The Poems and PlaysMethuen, 1905 - 183 pages |
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... leaves behind ; For wealth was theirs , not far remov'd the date , When commerce proudly flourish'd through the state ; At her command the palace learn'd to rise , Again the long - fall'n column sought the skies , The canvas glow'd ...
... leaves behind ; For wealth was theirs , not far remov'd the date , When commerce proudly flourish'd through the state ; At her command the palace learn'd to rise , Again the long - fall'n column sought the skies , The canvas glow'd ...
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... Leave reason , faith , and conscience all our own . 4.20 430 THE DESERTED VILLAGE A POEM TO SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS DEAR SIR , I can have no expectations in an address of this kind , either to add to your reputation , or to establish my own ...
... Leave reason , faith , and conscience all our own . 4.20 430 THE DESERTED VILLAGE A POEM TO SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS DEAR SIR , I can have no expectations in an address of this kind , either to add to your reputation , or to establish my own ...
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... leave the land . Ill fares the land , to hastening ills a prey , Where wealth accumulates , and men decay : Princes and lords may flourish , or may fade ; A breath can make them , as a breath has made ; But a bold peasantry , their ...
... leave the land . Ill fares the land , to hastening ills a prey , Where wealth accumulates , and men decay : Princes and lords may flourish , or may fade ; A breath can make them , as a breath has made ; But a bold peasantry , their ...
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... the vale , and midway leaves the storm , Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread , Eternal sunshine settles on its head . 150 160 170 180 190 Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way , With THE DESERTED VILLAGE 17.
... the vale , and midway leaves the storm , Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread , Eternal sunshine settles on its head . 150 160 170 180 190 Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way , With THE DESERTED VILLAGE 17.
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... leaves our useful products still the same . Not so the loss . The man of wealth and pride Takes up a space that many poor supplied ; Space for his lake , his park's extended bounds , Space for his horses , equipage , and hounds ; The ...
... leaves our useful products still the same . Not so the loss . The man of wealth and pride Takes up a space that many poor supplied ; Space for his lake , his park's extended bounds , Space for his horses , equipage , and hounds ; The ...
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