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... shine ; And Centuries passed ; and still no eye could read His awful line . You mourn ? Mourn not ; nor deem his history vain ; Nor vain his strife : To breathe , to feel , to hope are worth the pain Of Death , and Life : And now ...
... shine ; And Centuries passed ; and still no eye could read His awful line . You mourn ? Mourn not ; nor deem his history vain ; Nor vain his strife : To breathe , to feel , to hope are worth the pain Of Death , and Life : And now ...
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... Shine , Poet ! in thy place , and be content : The stars pre - eminent in magnitude , And they that from the zenith dart their beams , ( Visible though they be to half the earth , Though half a sphere be conscious of their brightness ) ...
... Shine , Poet ! in thy place , and be content : The stars pre - eminent in magnitude , And they that from the zenith dart their beams , ( Visible though they be to half the earth , Though half a sphere be conscious of their brightness ) ...
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... shine With beauty so surpassing all below , That they who kneel to idols so divine Break no commandment , for high heaven is there Transfused , transfigurated : and the line Of poesy , which peoples but the air With thought and beings ...
... shine With beauty so surpassing all below , That they who kneel to idols so divine Break no commandment , for high heaven is there Transfused , transfigurated : and the line Of poesy , which peoples but the air With thought and beings ...
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... Shine forth , thou Star of poets , and with rage , Or influence , chide , or cheer the drooping stage , Which , since thy flight from hence , hath mourn'd like night , And despairs day , but for thy volume's light . BEN JONSON . AN ...
... Shine forth , thou Star of poets , and with rage , Or influence , chide , or cheer the drooping stage , Which , since thy flight from hence , hath mourn'd like night , And despairs day , but for thy volume's light . BEN JONSON . AN ...
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... shine : And , trust me , not Potosi's mine , Nor kings ' regard , Can give a bliss o'ermatching thine A rustic Bard . ,, To give my counsels all in one , Thy tuneful flame still careful fan ; Preserve the dignity of man , With soul ...
... shine : And , trust me , not Potosi's mine , Nor kings ' regard , Can give a bliss o'ermatching thine A rustic Bard . ,, To give my counsels all in one , Thy tuneful flame still careful fan ; Preserve the dignity of man , With soul ...
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The Rose, Thistle and Shamrock. a Book of English Poetry, Chiefly Modern Ferdinand Freiligrath No preview available - 2015 |
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