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Page 117
... winds her sultry horn , -im , elegies having been written for poets . King , however , was the author of at least a small amount of Latin verse . The idiom knew to is clas- sical ; cf. Comus , 87 . welter , toss about . melodious tear ...
... winds her sultry horn , -im , elegies having been written for poets . King , however , was the author of at least a small amount of Latin verse . The idiom knew to is clas- sical ; cf. Comus , 87 . welter , toss about . melodious tear ...
Page 217
... winds Tantalus , a mythical king of Lydia , whose punishment in the lower world was to stand in a pool of water ... winds , the trade winds which blow from the east at the time of the equinoxes . Close sailing from Bengala , or the isles ...
... winds Tantalus , a mythical king of Lydia , whose punishment in the lower world was to stand in a pool of water ... winds , the trade winds which blow from the east at the time of the equinoxes . Close sailing from Bengala , or the isles ...
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... winds , and poise Their lighter wings . To whom these most adhere , He rules a moment ; Chaos umpire sits , And by decision more embroils the fray By which he reigns ; next him high arbiter Chance governs all . Into this wild Abyss ...
... winds , and poise Their lighter wings . To whom these most adhere , He rules a moment ; Chaos umpire sits , And by decision more embroils the fray By which he reigns ; next him high arbiter Chance governs all . Into this wild Abyss ...
Contents
Preface | v |
A Paraphrase on Psalm 114 | 1 |
On the Death of a Fair Infant Anno Ætatis | 7 |
Copyright | |
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