PoemsWalter Scott, 1820 - 24 páginas |
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... Stamp'd on the well - bound quarto , grace the shelf , To float a bubble on the breath of Fame , Prompt his endeavour and engage his aim , Debased to servile purposes of pride , How are the powers of genius misapplied ! The gift , whose ...
... Stamp'd on the well - bound quarto , grace the shelf , To float a bubble on the breath of Fame , Prompt his endeavour and engage his aim , Debased to servile purposes of pride , How are the powers of genius misapplied ! The gift , whose ...
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... Stamp'd with his foot , and smote upon his thigh : But wept , and stamp'd , and smote his thigh in vain ; Pleasure is deaf when told of future pain , And sounds prophetic are too rough to suit Ears long accustom'd to the pleasing lute ...
... Stamp'd with his foot , and smote upon his thigh : But wept , and stamp'd , and smote his thigh in vain ; Pleasure is deaf when told of future pain , And sounds prophetic are too rough to suit Ears long accustom'd to the pleasing lute ...
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... stamp'd plainly on his works , Deem life a blessing with its numerous woes , Nor spurn away a gift a God bestows . Hard task , indeed , o'er arctic seas to roam ! Is hope exotic ? grows it not at home ? Yes , but an object , bright as ...
... stamp'd plainly on his works , Deem life a blessing with its numerous woes , Nor spurn away a gift a God bestows . Hard task , indeed , o'er arctic seas to roam ! Is hope exotic ? grows it not at home ? Yes , but an object , bright as ...
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... stamp'd upon his breast , Not yet perhaps incurably impress'd . Where early rest makes early rising sure , Disease or comes not , or finds easy cure , Prevented much by diet neat and plain ; Or , if it enter , soon starved out again ...
... stamp'd upon his breast , Not yet perhaps incurably impress'd . Where early rest makes early rising sure , Disease or comes not , or finds easy cure , Prevented much by diet neat and plain ; Or , if it enter , soon starved out again ...
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... Stamp'd on each countenance such marks of mind , That sage they seem'd , as lawyers o'er a doubt , Which , puzzling long , at last they puzzle out ; Or academic tutors , teaching youths , Sure ne'er to want them , mathematic truths ...
... Stamp'd on each countenance such marks of mind , That sage they seem'd , as lawyers o'er a doubt , Which , puzzling long , at last they puzzle out ; Or academic tutors , teaching youths , Sure ne'er to want them , mathematic truths ...
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Aspasio beauty beneath bids bless'd boast breath call'd cause charms dæmons death delight design'd distant divine docet dread dream e'en earth ease eyes fair fame fancy fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown fruit give glory grace hand happy hast heart Heaven honour hope hour human John Gilpin labour land learn'd light live lyre mankind mercy mind muse Nature Nature's Nebaioth never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace perhaps pity pleasure plebeian poet's praise pride prize proud prove rapture rest rude sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shade shine sighs sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye thee theme thine thought toil tongue trembling trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE Virg virtue waste whate'er WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom wonder worth youth