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... Chanticleer was drawn upon his knees Adorning shrines , and stocks of sainted trees ; And by him , a misshapen , ugly race ; The curse of God was seen on every face : No Holland emblem could that malice mend , But still the worse the ...
... Chanticleer was drawn upon his knees Adorning shrines , and stocks of sainted trees ; And by him , a misshapen , ugly race ; The curse of God was seen on every face : No Holland emblem could that malice mend , But still the worse the ...
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... Chanticleer , Some potent bird of prey they ought to find , A foe profess'd to him , and all his kind : Some haggard hawk , who had her eyry nigh , Well pounc'd to fasten , and well wing'd to fly : One they might trust , their common ...
... Chanticleer , Some potent bird of prey they ought to find , A foe profess'd to him , and all his kind : Some haggard hawk , who had her eyry nigh , Well pounc'd to fasten , and well wing'd to fly : One they might trust , their common ...
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... Chanticleer ; So hight her cock , whose singing did surpass The merry notes of organs at the mass . More certain was the crowing of the cock To number hours , than is an abbey - clock ; And sooner than the matin - bell was rung , He ...
... Chanticleer ; So hight her cock , whose singing did surpass The merry notes of organs at the mass . More certain was the crowing of the cock To number hours , than is an abbey - clock ; And sooner than the matin - bell was rung , He ...
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... Chanticleer shall wish His words unsaid , and hate his boasted bliss : The crested bird shall by experience know , Jove made not him his master - piece below ; And learn the latter end of joy is wo . The vessel of his bliss to dregs is ...
... Chanticleer shall wish His words unsaid , and hate his boasted bliss : The crested bird shall by experience know , Jove made not him his master - piece below ; And learn the latter end of joy is wo . The vessel of his bliss to dregs is ...
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... Chanticleer , in an unhappy hour Didst thou forsake the safety of thy bower : Better for thee thou hadst believ'd thy dream , And not that day descended from the beam ! But here the doctors eagerly dispute : Some hold predestination ...
... Chanticleer , in an unhappy hour Didst thou forsake the safety of thy bower : Better for thee thou hadst believ'd thy dream , And not that day descended from the beam ! But here the doctors eagerly dispute : Some hold predestination ...
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Select Poets of Great Britain: To Which Are Prefixed, Critical Notices of ... William Hazlitt No preview available - 2018 |
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