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The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb: Poems and plays - Page 50
by Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb - 1903
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The Lady's Magazine: Or, Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex ...

Great Britain - 1829 - 696 pages
...chang'd her mind, Just when she had exactly wrought A nnish'd pattern without fault? Could she flag, or could she tire? — Or lack'd she the Promethean fire, (With her tedious workings sicken'd) That should thy little limbs have quicken'd ? Limbs so firm, they seem'd...
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The Poetical Works of Rogers, Campbell, J. Montgomery, Lamb, and Kirke White

Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 514 pages
...Promethean fire, (Wilh her tedious workings sicken'd) That should thy little limbs have quicken'd I Limbs so firm, they seem'd to assure Life of health, and days mature; Womanhood in miniature ! Limbe so fair, they might supply (Themselves now but cold imagery) The sculptor...
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The poetical works of Rogers, Campbell, J. Montgomery, Lamb, and Kirke White ...

Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 516 pages
...changed her mind. Just when she had exactly wrought A fmish'd pattern without fault ? Could she flag, or could she tire ? Or lack'd she the Promethean fire, (With her tedious workings sir-ken'd) That should thy little limbs have quicken 'd ' Limbs so firm, they seem'd...
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The Poetical Works of Rogers, Campbell, J. Montombery, Lamb, and Kirke White ...

English poetry - 1836 - 514 pages
...fault Î Could she flag, or could she tire ! — Or lack'd she the Promethean fire, (With her tedious workings sicken'd) That should thy little limbs have...seem'd to assure Life of health, and days mature; Womanhood in miniature ! Limbs во fair, they might supply (Themselves now but cold imagery) The sculptor...
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The Book of Gems: Wordsworth to Bayly

Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 336 pages
...changed her mind, Just when she had exactly wrought A finish'd pattern without fault ? Could she flag, or could she tire, Or lack'd she the Promethean fire...moons' long workings sicken'd) That should thy little limhs have quicken'd ?) Limbs BO firm, they seem'd to assure Life of health, and days mature : Woman's...
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The letters of Charles Lamb, with a sketch of his life. The poetical works

Charles Lamb - 1838 - 478 pages
...changed her mind, Just when she had exactly wrought A fmish'd pattern without fault ? Could she flag, or could she tire, Or lack'd she the Promethean fire (With her nine moons' long working sicken'd) That should thy little limbs have quicken'd ? Limbs so firm, they seemed to assure...
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The Works of Charles Lamb: To which are Prefixed, His Letters, and ..., Volume 1

Charles Lamb, Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1838 - 480 pages
...changed her mind, Just when she had exactly wrought A finish'd pattern without fault? Could she flag, or could she tire, Or lack'd she the Promethean fire (With her nine moons' long working sicken'd) That should thy little limbs have quicken'd ? Limbs so firm, they seemed to assure...
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The Poetical Works of Rogers, Campbell, J. Montgomery, Lamb, and Kirke White

Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1839 - 510 pages
...fault > Could she flag, or could she tire ? — Or lack'd she the Promethean fire, (With her tedious workings sicken'd) That should thy little limbs have...seem'd to assure Life of health, and days mature; Womanhood in miniature ! Limbs so lair, they might supply (Themselves now but cold imagery) The sculptor...
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Gems of the Modern Poets: With Biographical Notices

Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1842 - 440 pages
...changed her mind, Just when she had exactly wrought A finish'd pattern without fault ? Could she flag, or could she tire, Or lack'd she the Promethean fire...(Themselves now but cold imagery) The sculptor to lay beauty by. Or did the stern-eyed Fate descry, So in merey left the stock, And cut the branch ;...
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The Poetical Works of Rogers, Campbell, J. Montgomery, Lamb, and Kirke White ...

Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1843 - 516 pages
...fault ' Could she flag, or could she lire ? — Or lack'd she the Promethean fire, (With her tedious workings sicken'd) That should thy little limbs have...seem'd to assure Life of health, and days mature; Womanhood in miniature ! Limbs so fair, they might supply (Themselves now but cold imagery) The sculptor...
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