Dictionary of Poetical Quotations: Consisting of Elegant Extracts on Every Subject, Volume 1 |
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... bright , too beautiful to last . W. C. BRYANT . W. C. BRYANT . 20. Fled are the charms that graced that ivory brow ; Where smiled a dimple , gapes a wrinkle now . ROBERT TREAT PAINE . AMBITION -- EMULATION - GLORY . 1. Why then doth ...
... bright , too beautiful to last . W. C. BRYANT . W. C. BRYANT . 20. Fled are the charms that graced that ivory brow ; Where smiled a dimple , gapes a wrinkle now . ROBERT TREAT PAINE . AMBITION -- EMULATION - GLORY . 1. Why then doth ...
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... bright destruction and a shining tomb . 12. So much the raging thirst for fame exceeds TICKELL . The generous warmth which prompts to worthy deeds , That none confess fair Virtue's genuine power , Or woo her to their breasts without a ...
... bright destruction and a shining tomb . 12. So much the raging thirst for fame exceeds TICKELL . The generous warmth which prompts to worthy deeds , That none confess fair Virtue's genuine power , Or woo her to their breasts without a ...
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... bright with joy , Glared now like lightning to destroy ; And she with such resentment burn'd As only woman feels when scorn'd . J. T. WATSON . ANIMAL - BEAST BRUTE . - 1. But they do want the quick discerning power , Which doth in man ...
... bright with joy , Glared now like lightning to destroy ; And she with such resentment burn'd As only woman feels when scorn'd . J. T. WATSON . ANIMAL - BEAST BRUTE . - 1. But they do want the quick discerning power , Which doth in man ...
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... bright , And smiles are laughing there , The heart that beats within is light , And free from pain and care . A blush may tinge the darkest cloud Ere Sol's last ray depart , And underneath the sunniest smile May lurk the saddest heart ...
... bright , And smiles are laughing there , The heart that beats within is light , And free from pain and care . A blush may tinge the darkest cloud Ere Sol's last ray depart , And underneath the sunniest smile May lurk the saddest heart ...
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... bright'ning fields of ether , fair disclos'd , Child of the sun , refulgent Summer comes ; In pride of youth , and felt thro ' nature's depth , He comes , attended by the sultry hours , And ever - fanning breezes on his way . THOMSON'S ...
... bright'ning fields of ether , fair disclos'd , Child of the sun , refulgent Summer comes ; In pride of youth , and felt thro ' nature's depth , He comes , attended by the sultry hours , And ever - fanning breezes on his way . THOMSON'S ...
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A. B. WELBY AARON HILL beauty BEN JONSON bliss blush bosom brave breast breath bright brow BUTLER'S Hudibras BYRON'S Childe Harold BYRON'S Corsair BYRON'S Don Juan BYRON'S Giaour CARLOS WILCOX charms cheek clouds COWPER COWPER'S Task dark dear death doth dreams DRYDEN earth Essay on Criticism fair fame fate fear feel FITZ-GREEN HALLECK flowers fools GAY's Fables glory grace grief hath heart heaven honour hope hour immortal J. T. WATSON JOANNA BAILLIE life's light live lov'd man's Margaret of Anjou MILTON'S Paradise Lost mind MOORE N. P. WILLIS ne'er never o'er pain Paradise Lost Parisina passion Pindar pleasure POPE POPE'S Essay praise SHAKSPEARE shine Siege of Corinth sigh smile soft sorrow soul SPENSER'S Fairy Queen spirit SPRAGUE'S Curiosity sweet tears thee thine things THOMSON'S Seasons thou thro virtue weep wind words young YOUNG'S Night Thoughts youth