The Works of the Rev. George Crabbe, Volume 2J. Murray, 1823 - English poetry |
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Page xxxii
... sides , which resembles those of the above unhappy men , and is still more unlike that of Grimes , in a sub- sequent Letter . There is in this character cheerful- ness and resignation , a more uniform piety , and an immovable trust in ...
... sides , which resembles those of the above unhappy men , and is still more unlike that of Grimes , in a sub- sequent Letter . There is in this character cheerful- ness and resignation , a more uniform piety , and an immovable trust in ...
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... side , Then drains the remnant of diluted gin , To aid the warmth that languishes within ; Renewing oft his poor attempts to beat His tingling fingers into gathering heat . He shall again be seen when evening comes , And social parties ...
... side , Then drains the remnant of diluted gin , To aid the warmth that languishes within ; Renewing oft his poor attempts to beat His tingling fingers into gathering heat . He shall again be seen when evening comes , And social parties ...
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... side ; Bolts yielding slowly to the sturdiest stroke , And planks ( 4 ) which curve and crackle in the smoke . Around the whole rise cloudy wreaths , and far Bear the warm pungence of o'er - boiling tar . Dabbling on shore half - naked ...
... side ; Bolts yielding slowly to the sturdiest stroke , And planks ( 4 ) which curve and crackle in the smoke . Around the whole rise cloudy wreaths , and far Bear the warm pungence of o'er - boiling tar . Dabbling on shore half - naked ...
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... side banks defile ; Our guarded fields a sense of danger show , Where garden - crops with corn and clover grow ; Fences are form'd of wreck and placed around , ( With tenters tipp'd ) a strong repulsive bound ; Wide and deep ditches by ...
... side banks defile ; Our guarded fields a sense of danger show , Where garden - crops with corn and clover grow ; Fences are form'd of wreck and placed around , ( With tenters tipp'd ) a strong repulsive bound ; Wide and deep ditches by ...
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... side , In a broad space and level line they glide ; All in their wedge - like figures from the north , Day after day , flight after flight , go forth . In - shore their passage tribes of sea - gulls urge , And drop for prey within the ...
... side , In a broad space and level line they glide ; All in their wedge - like figures from the north , Day after day , flight after flight , go forth . In - shore their passage tribes of sea - gulls urge , And drop for prey within the ...
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ALBEMARLE STREET Arminian behold Blaney BOROUGH Calvinistic cheerful Claudian comfort cried crime dare deed delight dread dwell ease evil fame favourite fear feel felt fix'd foes friends gain'd GEORGE CRABBE give grace grave grief grieve hear heart honour hope hour humble John Bunyan Juvenal kind labour LETTER live look look'd man's meads of asphodel mind misery never night numbers nymphs o'er once Ovid oxymel pain pass'd passions peace Peter PETER GRIMES pity pleasant pleasure poison'd poor praise pride priest race racter reader rest rise Satan scenes scorn seem'd shame sigh Sir Denys sleep slow centuries smile soothed soul speech spirit spleen terrors thee thou thought took town trade trembling tried truth twas vex'd vice virtue walk wealth whist worth wretched youth