Complete Poetical Works, Volume 3H. Milford, 1913 - 554 pages |
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... into mispronunciation . But the first two editions of the poems retain or elide the ' e ' inconsistently with any supposed require- ments of prosody , pronunciation , or typographic beauty . print ' umber ' ( The Task , Bk . PREFACE.
... into mispronunciation . But the first two editions of the poems retain or elide the ' e ' inconsistently with any supposed require- ments of prosody , pronunciation , or typographic beauty . print ' umber ' ( The Task , Bk . PREFACE.
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... beauty 571 On an ugly fellow 571 On a thief 571 On envy On pedigree By Philemon By Moschus 572 572 572 573 An epigram of Homer 573 Translation of Prior's Chloe and Euphelia 574 Translation of Dryden's poem on Milton Translation of a ...
... beauty 571 On an ugly fellow 571 On a thief 571 On envy On pedigree By Philemon By Moschus 572 572 572 573 An epigram of Homer 573 Translation of Prior's Chloe and Euphelia 574 Translation of Dryden's poem on Milton Translation of a ...
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... beauty , strikes the heart , Quite unindebted to the tricks of art . When labour and when dullness , club in hand , Like the two figures at St. Dunstan's , stand , Beating alternately , in measur'd time , The clockwork tintinabulum of ...
... beauty , strikes the heart , Quite unindebted to the tricks of art . When labour and when dullness , club in hand , Like the two figures at St. Dunstan's , stand , Beating alternately , in measur'd time , The clockwork tintinabulum of ...
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... beauty shone A meteor , or a star ; in these , the sun . 580 The nightingale may claim the topmost bough , While the poor grasshopper must chirp below : Like him , unnotic'd , I , and such as I , Spread little wings , and rather skip ...
... beauty shone A meteor , or a star ; in these , the sun . 580 The nightingale may claim the topmost bough , While the poor grasshopper must chirp below : Like him , unnotic'd , I , and such as I , Spread little wings , and rather skip ...
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... above earth , a mind Skill'd in the characters that form mankind ; And , as the sun in rising beauty dress'd , Looks to the westward from the dappled east , 700 And marks , whatever clouds may interpose , Ere yet TABLE TALK 15.
... above earth , a mind Skill'd in the characters that form mankind ; And , as the sun in rising beauty dress'd , Looks to the westward from the dappled east , 700 And marks , whatever clouds may interpose , Ere yet TABLE TALK 15.
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