The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series Edited with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 10Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1810 - English poetry |
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... soul , serene , the conflict did maintain , And trac'd the phantom Death in years of pain ; Not years of pain thy steady mind alarm'd , By judgment strengthen'd , and with virtue arm'd ; Still like thyself , when sinking life ebb'd low ...
... soul , serene , the conflict did maintain , And trac'd the phantom Death in years of pain ; Not years of pain thy steady mind alarm'd , By judgment strengthen'd , and with virtue arm'd ; Still like thyself , when sinking life ebb'd low ...
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... Soul her seat maintain ! 3 Siege of Damascus , Of whom see Dr. Johnson's encomium in the Life of Hughes , 1 Early thy side the mortal shaft receiv'd , All , but the wounded hero , saw and griev'd , No sense of smart , no anguish , could ...
... Soul her seat maintain ! 3 Siege of Damascus , Of whom see Dr. Johnson's encomium in the Life of Hughes , 1 Early thy side the mortal shaft receiv'd , All , but the wounded hero , saw and griev'd , No sense of smart , no anguish , could ...
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... soul through untrac'd realms We mount aloft , and , in our airy way , Retiring kingdoms far beneath survey . Amid the rest a spacious tract appears , Obscure in view , and on its visage wears Black hovering mists , which , thickening by ...
... soul through untrac'd realms We mount aloft , and , in our airy way , Retiring kingdoms far beneath survey . Amid the rest a spacious tract appears , Obscure in view , and on its visage wears Black hovering mists , which , thickening by ...
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... souls he made , And , as beneath his forming hands they grew , He bless'd the master - work , and said ; " Go forth ... soul averse to dread , Unwearied , still the spite of Fortune braves , Thro ' Lombardy he mark'd his conquer'd way ...
... souls he made , And , as beneath his forming hands they grew , He bless'd the master - work , and said ; " Go forth ... soul averse to dread , Unwearied , still the spite of Fortune braves , Thro ' Lombardy he mark'd his conquer'd way ...
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... soul Perceiv'd th ' enchanting sound , It wak'd , and shook off foul Deformity ; The mighty melody Nature's secret chains unbound ; And Earth arose , and Seas , and Sky . Aloft expanded spheres were slung , With shining luminaries hung ...
... soul Perceiv'd th ' enchanting sound , It wak'd , and shook off foul Deformity ; The mighty melody Nature's secret chains unbound ; And Earth arose , and Seas , and Sky . Aloft expanded spheres were slung , With shining luminaries hung ...
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