PoetryBenjamin B. Mussey, 1842 - English literature |
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... head advance , See nodding forests on the mountains dance ; See spicy clouds from lowly Saron rise , And Carmel's flow'ry top perfumes the skies ! Hark ! a glad voice the lonely desert cheers ; Prepare the way ! a God , a God appears ...
... head advance , See nodding forests on the mountains dance ; See spicy clouds from lowly Saron rise , And Carmel's flow'ry top perfumes the skies ! Hark ! a glad voice the lonely desert cheers ; Prepare the way ! a God , a God appears ...
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... head , and reddens at the tale . Here all the mighty troublers of the earth , Who swam to sov'reign rule thro ' seas of blood ; Th ' oppressive , sturdy , man - destroying villains , With anguish heavy laden ! let me trace it : Who ...
... head , and reddens at the tale . Here all the mighty troublers of the earth , Who swam to sov'reign rule thro ' seas of blood ; Th ' oppressive , sturdy , man - destroying villains , With anguish heavy laden ! let me trace it : Who ...
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... head , And rising Babel Heav'n with pride survey'd Thy word the mighty labour could confound . And leave the mass to moulder with the ground . From Thee all human actions take their springs , The rise of empires , and the fall of kings ...
... head , And rising Babel Heav'n with pride survey'd Thy word the mighty labour could confound . And leave the mass to moulder with the ground . From Thee all human actions take their springs , The rise of empires , and the fall of kings ...
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... head , Chain'd to thy car the pow'rs infernal led ) From that exalted height of bliss supreme , Look down on those who bear thy sacred name ; Restore their ways , inspire them by thy grace , | Thy laws to follow , and thy steps to trace ...
... head , Chain'd to thy car the pow'rs infernal led ) From that exalted height of bliss supreme , Look down on those who bear thy sacred name ; Restore their ways , inspire them by thy grace , | Thy laws to follow , and thy steps to trace ...
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... head . Whene'er with soft serenity she smil'd , Or caught the orient blush of quick surprise , How sweetly mutable , how brightly wild , The liquid lustre darted from her eyes ! Each look , each motion , wak'd a new - born grace , That ...
... head . Whene'er with soft serenity she smil'd , Or caught the orient blush of quick surprise , How sweetly mutable , how brightly wild , The liquid lustre darted from her eyes ! Each look , each motion , wak'd a new - born grace , That ...
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