Memoirs of the Life of Dr. Darwin: Chiefly During His Residence in Lichfield, with Anecdotes of His Friends, and Criticisms on His WritingsAt the Classic Press, for W. Poyntell & Company, 1804 - 313 psl. |
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... Thee , Laura , thee , by fount , or mazy stream , Or thicket rude , unpress'd by human feet , I sigh , unheeded , to the moon's pale beam ; Thee , Laura , thee , the echoing hills repeat . Oh ! long of billows wild , and winds the sport ...
... Thee , Laura , thee , by fount , or mazy stream , Or thicket rude , unpress'd by human feet , I sigh , unheeded , to the moon's pale beam ; Thee , Laura , thee , the echoing hills repeat . Oh ! long of billows wild , and winds the sport ...
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... Stratford , thou With uncontested laurels deck thy brow ! Thy Bard was thine unschool'd , and from thee brought More than all Egypt , Greece , or Asia taught ; Not Homer's self such peerless honours won , The Greek DR . DARWIN . 49.
... Stratford , thou With uncontested laurels deck thy brow ! Thy Bard was thine unschool'd , and from thee brought More than all Egypt , Greece , or Asia taught ; Not Homer's self such peerless honours won , The Greek DR . DARWIN . 49.
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... thee my silent and unsullied stream , Pure and untainted as thy blameless life ! › Let no gay converse lead thy steps astray To mix my chaste wave with immodest wine , Nor with the poisonous cup , which Chemia's hand Deals , fell ...
... thee my silent and unsullied stream , Pure and untainted as thy blameless life ! › Let no gay converse lead thy steps astray To mix my chaste wave with immodest wine , Nor with the poisonous cup , which Chemia's hand Deals , fell ...
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... thee my borders nurse the glowing wreath , My fountains murmur , and my zephyrs breathe ; My painted birds their vivid plumes unfold , And insect armies wave their wings of gold . And if with thee some hapless maid should stray ...
... thee my borders nurse the glowing wreath , My fountains murmur , and my zephyrs breathe ; My painted birds their vivid plumes unfold , And insect armies wave their wings of gold . And if with thee some hapless maid should stray ...
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... presence ' ; nay , the plump and temping dove has reposed securely upon my soft back , and bent her glossy neck in graceful curves as she walked around . me . But let me hasten to tell thee how my sensibi- 100 MEMOIRS OF Answer ...
... presence ' ; nay , the plump and temping dove has reposed securely upon my soft back , and bent her glossy neck in graceful curves as she walked around . me . But let me hasten to tell thee how my sensibi- 100 MEMOIRS OF Answer ...
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Memoirs of the Life of Dr. Darwin– Chiefly During His Residence in Lichfield ... Anna Seward Visos knygos peržiūra - 1804 |
Memoirs of the Life of Dr. Darwin– Chiefly During His Residence at Lichfield ... Anna Seward Visos knygos peržiūra - 1804 |
Memoirs of the Life of Dr. Darwin– Chiefly During His Residence in Lichfield ... Anna Seward Visos knygos peržiūra - 1804 |
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