The Task And Other Poems1891 |
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Page 15
... land recedes into the clouds ; Displaying on its varied side the grace Of hedgerow beauties numberless , square tower , Tall spire , from which the sound of cheerful bells Just undulates upon the listening ear ; Groves , heaths , and ...
... land recedes into the clouds ; Displaying on its varied side the grace Of hedgerow beauties numberless , square tower , Tall spire , from which the sound of cheerful bells Just undulates upon the listening ear ; Groves , heaths , and ...
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... land . There , from the sunburnt hay - field homeward creeps The loaded wain ; while , lightened of its charge , The wain that meets it passes swiftly by , The boorish driver leaning o'er his team , Vociferous , and impatient of delay ...
... land . There , from the sunburnt hay - field homeward creeps The loaded wain ; while , lightened of its charge , The wain that meets it passes swiftly by , The boorish driver leaning o'er his team , Vociferous , and impatient of delay ...
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... land . In cities , foul example on most minds Begets its likeness . Rank abundance breeds In gross and pampered cities sloth and lust , And wantonness and gluttonous excess . In cities , vice is hidden with most ease , Or seen with ...
... land . In cities , foul example on most minds Begets its likeness . Rank abundance breeds In gross and pampered cities sloth and lust , And wantonness and gluttonous excess . In cities , vice is hidden with most ease , Or seen with ...
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... Lands intersected by a narrow frith Abhor each other . Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations , who had else Like kindred drops been mingled into one . Thus man devotes his brother , and destroys ; And worse than all , and most to ...
... Lands intersected by a narrow frith Abhor each other . Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations , who had else Like kindred drops been mingled into one . Thus man devotes his brother , and destroys ; And worse than all , and most to ...
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... Thy follies too , and with a just disdain Frown at effeminates , whose very looks Reflect dishonour on the land I love . How , in the name of soldiership and sense , As Should England prosper , when such things , as smooth THE TASK . 41.
... Thy follies too , and with a just disdain Frown at effeminates , whose very looks Reflect dishonour on the land I love . How , in the name of soldiership and sense , As Should England prosper , when such things , as smooth THE TASK . 41.
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