The Wreath: A Collection of Poems from Celebrated English Authors |
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... wild , unknown to public view . " THE TRA VELLER , or a Prospect of Society.- Goldsmith , " Remote , unfriended , melancholy , slow . " THE HERMIT . - Beattie , 181 • 196 199 201 " At the close of the day when the hamlet is still ...
... wild , unknown to public view . " THE TRA VELLER , or a Prospect of Society.- Goldsmith , " Remote , unfriended , melancholy , slow . " THE HERMIT . - Beattie , 181 • 196 199 201 " At the close of the day when the hamlet is still ...
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... wild groves at eve the lonely swain Enraptur'd roams , to gaze on Nature's charms . They hate the sensual , and scorn the vain , The parasite their influence never warms , Nor him whose sordid soul the love of gold alarms . Though ...
... wild groves at eve the lonely swain Enraptur'd roams , to gaze on Nature's charms . They hate the sensual , and scorn the vain , The parasite their influence never warms , Nor him whose sordid soul the love of gold alarms . Though ...
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... 'd stream To deep untrodden groves his footsteps led , There would he wander wild , till Phoebus ' beam , Shot from the western cliff , releas'd the weary team . The exploit of strength , dexterity , or speed , 18 THE MINSTREL .
... 'd stream To deep untrodden groves his footsteps led , There would he wander wild , till Phoebus ' beam , Shot from the western cliff , releas'd the weary team . The exploit of strength , dexterity , or speed , 18 THE MINSTREL .
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... wild groves , O where is now your bloom ! " ( The Muse interprets thus his tender thought- ) " Your flowers , your verdure , and your balmy gloom , " Of late so grateful in the hour of drought ! " Why do the birds , that song and ...
... wild groves , O where is now your bloom ! " ( The Muse interprets thus his tender thought- ) " Your flowers , your verdure , and your balmy gloom , " Of late so grateful in the hour of drought ! " Why do the birds , that song and ...
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... wild brook babbling down the mountain side ; The lowing herd ; the sheepfold's simple bell ; The pipe of early shepherd dim descried In the lone valley ; echoing far and wide The clamorous horn along the cliffs aboye ; The hollow murmur ...
... wild brook babbling down the mountain side ; The lowing herd ; the sheepfold's simple bell ; The pipe of early shepherd dim descried In the lone valley ; echoing far and wide The clamorous horn along the cliffs aboye ; The hollow murmur ...
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agen bard beam beauty beneath blest bliss blood bloom bosom breast breath call'd calm charms cheer clouds dark death deep dread e'er earth Edwin eternal ev'n eyes fair fame fancy fate fire flame flowers gale gentle gloom glory grave Greece groves hand heart heaven Hermit horror hour Indolence light lonely lov'd love lies bleeding lyre mind moping morn mountains mourn Muse Musidora nature Nature's ne'er never night nursling o'er pain peace Philomelus pity plain pleasure praise pride rage raptures repose rills rise round Rous'd rude scene seem'd seraph shade shore sigh skies sleep smile soft song sooth soul sound spleen Stamp'd storm stream sublime sweet tale tears tempest thee thine thou thro toil trembling Twas tyrant vale vext virtue voice wandering wave weary ween wild wind wings wretch youth