The Oxford Book of Eighteenth Century VerseDavid Nichol Smith Clarendon Press, 1971 - 727 pages |
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David Nichol Smith. 26 What tho ' nor real Voice nor Sound Amid their radiant Orbs be found ? In Reason's Ear they all rejoice , And utter forth a glorious Voice , For ever singing , as they shine , ' The Hand that made us is Divine ...
David Nichol Smith. 26 What tho ' nor real Voice nor Sound Amid their radiant Orbs be found ? In Reason's Ear they all rejoice , And utter forth a glorious Voice , For ever singing , as they shine , ' The Hand that made us is Divine ...
Page 165
... voice still lessens as the ship sails by ; He waves his hand to bring us back in vain ; For now I see , I see proud London's spires ; Greenwich is lost , and Deptford dock retires . Oh , what a concourse swarms on yonder key ! The sky ...
... voice still lessens as the ship sails by ; He waves his hand to bring us back in vain ; For now I see , I see proud London's spires ; Greenwich is lost , and Deptford dock retires . Oh , what a concourse swarms on yonder key ! The sky ...
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... voice we hear : Hast thou a star to guide thy path , Or mark the rolling year ? Delightful visitant ! with thee I hail the time of flow'rs , When heav'n is fill'd with music sweet Of birds among the bow'rs . The schoolboy , wand'ring in ...
... voice we hear : Hast thou a star to guide thy path , Or mark the rolling year ? Delightful visitant ! with thee I hail the time of flow'rs , When heav'n is fill'd with music sweet Of birds among the bow'rs . The schoolboy , wand'ring in ...
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