The Poems and Plays of Oliver GoldsmithJ. M. Dent, 1917 - 317 pages |
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... o'er ; Hoards after hoards his rising raptures fill , Yet still he sighs , for hoards are wanting still : Thus to my breast alternate passions rise , Pleas'd with each good that heaven to man supplies : Yet oft a sigh prevails , and ...
... o'er ; Hoards after hoards his rising raptures fill , Yet still he sighs , for hoards are wanting still : Thus to my breast alternate passions rise , Pleas'd with each good that heaven to man supplies : Yet oft a sigh prevails , and ...
Page 11
... o'er the mountain's breast May sit , like falcons cow'ring on the nest ; But all the gentler morals , such as play Through life's more cultur'd walks and charm the way , These far dispers'd , on timorous pinions fly , To sport and ...
... o'er the mountain's breast May sit , like falcons cow'ring on the nest ; But all the gentler morals , such as play Through life's more cultur'd walks and charm the way , These far dispers'd , on timorous pinions fly , To sport and ...
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... o'er the pile , Sees an amphibious world beneath him smile ; The slow canal , the yellow - blossom'd vale , The willow - tufted bank , the gliding sail , The crowded mart , the cultivated plain , A new creation rescu'd from his reign ...
... o'er the pile , Sees an amphibious world beneath him smile ; The slow canal , the yellow - blossom'd vale , The willow - tufted bank , the gliding sail , The crowded mart , the cultivated plain , A new creation rescu'd from his reign ...
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... o'er each bosom reason holds her state , With daring aims irregularly great , Pride in their port , defiance in their eye , I see the lords of human kind pass by , Intent on high designs , a thoughtful band , By forms unfashion'd ...
... o'er each bosom reason holds her state , With daring aims irregularly great , Pride in their port , defiance in their eye , I see the lords of human kind pass by , Intent on high designs , a thoughtful band , By forms unfashion'd ...
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... o'er thy green , Where humble happiness endear'd each scene ; How often have I paus'd on every charm , The shelter'd cot , the cultivated farm , The never - failing brook , the busy mill , The decent church that topp'd the neighbouring ...
... o'er thy green , Where humble happiness endear'd each scene ; How often have I paus'd on every charm , The shelter'd cot , the cultivated farm , The never - failing brook , the busy mill , The decent church that topp'd the neighbouring ...
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