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Page 37
... voices , to the midnight air , Sole , or responsive , each to other's note Singing their great Creator ! Oft in bands ... voice . MILTON . MILTON . MILTON . How fading are the joys we dote upon ! Like apparitions seen and gone ; While ...
... voices , to the midnight air , Sole , or responsive , each to other's note Singing their great Creator ! Oft in bands ... voice . MILTON . MILTON . MILTON . How fading are the joys we dote upon ! Like apparitions seen and gone ; While ...
Page 79
... voice to sad complaint of love , Making her life one great harmonious woe . SOUTHERN . The merry birds of ev'ry sort Chaunted about their cheerful harmony , And made amongst themselves a sweet consort , That quick'ned the dull sp'rit ...
... voice to sad complaint of love , Making her life one great harmonious woe . SOUTHERN . The merry birds of ev'ry sort Chaunted about their cheerful harmony , And made amongst themselves a sweet consort , That quick'ned the dull sp'rit ...
Page 93
... voice , My faith were form , my eloquence were noise . PRIOR . How few , like thee , inquire the wretched out , And court the offices of soft humanity ! Like thee , reserve their raiment for the naked , Reach out their bread to feed the ...
... voice , My faith were form , my eloquence were noise . PRIOR . How few , like thee , inquire the wretched out , And court the offices of soft humanity ! Like thee , reserve their raiment for the naked , Reach out their bread to feed the ...
Page 101
... voice that rings , A still and quiet conscience . In one dark , damning moment , crimes of years ! J. G. PERCIVAL . Some scruple rose , but thus he eased his thought : ΙΟΙ SHAKSPEARE . Leave her to heav'n , And to those thorns that in ...
... voice that rings , A still and quiet conscience . In one dark , damning moment , crimes of years ! J. G. PERCIVAL . Some scruple rose , but thus he eased his thought : ΙΟΙ SHAKSPEARE . Leave her to heav'n , And to those thorns that in ...
Page 128
... voice provoke the silent dust , Or flatt'ry soothe the dull cold ear of death ? GRAY : Elegy next . GAY . And shrilling crickets in the chimney cried . GAY . No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed . GRAY : Elegy . The bad man's ...
... voice provoke the silent dust , Or flatt'ry soothe the dull cold ear of death ? GRAY : Elegy next . GAY . And shrilling crickets in the chimney cried . GAY . No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed . GRAY : Elegy . The bad man's ...
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ADDISON ANNE BRADSTREET beauty BEN JONSON birds BLACKMORE bless bliss breast breath bright BYRON charms Childe Harold clouds coursers COWLEY COWPER dark death delight DENHAM doth dreams DRYDEN earth eternal ev'n ev'ry eyes fair fame fate fear flowers fools gentle give glory golden grace grief happy hast hath heart heaven honour hope hour Hudibras ISAAC WATTS JOANNA BAILLIE king light live look Lord MILTON mind morning muse N. P. WILLIS nature ne'er never Night Thoughts numbers nymph o'er pain passion peace pleasure POPE pow'r praise pride PRIOR rich ROSCOMMON round shade SHAKSPEARE shine sing sleep smile soft song sorrow soul SPENSER spirit spring stars stream sweet SWIFT tears thee thine things THOMSON thou trees truth virtue voice WALLER WALTER HARTE weep wind wings wise woman words YOUNG youth