation led , Some ...
... E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries ; E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires . For thee , who , mindful of th ' unhonour'd dead , Dost in these lines their artless tale relate , If chance , by lonely contemplation led , Some ...
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