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Page 242
Observe those rich and glorious things ; The rivers , meadows , woods , and springs , The fructifying sun ; To note from far The rising of each twinkling star For us his race to run . A little child these well perceives , Who , tumbling ...
Observe those rich and glorious things ; The rivers , meadows , woods , and springs , The fructifying sun ; To note from far The rising of each twinkling star For us his race to run . A little child these well perceives , Who , tumbling ...
Page 256
Straight hover round the fair her airy band ; Some , as she sipped , the fuming liquor fanned , Some o'er her lap their careful plumes displayed , Trembling , and conscious of the rich brocade . Coffee ( which makes the politician wise ...
Straight hover round the fair her airy band ; Some , as she sipped , the fuming liquor fanned , Some o'er her lap their careful plumes displayed , Trembling , and conscious of the rich brocade . Coffee ( which makes the politician wise ...
Page 378
... Or on the rainbow of the salt sand - wave , Or on the wealth of globèd peonies ; Or if thy mistress some rich anger shows , Emprison her soft hand , and let her rave , And feed deep , deep upon her peerless eyes .
... Or on the rainbow of the salt sand - wave , Or on the wealth of globèd peonies ; Or if thy mistress some rich anger shows , Emprison her soft hand , and let her rave , And feed deep , deep upon her peerless eyes .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Collins Albatross Book of Verse: English and American Poetry from the Thirteenth Century to the Present Day School edition |
| Editor | Louis Untermeyer |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Collins, 1960 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 7 Dec 2007 |
| Length | 672 pages |
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