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... stream her virgin coldness keeps , Forever murmurs , and forever weeps ; Still bears the name the hapless virgin ... streams , Then foaming pour along , and rush into the Thames . Thou too , great Father of the British Floods ! With ...
... stream her virgin coldness keeps , Forever murmurs , and forever weeps ; Still bears the name the hapless virgin ... streams , Then foaming pour along , and rush into the Thames . Thou too , great Father of the British Floods ! With ...
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... stream unfolds his length . He now , with pleasure , views the gasping prize Gnash his sharp teeth , and roll his blood - shot eyes ; Then draws him to the shore , with artful care , And lifts his nostrils in the sick'ning air : Upon ...
... stream unfolds his length . He now , with pleasure , views the gasping prize Gnash his sharp teeth , and roll his blood - shot eyes ; Then draws him to the shore , with artful care , And lifts his nostrils in the sick'ning air : Upon ...
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... stream Descends the billowy foam ; now is the time , While yet the dark - brown water aids the guile , To tempt the trout . The well - dissembled fly , The rod fine - tapering with elastic spring , Snatch'd from the hoary steed the ...
... stream Descends the billowy foam ; now is the time , While yet the dark - brown water aids the guile , To tempt the trout . The well - dissembled fly , The rod fine - tapering with elastic spring , Snatch'd from the hoary steed the ...
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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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