Select Works of the British Poets: In a Chronological Series from Southey to Croly: with Biographical and Critical Notices, Volume 1 |
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... Till hope expires , and peril and dismay Wave their black ensigns on the watery way . Immortal train , who guide the maze of song , To whom all science , arts , and arms belong ; Who bid the trumpet of eternal fame Exalt the warrior's ...
... Till hope expires , and peril and dismay Wave their black ensigns on the watery way . Immortal train , who guide the maze of song , To whom all science , arts , and arms belong ; Who bid the trumpet of eternal fame Exalt the warrior's ...
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... Till the fierce Scorpion felt his flaming ray , The ship was moor'd beside the wave - worn strand , Four days her anchors bite the golden sand : For sick'ning vapours lull the air to sleep , And not a breeze awakes the silent deep ...
... Till the fierce Scorpion felt his flaming ray , The ship was moor'd beside the wave - worn strand , Four days her anchors bite the golden sand : For sick'ning vapours lull the air to sleep , And not a breeze awakes the silent deep ...
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... Till her black battery on the column bears . The nitre fired ; and while the dreadful sound , Convulsive , shook the slumbering air around . The watery volume , trembling to the sky , Burst down the dreadful deluge from on high ; Th ...
... Till her black battery on the column bears . The nitre fired ; and while the dreadful sound , Convulsive , shook the slumbering air around . The watery volume , trembling to the sky , Burst down the dreadful deluge from on high ; Th ...
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... Till deep immerged the languid orb declines , And now to cheerless night the sky resigns ! Sad evening's hour , how different from the past No flaming pomp , no blushing glories cast ; No ray of friendly light is seen around : The moon ...
... Till deep immerged the languid orb declines , And now to cheerless night the sky resigns ! Sad evening's hour , how different from the past No flaming pomp , no blushing glories cast ; No ray of friendly light is seen around : The moon ...
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... Till by the jears and topping lift confined ; The head , with doubling canvass fenced around , In balance near the lofty peak , they bound . be lowered so as to reef the sail , without the apTo hoist the shorten'd sail again they hied ...
... Till by the jears and topping lift confined ; The head , with doubling canvass fenced around , In balance near the lofty peak , they bound . be lowered so as to reef the sail , without the apTo hoist the shorten'd sail again they hied ...
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