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... this young tyrant inspired him , and said that he was afraid to lift his eyes upon him higher than his knees , and knew him better by his shoe - buckles than by any other part of his dress . The cruelty of this 8 INTRODUCTORY NOTICE .
... this young tyrant inspired him , and said that he was afraid to lift his eyes upon him higher than his knees , and knew him better by his shoe - buckles than by any other part of his dress . The cruelty of this 8 INTRODUCTORY NOTICE .
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... eyes ; and the next two years were passed in the house of an eminent oculist , where he was so far cured that he was able at ten years old to be sent to Westminster School . At fourteen he had an attack of the small - pox , which he ...
... eyes ; and the next two years were passed in the house of an eminent oculist , where he was so far cured that he was able at ten years old to be sent to Westminster School . At fourteen he had an attack of the small - pox , which he ...
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... eye , He views the lustre of Thy word , The day - spring from on high- " Far from the world , O Lord , I flee , From strife and tumult far ; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war . " A great peace had now settled ...
... eye , He views the lustre of Thy word , The day - spring from on high- " Far from the world , O Lord , I flee , From strife and tumult far ; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war . " A great peace had now settled ...
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... of the Power That shuts within the seed the future flower , Sends Nature forth , the daughter of the skies , To dance on earth and charm all human eyes . " 66 Montgomery considered the figure in the last line one INTRODUCTORY NOTICE . 23.
... of the Power That shuts within the seed the future flower , Sends Nature forth , the daughter of the skies , To dance on earth and charm all human eyes . " 66 Montgomery considered the figure in the last line one INTRODUCTORY NOTICE . 23.
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... monarch's errors are forbidden game . I pity kings whom worship waits upon Obsequious , from the cradle to the throne , Before whose infant eyes the flatt'rer bows , And binds a wreath about their baby brows . Whom 42 TABLE TALK .
... monarch's errors are forbidden game . I pity kings whom worship waits upon Obsequious , from the cradle to the throne , Before whose infant eyes the flatt'rer bows , And binds a wreath about their baby brows . Whom 42 TABLE TALK .
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beauty beneath blessing blest bliss boast bosom breast breath charms Cowper dear death deep delight design'd divine dream Dryope dwell earth ease ERNEST RHYS ev'n ev'ry eyes fair faithful fancy fear feel fill'd flow'rs form'd gentle Gilpin glory grace groves happy hear heard heart Heav'n hope hour John Gilpin John Throckmorton JOSEPH SKIPSEY labour Lady lambs light live Lord MATHILDE BLIND mind Muse Nature ne'er never night nymphs o'er OLNEY HYMNS once pain pass'd peace PINE-APPLE pleasure poet poet's pow'rs praise prove repose rest sacred scene seek seem'd shade shine sing skies smile song soon sorrow soul sound stamp'd sweet sweet oblivion taste tears telescopic eye thee theme thine thou art thou hast thought Thyrsis touch'd truth Twas Unwin verse VICTOR HUGO virtue WALTER SCOTT wind wisdom wish youth
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Página 324 - Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take ; The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
Página 165 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, A trainband captain eke was he Of famous London town. John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet we No holiday have seen. To-morrow is our wedding day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair.
Página 106 - Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music not unlike The dash of Ocean on his winding shore...
Página 209 - Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That thou might'st know me safe and warmly laid ; Thy morning bounties ere I left my home, The biscuit, or confectionary plum...
Página 186 - His sword was in its sheath, His fingers held the pen, When Kempenfelt went down With twice four hundred men.
Página 27 - My panting side was charged when I withdrew To seek a tranquil death in distant shades.^ There was I found by one who had himself Been hurt by the archers. In his side he bore And in his hands and feet the cruel scars. With gentle force soliciting the darts He drew them forth, and healed and bade me live.
Página 210 - My boast is not, that I deduce my birth From loins enthroned, and rulers of the earth : But higher far my proud pretensions rise — The son of parents pass'd into the skies.
Página 172 - And galloped off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig: He lost them sooner than at first, For why? — they were too big. Now...
Página 325 - Where is the blessedness I knew When first I saw the Lord? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his word? 3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed ! How sweet their memory still ! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill.
Página 234 - And the scene where his melody charm'd me before Resounds with his sweet-flowing ditty no more. My fugitive years are all hasting away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast, and a stone at my head, Ere another such grove shall arise in its stead.