Minor English Poets, 1660-1780: A Selection from Alexander Chalmers' The English Poets, Volume 1David P. French B. Blom, 1967 - English poetry |
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... head , O'er which a gall - less dove her wings does A gentle lamb , purer and whiter far [ spread ; Than consciences of thine own martyrs are , Lies at thy feet ; and thy right hand does hold The mystic sceptre of a cross of gold . Thus ...
... head , O'er which a gall - less dove her wings does A gentle lamb , purer and whiter far [ spread ; Than consciences of thine own martyrs are , Lies at thy feet ; and thy right hand does hold The mystic sceptre of a cross of gold . Thus ...
Page 402
... head , More haughty and severe in ' s place , Than Gregory and Boniface . Such church must , surely , be a monster With many heads : for if we conster What in th ' Apocalypse we find , According to th ' apostle's mind , ' Tis that the ...
... head , More haughty and severe in ' s place , Than Gregory and Boniface . Such church must , surely , be a monster With many heads : for if we conster What in th ' Apocalypse we find , According to th ' apostle's mind , ' Tis that the ...
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... head , and thunder where he trod . Thus when to Charles , as Solomon , was given Wisdom , the greatest gift of bounteous Heaven ; A house like his he built , and temple rais'd , Where his Creator might be fitly prais'd ; With riches too ...
... head , and thunder where he trod . Thus when to Charles , as Solomon , was given Wisdom , the greatest gift of bounteous Heaven ; A house like his he built , and temple rais'd , Where his Creator might be fitly prais'd ; With riches too ...
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