The Oxford Book of Eighteenth Century VerseDavid Nichol Smith Clarendon Press, 1971 - 727 pages |
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Page 239
... Flowers LONG the blushing Borders , bright with Dew , ALONG And in yon mingled Wilderness of Flowers , Fair - handed Spring unbosoms every Grace : Throws out the Snow - drop , and the Crocus first ; The Daisy , Primrose , Violet darkly ...
... Flowers LONG the blushing Borders , bright with Dew , ALONG And in yon mingled Wilderness of Flowers , Fair - handed Spring unbosoms every Grace : Throws out the Snow - drop , and the Crocus first ; The Daisy , Primrose , Violet darkly ...
Page 499
... flowers of the fairest , most pleasant and Sae bonny was their blooming , Their scent the air perfuming ; But now ... flowers of the forest are withered away . The Lark ( Edinburgh ) , 1765 ; Herd's Scottish Songs , i , 1776 JEAN ...
... flowers of the fairest , most pleasant and Sae bonny was their blooming , Their scent the air perfuming ; But now ... flowers of the forest are withered away . The Lark ( Edinburgh ) , 1765 ; Herd's Scottish Songs , i , 1776 JEAN ...
Page 502
... flowers tho ' sweeter far , The Evening Primrose shuns the day ; Blooms only to the western star , And loves its ... flower . 1735-1779 ' Ill - fated flower , at eve to blow 502 MICHAEL BRUCE.
... flowers tho ' sweeter far , The Evening Primrose shuns the day ; Blooms only to the western star , And loves its ... flower . 1735-1779 ' Ill - fated flower , at eve to blow 502 MICHAEL BRUCE.
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