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... Muse does not demand our admiration by the splen- dour of her charms , but rather wins our love by the simplicity , the modesty , and the grace of her demeanour . We feel in her presence , as with a beloved friend , whose eyes always ...
... Muse does not demand our admiration by the splen- dour of her charms , but rather wins our love by the simplicity , the modesty , and the grace of her demeanour . We feel in her presence , as with a beloved friend , whose eyes always ...
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... Muse was revealed in the common paths of human life , by the tranquillity and joy which were diffused around her . The present volume conducts the reader to the threshold of the period that witnessed the production of Paradise Lost ...
... Muse was revealed in the common paths of human life , by the tranquillity and joy which were diffused around her . The present volume conducts the reader to the threshold of the period that witnessed the production of Paradise Lost ...
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... Muse of his verse seems only to lift her veil before the student in the quiet hour of contemplation ; there all the charms of his intellectual physiognomy dawn in their natural lustre , —his touching pathos , his moral dignity , and his ...
... Muse of his verse seems only to lift her veil before the student in the quiet hour of contemplation ; there all the charms of his intellectual physiognomy dawn in their natural lustre , —his touching pathos , his moral dignity , and his ...
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... Muses kept And in his cradle rock'd him whilst he slept . Dwellers beyond Thule's bands , In fair lands , At thy signs shall be affrighted . Morn's bright gate , and ruddy west , By their guest , Are with light and heat delighted ...
... Muses kept And in his cradle rock'd him whilst he slept . Dwellers beyond Thule's bands , In fair lands , At thy signs shall be affrighted . Morn's bright gate , and ruddy west , By their guest , Are with light and heat delighted ...
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... muse on ivory lyre , His breast inflamed with holy fire , This oft foretold , -That thou should'st free The people consecrate to thee ; That Thou , triumphing , should'st revoke Sweet Peace , then never to be broke ; When freed Judæa ...
... muse on ivory lyre , His breast inflamed with holy fire , This oft foretold , -That thou should'st free The people consecrate to thee ; That Thou , triumphing , should'st revoke Sweet Peace , then never to be broke ; When freed Judæa ...
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