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Page xlvii
... of the birds ( " Spring , " 11. 582-630 ) . Birds are first described as " the gay troops , " a phrase which establishes the thematic exuberance and purposefulness of birds in springtime . They are " gay Introduction xlvii.
... of the birds ( " Spring , " 11. 582-630 ) . Birds are first described as " the gay troops , " a phrase which establishes the thematic exuberance and purposefulness of birds in springtime . They are " gay Introduction xlvii.
Page 165
... Spring , in thee and thy soft scenes The smiling God is seen while water , earth , And air attest his bounty , which exalts The brute - creation to this finer thought , And annual melts their undesigning hearts Profusely thus in ...
... Spring , in thee and thy soft scenes The smiling God is seen while water , earth , And air attest his bounty , which exalts The brute - creation to this finer thought , And annual melts their undesigning hearts Profusely thus in ...
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... spring : While whisp'ring pleasure as they fly , Cool Zephyrs through the clear blue sky Their gathered fragrance fling . Where'er the oak's thick branches stretch A broader browner shade ; Where'er the rude and moss - grown beech O'er ...
... spring : While whisp'ring pleasure as they fly , Cool Zephyrs through the clear blue sky Their gathered fragrance fling . Where'er the oak's thick branches stretch A broader browner shade ; Where'er the rude and moss - grown beech O'er ...
Contents
Introduction | xvii |
Matthew Prior | xxiv |
To the Honorable Charles Montague Esq | 2 |
Copyright | |
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ADORATION auld auld lang syne bard beauty beneath bless breast breath charms Christopher Smart clouds Cowper death delight Dunciad e'er earth eighteenth-century ev'n ev'ry fair fame fancy fate fear fire flame flowers frae golden reign grace hand hear heart heav'n honor hour human J. V. Cunningham John John Gay Jonathan Swift king lasses light Lord lyre maid Matthew Prior mind morn Muse nature Nature's ne'er never night numbers nymph o'er pain passion peace periphrasis Philip Larkin plain play pleasure poem poet poetic poetry pow'r praise pride rise round scene scorn sense shade shine sighs sing skelpin sleep smile soft song soul sound spirit Spring strain stream swain sweet Swift thee thou thought toil trembling Twas vale verse virtue voice walk wild William Cowper wind wing woods youth