A collection of poems from various authors, fo young persons1856 - 102 pages |
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... soft , and green as grass can be : Rest , little young one , rest ; what is't that aileth thee ? What is it thou wouldst seek ? What's wanting to thy heart ? Thy limbs are they not strong ? and beautiful thou art : This grass is tender ...
... soft , and green as grass can be : Rest , little young one , rest ; what is't that aileth thee ? What is it thou wouldst seek ? What's wanting to thy heart ? Thy limbs are they not strong ? and beautiful thou art : This grass is tender ...
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... To fertile vales and dewy meads , My weary wand'ring steps He leads , Where peaceful rivers , soft and slow , Amid the verdant landscape flow . GAY . 1 Though in the paths of death I tread With SELECT POETRY . 9 Providence Addison.
... To fertile vales and dewy meads , My weary wand'ring steps He leads , Where peaceful rivers , soft and slow , Amid the verdant landscape flow . GAY . 1 Though in the paths of death I tread With SELECT POETRY . 9 Providence Addison.
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... soft humanity e'er touch'd your breast Your hands would not withhold the kind relief , And tears of pity would not be represt . Heaven sends misfortunes - why should we repine ? ' Tis Heaven has brought me to the state you see : And ...
... soft humanity e'er touch'd your breast Your hands would not withhold the kind relief , And tears of pity would not be represt . Heaven sends misfortunes - why should we repine ? ' Tis Heaven has brought me to the state you see : And ...
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... of placid mien , The traitor's smooth disguise , Resolved , unheeded , and unseen , To snatch the glorious prize . COWPER So to her prey , approaching soft , She crouched SELECT POETRY . 27 The Cat and the Canary Anon.
... of placid mien , The traitor's smooth disguise , Resolved , unheeded , and unseen , To snatch the glorious prize . COWPER So to her prey , approaching soft , She crouched SELECT POETRY . 27 The Cat and the Canary Anon.
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Collection. So to her prey , approaching soft , She crouched , with eyes of fire , Then straight with furious bound aloft , Close clasped the glittering wire . Down fell the cage , and down the bird , And down the cat fell too ; The ...
Collection. So to her prey , approaching soft , She crouched , with eyes of fire , Then straight with furious bound aloft , Close clasped the glittering wire . Down fell the cage , and down the bird , And down the cat fell too ; The ...
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ANON beautiful beneath biped bird breast breath bright Butterfly Cassowary cell charms Chough Cimmerian clouds coral strand COWPER cried dancing dark death delight door doth dwell earth Edmonton Ev'n Excelsior eyes fair fame FAVERSHAM flew flowers gleam glow grave Guillemot haste hath head hear heard heart heave heaven horse hour Il Penseroso John Gilpin L'Allegro light live look'd loud maid melancholy Milton mirth morn mournfully musing native ne'er nest never night numbers Nymph o'er passion peace Pelops pensive pity Pixies pleasure poems Ptarmigan rebecs rest Rose round Seven Sisters shade shine sing skies smiling Snail soft solitude of Binnorie song soon sorrow soul sound spirit star stormy winds story stream Superior Planets sweet tale Thebes thee thou Twas unseen vale voice wave wild winds do blow wings WORDSWORTH young youth ΑΝΟΝ