The Muses' Bower,: Embellished with the Beauties of English Poetry, 2. köideW. Plant Piercy, 1809 |
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... tremble ; and , ye sick , that grieve ; Here shall soft tents , o'er flowery lawns display'd , At night defend you , and at noon o'ershade ; -Here rosy health the sweets of life will shower , And new delights beguile each varied hour ...
... tremble ; and , ye sick , that grieve ; Here shall soft tents , o'er flowery lawns display'd , At night defend you , and at noon o'ershade ; -Here rosy health the sweets of life will shower , And new delights beguile each varied hour ...
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... trembling pilgrim roves Through pathless deserts , and through tangled groves , Where mantling darkness spreads her dragon wing , And birds of death their fatal dirges sing , While vapours pale a dreadful glimmering cast , And thrilling ...
... trembling pilgrim roves Through pathless deserts , and through tangled groves , Where mantling darkness spreads her dragon wing , And birds of death their fatal dirges sing , While vapours pale a dreadful glimmering cast , And thrilling ...
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... trembling hands her aching eyes ; When through the yielding air she saw from far A goddess gliding in a golden car , That soon descended on the flowery lawn , By two fair yokes of starry peacocks drawn : A thousand nymphs with many a ...
... trembling hands her aching eyes ; When through the yielding air she saw from far A goddess gliding in a golden car , That soon descended on the flowery lawn , By two fair yokes of starry peacocks drawn : A thousand nymphs with many a ...
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... trembling maid , And by her side in silent slumber laid : Straight the gay birds display'd their spangled train , And flew refulgent through th ' aerial plain ; The fairy band their shining pinions spread , And , as they rose , fresh ...
... trembling maid , And by her side in silent slumber laid : Straight the gay birds display'd their spangled train , And flew refulgent through th ' aerial plain ; The fairy band their shining pinions spread , And , as they rose , fresh ...
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... trembling o'er the flow'ry land ; Soon she beheld where , through an opening glade , A spacious lake its clear expanse display'd ; In mazy curls , the flowing jasper wav'd O'er its smooth bed , with polish'd agate pav'd ; And on a rock ...
... trembling o'er the flow'ry land ; Soon she beheld where , through an opening glade , A spacious lake its clear expanse display'd ; In mazy curls , the flowing jasper wav'd O'er its smooth bed , with polish'd agate pav'd ; And on a rock ...
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