Studies in Poetry: Embracing Notices of the Lives and Writings of the Best Poets in the English Language, a Copious Selection of Elegant Extracts, a Short Analysis of Hebrew Poetry, and Translations from the Sacred Poets: Designed to Illustrate the Principles of Rhetoric, and Teach Their Application to Poetry |
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... ; For all the crest a dragon did enfold With greedy paws , and over all did spread His golden wings ; his dreadful hideous head Close couched on the beaver , seemed to throw From 8 STUDIES IN POETRY . 00 Description of Prince Arthur.
... ; For all the crest a dragon did enfold With greedy paws , and over all did spread His golden wings ; his dreadful hideous head Close couched on the beaver , seemed to throw From 8 STUDIES IN POETRY . 00 Description of Prince Arthur.
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... wing the midway air , Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks , he seems no bigger than his head : The fishermen , that walk upon the beach , Appear like mice ; and yon ...
... wing the midway air , Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks , he seems no bigger than his head : The fishermen , that walk upon the beach , Appear like mice ; and yon ...
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... wings , dispense Native perfumes , and whisper whence they stole Those balmy spoils . As when to them who sail Beyond the Cape of Hope , and now are past Mozambic , off at sea north - east winds blow Sabean odours from the spicy shore ...
... wings , dispense Native perfumes , and whisper whence they stole Those balmy spoils . As when to them who sail Beyond the Cape of Hope , and now are past Mozambic , off at sea north - east winds blow Sabean odours from the spicy shore ...
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... wings were set with eyes , with eyes the wheels Of beryl , and careering fires between ; Over their heads a crystal ... wing'd ; beside him hung his bow And quiver with - three - bolted thunder stor'd , And from about him fierce ...
... wings were set with eyes , with eyes the wheels Of beryl , and careering fires between ; Over their heads a crystal ... wing'd ; beside him hung his bow And quiver with - three - bolted thunder stor'd , And from about him fierce ...
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... wings of cherub rode sublime On the crystalline sky , in sapphire thron'd , Illustrious far and wide , but by his own First ... wing , Under their head embodied all in one . Before him power divine his way prepar'd : At his command th ...
... wings of cherub rode sublime On the crystalline sky , in sapphire thron'd , Illustrious far and wide , but by his own First ... wing , Under their head embodied all in one . Before him power divine his way prepar'd : At his command th ...
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ALLAN RAMSAY Arth beauty behold beneath bliss book of Job breast breath bright Brutus charm clouds dark dear death deep delight doth dream earth English language eternal fair fancy fear feel fire flowers frae gentle glory grave green Grongar Hill grove hand hath hear heard heart heaven Hebrew poetry hill holy hour Jehovah king land light live lonely look Lord lyre Mark Antony mighty mind moral morn mountains muse nature night o'er peace poet poetical poetry praise PSALM rill rock round scene Scotland shade shalt shine shore silent sing skies sleep smile solemn song soul sound spirit spring stream sublime sweet tears tempest tender thee thine thou art thou hast thought tree trembling University of Edinburgh unto vale voice wandering wave ween weep wild wind wing woods