Poetical Works, 3. numberHoughton Mifflin, 1950 - 1095 pages |
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... heav'n's eternal year is thine . ) Hear then a mortal Muse thy praise re- hearse , In no ignoble verse ; But such as thy own voice did practice here , When thy first fruits of poesy were giv'n , To make thyself a welcome inmate there ...
... heav'n's eternal year is thine . ) Hear then a mortal Muse thy praise re- hearse , In no ignoble verse ; But such as thy own voice did practice here , When thy first fruits of poesy were giv'n , To make thyself a welcome inmate there ...
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... heav'n and earth divide : She pass'd serenely with a single breath ; This moment perfect health , the next was death . One sigh did her eternal bliss The manner of assure ; her death . So little penance needs , when souls are almost ...
... heav'n and earth divide : She pass'd serenely with a single breath ; This moment perfect health , the next was death . One sigh did her eternal bliss The manner of assure ; her death . So little penance needs , when souls are almost ...
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... Heav'n not otherwise ordain , Safe in thy hollow ships thou shouldst remain , Nor ever tempt the fatal field again . But now thy planet sheds his pois'nous rays , And short and full of sorrow are thy days . For what remains , to heav'n ...
... Heav'n not otherwise ordain , Safe in thy hollow ships thou shouldst remain , Nor ever tempt the fatal field again . But now thy planet sheds his pois'nous rays , And short and full of sorrow are thy days . For what remains , to heav'n ...
Contents
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH | xvii |
EARLY POEMS | liv |
UPON THE DEATH OF THE LORD | 1 |
Copyright | |
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