The Muses' Bower,: Embellished with the Beauties of English Poetry, 2. köideW. Plant Piercy, 1809 |
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... , And told with joyful heart , her moral tale : Resign'd to heaven , and lost to all beside , She liv'd contented , and contented died . c2 THE SEVEN FOUNTAINS . AN EASTERN ALLEGORY . [ IBID SIR W. JONES . ] THE PALACE OF FORTUNE . 27.
... , And told with joyful heart , her moral tale : Resign'd to heaven , and lost to all beside , She liv'd contented , and contented died . c2 THE SEVEN FOUNTAINS . AN EASTERN ALLEGORY . [ IBID SIR W. JONES . ] THE PALACE OF FORTUNE . 27.
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... heart ; An hundred nymphs their charming descants play'd , And melting voices died along the glade ; The tuneful stream that murmur'd as it rose , The birds that on the trees bewail'd their woes , The boughs , made vocal by the ...
... heart ; An hundred nymphs their charming descants play'd , And melting voices died along the glade ; The tuneful stream that murmur'd as it rose , The birds that on the trees bewail'd their woes , The boughs , made vocal by the ...
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... Candia then appear'd . Ah ! who the flight of ages can revoke ? The free - born spirit of her sons is broke ; They bow to Ottoman's imperious yoke : No longer Fame the drooping heart inspires , For rude 52 EXTRACTS FROM THE SHIPWRECK .
... Candia then appear'd . Ah ! who the flight of ages can revoke ? The free - born spirit of her sons is broke ; They bow to Ottoman's imperious yoke : No longer Fame the drooping heart inspires , For rude 52 EXTRACTS FROM THE SHIPWRECK .
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Embellished with the Beauties of English Poetry English poetry. No longer Fame the drooping heart inspires , For rude oppression quench'd its genial fires : But still her fields , with golden harvests crown'd , Supply the barren shores ...
Embellished with the Beauties of English Poetry English poetry. No longer Fame the drooping heart inspires , For rude oppression quench'd its genial fires : But still her fields , with golden harvests crown'd , Supply the barren shores ...
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... heart , impatient of delay , Expects the winds to sail from Candia's bay ; Determin'd , from whatever point they rise , To trust his fortune to the seas and skies . O'er the gay vessel , and her daring band , Experienc'd Albert held the ...
... heart , impatient of delay , Expects the winds to sail from Candia's bay ; Determin'd , from whatever point they rise , To trust his fortune to the seas and skies . O'er the gay vessel , and her daring band , Experienc'd Albert held the ...
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