The Poetical Works of Crabbe, Heber, and Pollok: Complete in One VolumeGrigg & Elliot, 1839 - 518 pages |
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... labour in the drudgery of the public warehouse wherein his parent's du- ties were performed . This was in the highest degree unpleasant to young Crabbe ; and the irksomeness of his situation was increased by an unhappy change in the ...
... labour in the drudgery of the public warehouse wherein his parent's du- ties were performed . This was in the highest degree unpleasant to young Crabbe ; and the irksomeness of his situation was increased by an unhappy change in the ...
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... labour yields , and what , that labour past , Age , in its hour of languor , finds at last ; What form the real picture of the poor , Demand a song - the Muse can give no more . Fled are those times , when , in harmonious strains , The ...
... labour yields , and what , that labour past , Age , in its hour of languor , finds at last ; What form the real picture of the poor , Demand a song - the Muse can give no more . Fled are those times , when , in harmonious strains , The ...
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... labour of the day , But vice now steals his nightly rest away . Where are the swains , who , daily labour done , With rural games play'd down the setting sun ; Who struck with matchless force the bounding ball , Or made the pond'rous ...
... labour of the day , But vice now steals his nightly rest away . Where are the swains , who , daily labour done , With rural games play'd down the setting sun ; Who struck with matchless force the bounding ball , Or made the pond'rous ...
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... labour free ? Like leaves in spring , the young are blown away , Without the sorrows of a slow decay ; I , like yon ... labours light , To fields the morning , and to feasts the night ; None better skill'd the noisy pack to guide , To ...
... labour free ? Like leaves in spring , the young are blown away , Without the sorrows of a slow decay ; I , like yon ... labours light , To fields the morning , and to feasts the night ; None better skill'd the noisy pack to guide , To ...
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... labours of the week look round , Feel their own worth , and think their toil renown'd ; While some , whose hopes to no renown extend , Are only pleased to find their labours end . Thus , as their hours glide on , with pleasure fraught ...
... labours of the week look round , Feel their own worth , and think their toil renown'd ; While some , whose hopes to no renown extend , Are only pleased to find their labours end . Thus , as their hours glide on , with pleasure fraught ...
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appear'd art thou beauty behold call'd comfort cried dare dark dear death deed delight doubt dread earth fair fame fancy fate father favourite fear fear'd feel felt fix'd fond Fulham gain'd gave gentle GEORGE CRABBE give grace grave grew grief grieved hand happy hear heard heart heaven holy honour hope hopes and fears Hosanna humble kind knew labour lady lady saw live look look'd Lord lover maid marriage mind Muse never night numbers nymph o'er pain pass'd passion peace Pindar pity pleased pleasure poison'd poor praise pride Reginald Heber resign'd rest scene scorn seem'd shame sigh smile sorrow sought soul speak spirit spleen stood strong sweet terror thee thine things thou thought truth vex'd virtue walk'd wife wish wish'd words wretched youth