The Works of the British Poets: Selected and Chronologically Arranged from Ben Johnson to Beattie. With Biographical and Critical Notices, Volume 1D. Appleton & Company, 1866 - English poetry |
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... light : If I , her vulgar stone , for either look , Out of myself it must be strook . Yet I must on . What sound is't strikes mine ear ? Sure I Fame's trumpet hear : It sounds like the last trumpet ; for it can Raise up the buried man ...
... light : If I , her vulgar stone , for either look , Out of myself it must be strook . Yet I must on . What sound is't strikes mine ear ? Sure I Fame's trumpet hear : It sounds like the last trumpet ; for it can Raise up the buried man ...
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... light ! But then , alas ! to thee alone , One of old Gideon's miracles was shown ; For every tree and every herb around With pearly dew was crown'd , And upon all the quicken'd ground The fruitful seed of Heaven did ... LIGHT . Hymn to Light.
... light ! But then , alas ! to thee alone , One of old Gideon's miracles was shown ; For every tree and every herb around With pearly dew was crown'd , And upon all the quicken'd ground The fruitful seed of Heaven did ... LIGHT . Hymn to Light.
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... light thoughts their empty career run , Thy race is finish'd when begun ; Let a post - angel start with thee , And thou the goal of Earth shalt reach as soon as he . Thou in the Moon's bright chariot , proud and gay , Dost thy bright ...
... light thoughts their empty career run , Thy race is finish'd when begun ; Let a post - angel start with thee , And thou the goal of Earth shalt reach as soon as he . Thou in the Moon's bright chariot , proud and gay , Dost thy bright ...
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... light fantastic toe ; And in thy right hand lead with thee The mountain - nymph , sweet Liberty ; And , if I give thee honor due , Mirth , admit me of thy crew , To live with her , and live with thee , In unreproved pleasures free . To ...
... light fantastic toe ; And in thy right hand lead with thee The mountain - nymph , sweet Liberty ; And , if I give thee honor due , Mirth , admit me of thy crew , To live with her , and live with thee , In unreproved pleasures free . To ...
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... light fantastic round . THE MEASURE . 149 Break off , break off , I feel the different pace Of some chaste footing near about this ground Run to your shrouds , within these brakes and trees Our number may affright : some virgin sure 90 ...
... light fantastic round . THE MEASURE . 149 Break off , break off , I feel the different pace Of some chaste footing near about this ground Run to your shrouds , within these brakes and trees Our number may affright : some virgin sure 90 ...
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Adam Anacreon angels appear'd arm'd arms beast behold bliss bright call'd cherub cherubim clouds Comus coursers Dagon dark death deep delight divine dread Earth eternal evil eyes fair fame fate father fear fire fix'd flame fruit glory gods grace hand happy hast hath head heard heart Heaven heavenly Hell hill honor hope Israel join'd king light live Lord Lubberkin Lycidas Messiah mighty mind mortal Muse night numbers Nut-brown Maid nymph o'er pain Paradise pass'd peace Philistines plain pleas'd praise quire rage rais'd reign return'd rise round Satan seat seem'd shade shalt sight Son of God song soon soul spake spirits Spleen stood sweet taste Thebes thee thence Theseus thine things thou art thou hast thought throne thyself tree turn'd Twas vex'd Virg virtue voice whence winds wings wonder