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... footh , ' twas all the fhepherd knew , No fubtle or fuperfluons lore he fought , Nor ever wish'd his Edwin to pursue . • Let man's own sphere , ( quoth he ) confine his view , Be man's peculiar work his fole delight . ' And much , and ...
... footh , ' twas all the fhepherd knew , No fubtle or fuperfluons lore he fought , Nor ever wish'd his Edwin to pursue . • Let man's own sphere , ( quoth he ) confine his view , Be man's peculiar work his fole delight . ' And much , and ...
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... footh , Infpire my dreams , and my wild wanderings guide ! Your voice each rugged path of life can smooth ; For well I know , where - ever ye refide , There harmony , and peace , and innocence , abide . XLIII . Ah me ! abandon'd on the ...
... footh , Infpire my dreams , and my wild wanderings guide ! Your voice each rugged path of life can smooth ; For well I know , where - ever ye refide , There harmony , and peace , and innocence , abide . XLIII . Ah me ! abandon'd on the ...
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... 'erflow , Alas ! what comfort could thy anguish footh , Should't thou th ' extent of human folly know . Be ignorance thy choice , where knowledge leads to wo . C XXXI . But let untender thoughts afar be driven [ 29 ]
... 'erflow , Alas ! what comfort could thy anguish footh , Should't thou th ' extent of human folly know . Be ignorance thy choice , where knowledge leads to wo . C XXXI . But let untender thoughts afar be driven [ 29 ]
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... footh , to triumph , to complain , Warbling at will through each harmonious maze , Was taught to modulate the artful strain , I fain would fing : -but ah ! I firive in vain.- Sighs from a breaking heart my voice confound.- With ...
... footh , to triumph , to complain , Warbling at will through each harmonious maze , Was taught to modulate the artful strain , I fain would fing : -but ah ! I firive in vain.- Sighs from a breaking heart my voice confound.- With ...
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... unpractis'd breaft , Her wonted bower fweet Ellen fought , And Carron murmur'd near , and footh'd her into reft . * A chain of mountains running through Scotland from East to West . ? IV . There is fome kind and courtly fprite , [ 45 ]
... unpractis'd breaft , Her wonted bower fweet Ellen fought , And Carron murmur'd near , and footh'd her into reft . * A chain of mountains running through Scotland from East to West . ? IV . There is fome kind and courtly fprite , [ 45 ]
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beauteous befide beneath Bertram BIRTHA bleffings bleft blifs bofom bower breaft Brinkburn Priory caftle charms cheek David Garrick dear ELDRED ev'n ev'ry facred fafe faid fair fame fate fcene fear feek feen fhade fhall fhine fhore fhould fide figh filent fimple fire firft fkies flain fleep flowers fmil'd fmile foft fome fond fong foon footh forrow foul fpread fpring ftand ftill ftrain ftranger ftream fuch fupplies fwain fweet gentle grace grove heart heaven Hermit hour laft loft lonely Lord Lord PERCY lov'd lyre maid mind modeft Monody morn Mufe Nature's ne'er night o'er paft pale PERCY pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe pride raiſe reft rife rocks rofe round Sir ELDRED tale tear thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thro toil truth Twas vale vex'd virtue Warkworth weep wept whofe wonder youth