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... LAND [ 1728 ] Gi'e me a lass with a lump of land , And we for life shall gang thegither ; Tho ' daft or wise I'll never demand , Or black or fair it maks na whether . 1 Slow , lazy . 2 Waking . 3 Shrewd . 4 Wipe off . 5 Shut . 6 Dull ...
... LAND [ 1728 ] Gi'e me a lass with a lump of land , And we for life shall gang thegither ; Tho ' daft or wise I'll never demand , Or black or fair it maks na whether . 1 Slow , lazy . 2 Waking . 3 Shrewd . 4 Wipe off . 5 Shut . 6 Dull ...
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... land . Proud swells the tide with loads of freighted ore , And shouting Folly hails them from her shore ; Hoards ev'n beyond the miser's wish abound , And rich men flock from all the world around . Yet count our gains . This wealth is ...
... land . Proud swells the tide with loads of freighted ore , And shouting Folly hails them from her shore ; Hoards ev'n beyond the miser's wish abound , And rich men flock from all the world around . Yet count our gains . This wealth is ...
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... land unknown . She saw the couches of the dead , and where the fibrous roots Of every heart on earth infixes deep its restless twists ; A land of sorrows and of tears where never smile was seen . She wander'd in the land of clouds ...
... land unknown . She saw the couches of the dead , and where the fibrous roots Of every heart on earth infixes deep its restless twists ; A land of sorrows and of tears where never smile was seen . She wander'd in the land of clouds ...
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MATTHEW PRIOR | 1 |
If wine and music | 7 |
Alma or The Progress of The Mind Canto I ΙΟ | 15 |
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