The Task And Other Poems1891 |
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Page 8
... thought flows on , and touches in its course the vital questions of a troubled time . The " Task " appeared four years before the outbreak of the French Revolution , and is in many passages not less significant of rising storma than the ...
... thought flows on , and touches in its course the vital questions of a troubled time . The " Task " appeared four years before the outbreak of the French Revolution , and is in many passages not less significant of rising storma than the ...
Page 9
... thought to which his situation and turn of mind led him , brought forth , at length , instead of the trifle which he at first intended , a serious affair -a volume . ] I SING the Sofa . I , who lately sang Truth , Hope , and Charity ...
... thought to which his situation and turn of mind led him , brought forth , at length , instead of the trifle which he at first intended , a serious affair -a volume . ] I SING the Sofa . I , who lately sang Truth , Hope , and Charity ...
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... thought Devised the weather - house , that useful toy ! Fearless of humid air and gathering rains Forth steps the man - an emblem of myself ! More delicate his timorous mate retires . When Winter soaks the fields , and female feet , Too ...
... thought Devised the weather - house , that useful toy ! Fearless of humid air and gathering rains Forth steps the man - an emblem of myself ! More delicate his timorous mate retires . When Winter soaks the fields , and female feet , Too ...
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... thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly obtains the refuge it affords . Its elevated site forbids the wretch To drink sweet waters of the crystal well ; He dips his bowl into the weedy ditch , And heavy - laden brings his ...
... thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly obtains the refuge it affords . Its elevated site forbids the wretch To drink sweet waters of the crystal well ; He dips his bowl into the weedy ditch , And heavy - laden brings his ...
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... thought are theirs ; Even age itself seems privileged in them With clear exemption from its own defects . A sparkling eye beneath a wrinkled front The veteran shows , and gracing a gray beard With youthful smiles , descends towards the ...
... thought are theirs ; Even age itself seems privileged in them With clear exemption from its own defects . A sparkling eye beneath a wrinkled front The veteran shows , and gracing a gray beard With youthful smiles , descends towards the ...
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