Poems ..., Volum 1W. Collins, 1834 - 564 sider |
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Side xxxi
... proud swan , conquering the stream by force . " The first of these lines gives the launch of the noble bird upon the lake ; the second , in its first hemistick , and the gasping cæsura , followed by the hard accented " conquering ...
... proud swan , conquering the stream by force . " The first of these lines gives the launch of the noble bird upon the lake ; the second , in its first hemistick , and the gasping cæsura , followed by the hard accented " conquering ...
Side lvi
... the metamorphosis of the simple rural lass , by the pains of the wig - weaver and milliner , into a creature " of a rank Too proud for dairy - work , or sale of eggs ; " and the more grotesque transmutation of the clown into a lvi.
... the metamorphosis of the simple rural lass , by the pains of the wig - weaver and milliner , into a creature " of a rank Too proud for dairy - work , or sale of eggs ; " and the more grotesque transmutation of the clown into a lvi.
Side 69
... proud , there must be war ; And never meant the rule should be applied To him that fights with justice on his side . Let laurels , drenched in pure Parnassian dews , Reward his mem'ry , dear to every muse , Who , with a courage of ...
... proud , there must be war ; And never meant the rule should be applied To him that fights with justice on his side . Let laurels , drenched in pure Parnassian dews , Reward his mem'ry , dear to every muse , Who , with a courage of ...
Side 76
... proud Prerogative , not much revered , Is seldom felt , though sometimes seen and heard ; And in his cage , like parrot fine and gay , Is kept to strut , look big , and talk away . Born in a climate softer far than ours , Not formed ...
... proud Prerogative , not much revered , Is seldom felt , though sometimes seen and heard ; And in his cage , like parrot fine and gay , Is kept to strut , look big , and talk away . Born in a climate softer far than ours , Not formed ...
Side 84
... proud with silver pence , I was a poet too ; but modern taste Is so refined , and delicate , and chaste , That verse , whatever fire the fancy warms , Without a creamy smoothness has no charms . Thus , all success depending on an ear ...
... proud with silver pence , I was a poet too ; but modern taste Is so refined , and delicate , and chaste , That verse , whatever fire the fancy warms , Without a creamy smoothness has no charms . Thus , all success depending on an ear ...
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