The Book of Gems: Pomfret to BloomfieldSamuel Carter Hall Saunders and Otley, 1837 |
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... grace , easy , unforced , and natural . The poem is , like the subject of it , essentially English - the style is nervous , clear and comprehen- sive ; the writer , if rarely enthusiastic , is always satisfactory ; and the reader ...
... grace , easy , unforced , and natural . The poem is , like the subject of it , essentially English - the style is nervous , clear and comprehen- sive ; the writer , if rarely enthusiastic , is always satisfactory ; and the reader ...
Page 52
... grace ; Nor e'er did Liffy's limpid stream Reflect so sweet a face : Till luckless love , and pining care , Impair'd her rosy hue , Her coral lips , and damask cheeks , And eyes of glossy blue . Oh ! have you seen a lily pale , When ...
... grace ; Nor e'er did Liffy's limpid stream Reflect so sweet a face : Till luckless love , and pining care , Impair'd her rosy hue , Her coral lips , and damask cheeks , And eyes of glossy blue . Oh ! have you seen a lily pale , When ...
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... grace , Nor polish'd marble emulate thy face ? What though no sacred earth allow thee room , Nor hallow'd dirge be muttered o'er thy tomb ? Yet shall thy grave with rising flowers be dress'd , And the green turf lie lightly on thy ...
... grace , Nor polish'd marble emulate thy face ? What though no sacred earth allow thee room , Nor hallow'd dirge be muttered o'er thy tomb ? Yet shall thy grave with rising flowers be dress'd , And the green turf lie lightly on thy ...
Page 120
... grace , occasionally with energy and spirit , and his versification is correct and harmonious . His productions are numerous - but except the Triumph of Love , the Odes to Fancy , the Episode of the Thistle , the Braes of Yarrow , the ...
... grace , occasionally with energy and spirit , and his versification is correct and harmonious . His productions are numerous - but except the Triumph of Love , the Odes to Fancy , the Episode of the Thistle , the Braes of Yarrow , the ...
Page 124
... grace and spirit . " Universal Beauty " will scarcely satisfy the reader that Pope was sincere , when he " prophesied the expansion of genius and fame , from a beginning so wonderful in so very young a man . " The object of the Poet was ...
... grace and spirit . " Universal Beauty " will scarcely satisfy the reader that Pope was sincere , when he " prophesied the expansion of genius and fame , from a beginning so wonderful in so very young a man . " The object of the Poet was ...
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