Thirty illustrations of Childe Harold. (Art-union of Lond.).1855 |
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How carols now the lusty muleteer , -- Of love , romance , devotion is his lay , - As whilome he was wont the leagues to cheer , His quick bells wildly jingling on the way ! 7 VII . WT GREEN SC W. T. GREEN . From C. I. ST . 48 .
How carols now the lusty muleteer , -- Of love , romance , devotion is his lay , - As whilome he was wont the leagues to cheer , His quick bells wildly jingling on the way ! 7 VII . WT GREEN SC W. T. GREEN . From C. I. ST . 48 .
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... cheer On some high festival of once a year , In wild excess the vulgar breast takes fire , Till , buried in debauch , the bliss expire . But not their joys alone thus coarsely flow ; Their morals , like their pleasures , are but low ...
... cheer On some high festival of once a year , In wild excess the vulgar breast takes fire , Till , buried in debauch , the bliss expire . But not their joys alone thus coarsely flow ; Their morals , like their pleasures , are but low ...
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... cheer , To boast one splendid banquet once a year ; The mind still turns where shifting fashion draws , Nor weighs the solid worth of self - applause . To men of other minds my fancy flies , Embosom'd in the deep where Holland lies ...
... cheer , To boast one splendid banquet once a year ; The mind still turns where shifting fashion draws , Nor weighs the solid worth of self - applause . To men of other minds my fancy flies , Embosom'd in the deep where Holland lies ...
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aims appear arms beneath blessings Blest bliss boast bosom breast bring charms cheer child climes clouds commerce CORBOULD DALZIEL display DODGSON doth dwell e'en earth eyes fail fair fields fire flies forms freedom GILBERT hand hath hear heart Hence hills hoard honour hour HULME human Italy J. L. WILLIAMS kings LAKE land leaves lies light live Look MEASOM Melancholy mind Mirth morn mountains native night o'er pensive pleasures pomp praise pride reign repose rest rise rocks roll round seems seen shades shore sighs sight sing sinks skies smiling soil soul spreads stop strength supplies sweet thee thine THOMPSON thou thousand Till toil turn tyrants unknown W. J. LINTON W. L. LEITCH W. T. GREEN walk WARD waves wealth winds wings wood XXVIII
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Page 3 - Where all the ruddy family around Laugh at the jests or pranks that never fail, Or sigh with pity at some mournful tale ; Or press the bashful stranger to his food, And learn the luxury of doing good.
Page 14 - But when contending chiefs blockade the throne, Contracting regal power to stretch their own, When I behold a factious band agree To call it freedom when themselves are free, Each wanton judge new penal statutes draw, Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law...