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... charm me still . And witness , dear companion of my walks , Whose arm this twentieth winter I perceive Fast locked in mine , with pleasure such as love , Confirmed by long experience of thy worth And well - tried virtues , could alone ...
... charm me still . And witness , dear companion of my walks , Whose arm this twentieth winter I perceive Fast locked in mine , with pleasure such as love , Confirmed by long experience of thy worth And well - tried virtues , could alone ...
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... charms for me . Sounds inharmonious in themselves and harsh , Yet heard in scenes where peace for ever reigns , And only there , please highly for their sake . Peace to the artist , whose ingenious thought Devised the weather - house ...
... charms for me . Sounds inharmonious in themselves and harsh , Yet heard in scenes where peace for ever reigns , And only there , please highly for their sake . Peace to the artist , whose ingenious thought Devised the weather - house ...
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... charms , Though each its hue peculiar ; paler some , And of a wannish gray ; the willow such , And poplar that with silver lines his leaf , And ash far - stretching his umbrageous arm ; Of deeper green the elm ; and deeper still , Lord ...
... charms , Though each its hue peculiar ; paler some , And of a wannish gray ; the willow such , And poplar that with silver lines his leaf , And ash far - stretching his umbrageous arm ; Of deeper green the elm ; and deeper still , Lord ...
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... charms , what still we love , That such short absence may endear it more . Then forests , or the savage rock may please , That hides the sea - mew in his hollow clefts Above the reach of man : his hoary head Conspicuous many a league ...
... charms , what still we love , That such short absence may endear it more . Then forests , or the savage rock may please , That hides the sea - mew in his hollow clefts Above the reach of man : his hoary head Conspicuous many a league ...
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... charms ? And , having seen our state , Our palaces , our ladies , and our pomp Of equipage , our gardens , and our sports , And heard our music ; are thy simple friends , Thy simple fare , and all thy plain delights As dear to thee as ...
... charms ? And , having seen our state , Our palaces , our ladies , and our pomp Of equipage , our gardens , and our sports , And heard our music ; are thy simple friends , Thy simple fare , and all thy plain delights As dear to thee as ...
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