The Muses' Bower,: Embellished with the Beauties of English Poetry, 2. köideW. Plant Piercy, 1809 |
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... rise , And with their spicy breath embalm the skies ; Where every breeze sheds incense o'er the vales , And every shrub the scent of musk exhales ! See through yon opening glade a glittering scene , Lawns ever gay , and meadows ever ...
... rise , And with their spicy breath embalm the skies ; Where every breeze sheds incense o'er the vales , And every shrub the scent of musk exhales ! See through yon opening glade a glittering scene , Lawns ever gay , and meadows ever ...
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... rise ; To whom thus , mildly , speaks the radiant queen : • Take sage example from this moral scene ; See ! how vain pleasures sting the lips they kiss , How asps are hid beneath the bowers of bliss ! Whilst ever fair the flow'r of ...
... rise ; To whom thus , mildly , speaks the radiant queen : • Take sage example from this moral scene ; See ! how vain pleasures sting the lips they kiss , How asps are hid beneath the bowers of bliss ! Whilst ever fair the flow'r of ...
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... rise That thrust their daring foreheads in the skies ; The rocks of polish'd alabaster seem'd , And in the sun their lofty summits gleam'd . She call'd aloud ; but not a voice replied , Save Echo babbling from the mountain's side . By ...
... rise That thrust their daring foreheads in the skies ; The rocks of polish'd alabaster seem'd , And in the sun their lofty summits gleam'd . She call'd aloud ; but not a voice replied , Save Echo babbling from the mountain's side . By ...
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... rise , Ye quivering brooks that softly murmur by , Ye panting gales that on the branches die ; Ah ! why has Nature thro ' her gay domain Display'd your beauties , yet display'd in vain ? In vain , ye flowers , you boast your vernal ...
... rise , Ye quivering brooks that softly murmur by , Ye panting gales that on the branches die ; Ah ! why has Nature thro ' her gay domain Display'd your beauties , yet display'd in vain ? In vain , ye flowers , you boast your vernal ...
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... Rise to the sun with many a colour'd ray . ' • But the seventh door , ' said he , ' what beauties grace ? " ' O'tis a cave ; a dark and joyless place , A scene of nameless deeds , and magic spells , Where day ne'er shines , and pleasure ...
... Rise to the sun with many a colour'd ray . ' • But the seventh door , ' said he , ' what beauties grace ? " ' O'tis a cave ; a dark and joyless place , A scene of nameless deeds , and magic spells , Where day ne'er shines , and pleasure ...
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