Minor English Poets, 1660-1780: A Selection from Alexander Chalmers' The English Poets, 1. köideDavid P. French B. Blom, 1967 |
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Page 129
... mighty infant smil'd : The mighty infant seem'd well pleas'd At his gay gilded foes ; And , as their spotted necks up to the cradle rose , With his young warlike hands on both he seiz'd : In vain they rag'd , in vain they hiss'd , In ...
... mighty infant smil'd : The mighty infant seem'd well pleas'd At his gay gilded foes ; And , as their spotted necks up to the cradle rose , With his young warlike hands on both he seiz'd : In vain they rag'd , in vain they hiss'd , In ...
Page 137
... mighty wand . Th ' all - mighty wand scarce touch'd the earth , When , with an undiscerned birth , Th ' all - mighty wand a serpent grew , And his long half in painted folds behind him drew : Upwards his threatening tail he threw ...
... mighty wand . Th ' all - mighty wand scarce touch'd the earth , When , with an undiscerned birth , Th ' all - mighty wand a serpent grew , And his long half in painted folds behind him drew : Upwards his threatening tail he threw ...
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... mighty elephant from one of those Two fighting armies is at length broke loose , And , with the desperate horrour of the fight Appears amaz'd , and in a dreadful fright ! Look quickly ; lest the only sight of us Should cause the ...
... mighty elephant from one of those Two fighting armies is at length broke loose , And , with the desperate horrour of the fight Appears amaz'd , and in a dreadful fright ! Look quickly ; lest the only sight of us Should cause the ...
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