The feast of the poets, with notes, and other pieces in verse, by the editor of The Examiner. The dedication signed: Leigh HuntLondon, 1815 |
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... his ushers before , 5 But ' twas only Bob Southey and two or three more . As soon as he saw him , Apollo seem'd pleas'd ; " : But as he had settled it not to be teaz'd 14 By all the vain dreamers from bed - room and THE POETS .. 11 .
... his ushers before , 5 But ' twas only Bob Southey and two or three more . As soon as he saw him , Apollo seem'd pleas'd ; " : But as he had settled it not to be teaz'd 14 By all the vain dreamers from bed - room and THE POETS .. 11 .
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... Southey take warning , and let him sit down ; But the rest of Bob's friends , too ambitious to flinch , Stood fixing their faces , and stirred not an inch ; While Sam , looking soft and politely dejected , Confess'd with a sigh , that ...
... Southey take warning , and let him sit down ; But the rest of Bob's friends , too ambitious to flinch , Stood fixing their faces , and stirred not an inch ; While Sam , looking soft and politely dejected , Confess'd with a sigh , that ...
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... , And each of the bards had a wreath in his hair . Tom Campbell's with willow and poplar was twin'd , And Southey's with mountain - ash pluck'd in the wind , And Scott's with a heath from his old garden stores 16 THE FEAST OF.
... , And each of the bards had a wreath in his hair . Tom Campbell's with willow and poplar was twin'd , And Southey's with mountain - ash pluck'd in the wind , And Scott's with a heath from his old garden stores 16 THE FEAST OF.
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... Southey , and shrugging his shoulder , Cried , When , my good friend , will you try to grow older ? " 6 Then nodding to Scott , he said , Pray be as portly And rich as you please , but a little less courtly . ' So , changing the subject ...
... Southey , and shrugging his shoulder , Cried , When , my good friend , will you try to grow older ? " 6 Then nodding to Scott , he said , Pray be as portly And rich as you please , but a little less courtly . ' So , changing the subject ...
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... in the present day . While I have been palled with the eternal sameness of Mr. Scott , and disgusted - with the puerilities and affectations of Mr. Southey , I have read over and over again the Gertrude of FEAST OF THE POETS . 71.
... in the present day . While I have been palled with the eternal sameness of Mr. Scott , and disgusted - with the puerilities and affectations of Mr. Southey , I have read over and over again the Gertrude of FEAST OF THE POETS . 71.
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