A Collection of One Hundred Pieces of English Literature: Fifty in Prose and Fifty in Verse : Accompanied with a Variety of Notes for the Use of the Inhabitants of the Netherlands, Volume 1Nayler en Company, 1830 |
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Page 12
... bosom to the skies , And send'st him , shivering , in Thy playful spray , And howling , to his gods , where haply lies His petty hope in some near port or bay , And dashest him again to earth ― CLXXXI . there let him lay ! The armaments ...
... bosom to the skies , And send'st him , shivering , in Thy playful spray , And howling , to his gods , where haply lies His petty hope in some near port or bay , And dashest him again to earth ― CLXXXI . there let him lay ! The armaments ...
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... bosom labored with a boding sigh , And the big tear stood trembling in her eye " Too daring prince ! ah , whither dost thou run ? Ah , too forgetful of thy wife and son ! And thinkest thou not how wretched we shall be ? A widow I , a ...
... bosom labored with a boding sigh , And the big tear stood trembling in her eye " Too daring prince ! ah , whither dost thou run ? Ah , too forgetful of thy wife and son ! And thinkest thou not how wretched we shall be ? A widow I , a ...
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... to be told ;. Thou hadst mistaken sordid dross " Seek the true Treasure , seldom found , Of Power the fiercest griefs to calm , To soothe the bosom's deepest wound , With Heavenly balm . " Did Woman's charms thy youth beguile And did the ...
... to be told ;. Thou hadst mistaken sordid dross " Seek the true Treasure , seldom found , Of Power the fiercest griefs to calm , To soothe the bosom's deepest wound , With Heavenly balm . " Did Woman's charms thy youth beguile And did the ...
Page 86
... bosom of the Divinity . Antiquity would have raised Altars to that vast and mighty Genius , who , for the advantage of Human - kind , embracing Earth and Heav- en in his ideas , could tame the rage of Thunder and of Despotism . France ...
... bosom of the Divinity . Antiquity would have raised Altars to that vast and mighty Genius , who , for the advantage of Human - kind , embracing Earth and Heav- en in his ideas , could tame the rage of Thunder and of Despotism . France ...
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... bosom - slaves , meanly possessed Of a mere lifeless , violated form ; ― While those whom Love cements in holy faith , And equal transport , free as nature live , Disdaining fear . What is the World to them , Its pomp , its pleasures ...
... bosom - slaves , meanly possessed Of a mere lifeless , violated form ; ― While those whom Love cements in holy faith , And equal transport , free as nature live , Disdaining fear . What is the World to them , Its pomp , its pleasures ...
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