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... heart athirst To gaze at Nature in her green array . Upon the ship's tall side he stands , possessed With visions prompted by intense desire ; Fair fields appear below , such as he left Far distant , such as he would die to find- He ...
... heart athirst To gaze at Nature in her green array . Upon the ship's tall side he stands , possessed With visions prompted by intense desire ; Fair fields appear below , such as he left Far distant , such as he would die to find- He ...
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... bones with pain , The mouth with blasphemy , the heart with woe . The earth was made so various , that the mind Of desultory man , studious of change , And pleased with novelty , might be indulged . Prospects THE TASK . 25.
... bones with pain , The mouth with blasphemy , the heart with woe . The earth was made so various , that the mind Of desultory man , studious of change , And pleased with novelty , might be indulged . Prospects THE TASK . 25.
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... heart enjoy The houseless rovers of the sylvan world ; And breathing wholesome air , and wandering much , Need other physic none to heal the effects Of loathsome diet , penury , and cold . Blest he , though undistinguished from the ...
... heart enjoy The houseless rovers of the sylvan world ; And breathing wholesome air , and wandering much , Need other physic none to heal the effects Of loathsome diet , penury , and cold . Blest he , though undistinguished from the ...
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... heart And spiritless , as never to regret Sweets tasted here , and left as soon as known . Methinks I see thee straying on the beach , And asking of the surge that bathes thy foot If ever it has washed our distant shore . I see thee ...
... heart And spiritless , as never to regret Sweets tasted here , and left as soon as known . Methinks I see thee straying on the beach , And asking of the surge that bathes thy foot If ever it has washed our distant shore . I see thee ...
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... heart , It does not feel for man . The natural bond Of brotherhood is severed as the flax That falls asunder at the touch of fire . He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not coloured like his own , and having power To enforce the wrong ...
... heart , It does not feel for man . The natural bond Of brotherhood is severed as the flax That falls asunder at the touch of fire . He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not coloured like his own , and having power To enforce the wrong ...
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