The Task and Other PoemsCarey and Hart, 1849 - 324 páginas |
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... scorn'd , but worthy of a better fate . Our fathers knew the value of a screen From sultry suns ; and , in their shaded walks And long protracted bowers , enjoy'd , at noon , The gloom and coolness of declining day . We bear our shades ...
... scorn'd , but worthy of a better fate . Our fathers knew the value of a screen From sultry suns ; and , in their shaded walks And long protracted bowers , enjoy'd , at noon , The gloom and coolness of declining day . We bear our shades ...
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... scorn it , who , imprison'd long In some unwholesome dungeon , and a prey To sallow sickness , which the vapours , dank And clammy , of his dark abode have bred , Escapes at last to liberty and light : His cheek recovers soon its ...
... scorn it , who , imprison'd long In some unwholesome dungeon , and a prey To sallow sickness , which the vapours , dank And clammy , of his dark abode have bred , Escapes at last to liberty and light : His cheek recovers soon its ...
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... scorn the purposes for which they live . Then wherefore not renounce them ? The slavish dread of solitude , that breeds Reflection and remorse , the fear of shame , And their inveterate habits , all forbid . No - the dread , Whom call ...
... scorn the purposes for which they live . Then wherefore not renounce them ? The slavish dread of solitude , that breeds Reflection and remorse , the fear of shame , And their inveterate habits , all forbid . No - the dread , Whom call ...
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... scorn ; Object of my implacable disgust . What ! —will a man play tricks , will he indulge A silly , fond conceit of his fair form , And just proportion , fashionable mien , And pretty face , in presence of his God ? Or will he seek to ...
... scorn ; Object of my implacable disgust . What ! —will a man play tricks , will he indulge A silly , fond conceit of his fair form , And just proportion , fashionable mien , And pretty face , in presence of his God ? Or will he seek to ...
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... scorn of danger , and united hearts ; The surest presage of the good they seek . * Then shame to manhood , and opprobrious more To France than all her losses and defeats , Old or of later date , by sea or land , Her house of bondage ...
... scorn of danger , and united hearts ; The surest presage of the good they seek . * Then shame to manhood , and opprobrious more To France than all her losses and defeats , Old or of later date , by sea or land , Her house of bondage ...
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