The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series Edited with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Том 10Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1810 |
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... strain Of Albion's prince conducted o'er the main ; Of courts conceal'd in waves , and Neptune's watery Sing , from beneath , how the green deity Rose to the sovereign of the British sea ; To power confess'd , the triple mace resign'd ...
... strain Of Albion's prince conducted o'er the main ; Of courts conceal'd in waves , and Neptune's watery Sing , from beneath , how the green deity Rose to the sovereign of the British sea ; To power confess'd , the triple mace resign'd ...
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... strains that ne'er shall die . These , and a thousand more , whose winding trains Seek various lands , the wealthy sire maintains ; Each day , the fluid portions he divides , And fills their craving urns with fresh - recruited tides ...
... strains that ne'er shall die . These , and a thousand more , whose winding trains Seek various lands , the wealthy sire maintains ; Each day , the fluid portions he divides , And fills their craving urns with fresh - recruited tides ...
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... strains ! Let Art and Nature join to raise A living monument of praise O'er William's great remains . While Thames , majestically sad , and slow , Seems by that reverend dome to flow , Which , new - interr'd , his sacred urn contains ...
... strains ! Let Art and Nature join to raise A living monument of praise O'er William's great remains . While Thames , majestically sad , and slow , Seems by that reverend dome to flow , Which , new - interr'd , his sacred urn contains ...
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... strains the lofty song pursue ; And bid Britannia once again review The numerous worthies of the line . See , like immortals , how they shine ! Each life a history alone ! And last , to crown the great design , Look forward , and behold ...
... strains the lofty song pursue ; And bid Britannia once again review The numerous worthies of the line . See , like immortals , how they shine ! Each life a history alone ! And last , to crown the great design , Look forward , and behold ...
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... strains to hear , Fate had been charm'd , had Fate an ear . But what does Music's skill avail ? When Orpheus did his loss deplore , Trees bow'd attentive to his tale ; Hush'd were the winds , wild beasts forgot to roar ; But dear ...
... strains to hear , Fate had been charm'd , had Fate an ear . But what does Music's skill avail ? When Orpheus did his loss deplore , Trees bow'd attentive to his tale ; Hush'd were the winds , wild beasts forgot to roar ; But dear ...
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