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... once before Forsook the hated earth , O tell me sooth , And cam'st again to visit us once more ? Or wert thou [ Mercy ] , that sweet smiling Youth ? Or that crowned Matron , sage white - robed Truth ? Or any other of that heavenly brood ...
... once before Forsook the hated earth , O tell me sooth , And cam'st again to visit us once more ? Or wert thou [ Mercy ] , that sweet smiling Youth ? Or that crowned Matron , sage white - robed Truth ? Or any other of that heavenly brood ...
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... once , once more behold the Fair , Speak to her , tell her , of the pangs I bear , Perhaps she is not adamant , would show Perhaps some pity at my tale of woe . O inauspicious flame ! - ' tis mine to prove A matchless instance of ...
... once , once more behold the Fair , Speak to her , tell her , of the pangs I bear , Perhaps she is not adamant , would show Perhaps some pity at my tale of woe . O inauspicious flame ! - ' tis mine to prove A matchless instance of ...
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... once more , O ye laurels , and once more Ye myrtles brown , with ivy never sere , I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude , And with forced fingers rude , Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year . Bitter constraint , and sad ...
... once more , O ye laurels , and once more Ye myrtles brown , with ivy never sere , I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude , And with forced fingers rude , Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year . Bitter constraint , and sad ...
Contents
Preface | v |
A Paraphrase on Psalm 114 | 1 |
On the Death of a Fair Infant Anno Ætatis | 7 |
Copyright | |
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