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The ftings of Falsehood those shall try , And hard Unkindness ' alter'd eye , That mocks the tear it forc'd to flow ; And keen Remorfe with blood defil'd , And moody Madness * laughing wild Amidft févereft woe .
The ftings of Falsehood those shall try , And hard Unkindness ' alter'd eye , That mocks the tear it forc'd to flow ; And keen Remorfe with blood defil'd , And moody Madness * laughing wild Amidft févereft woe .
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Dear loft companions of my tuneful art , Dear , as the light that vifits those fad + [ heart + , Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my Ye died amidst your dying country's cries-No more I weep . They do not sleep , On yonder cliffs ...
Dear loft companions of my tuneful art , Dear , as the light that vifits those fad + [ heart + , Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my Ye died amidst your dying country's cries-No more I weep . They do not sleep , On yonder cliffs ...
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In the Introduction to it he meant to have produced fome specimens of the ftyle that reigned in ancient times among the neighbouring nations , or those who had fubdued the greater part of this Iland , and were our progenitors ...
In the Introduction to it he meant to have produced fome specimens of the ftyle that reigned in ancient times among the neighbouring nations , or those who had fubdued the greater part of this Iland , and were our progenitors ...
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| Title | Poems by Mr. Gray. A new edition |
| Author | Thomas Gray |
| Publisher | Osborne & Griffin, 1787 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 13 Sep 2013 |
| Length | 132 pages |
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