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... crown the wat❜ry glade , Where grateful Science still adores Her Henry's holy shade ; And ye , that from th ' stately brow Of Windsor's height , the expanse below Of grove , of lawn , of mead survey , Whose turf , whose shade , whose ...
... crown the wat❜ry glade , Where grateful Science still adores Her Henry's holy shade ; And ye , that from th ' stately brow Of Windsor's height , the expanse below Of grove , of lawn , of mead survey , Whose turf , whose shade , whose ...
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... Crown . - Kings wear crowns as a mark of their high rank - to crown , therefore , means metaphorically to adorn and dignify . Glade is an opening between ― woods ; the glades near Windsor are frequently overflowed by the Thames , and ...
... Crown . - Kings wear crowns as a mark of their high rank - to crown , therefore , means metaphorically to adorn and dignify . Glade is an opening between ― woods ; the glades near Windsor are frequently overflowed by the Thames , and ...
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... crown'd . There is some little anachronism or mistake as to time in the choice of these ornaments for the crown of Fancy , " the parent of each heavenly muse . " The muses were Grecian goddesses- Indian feathers were not heard of till ...
... crown'd . There is some little anachronism or mistake as to time in the choice of these ornaments for the crown of Fancy , " the parent of each heavenly muse . " The muses were Grecian goddesses- Indian feathers were not heard of till ...
Page 77
... crown , A veil pellucid hung depending down ; Back roll'd her azure veil with serpent fold , The purfled border deck'd the floor with gold . Her robe ( which closely by the girdle brac❜d , H 3 HESIOD . 77 privation or absence of light ...
... crown , A veil pellucid hung depending down ; Back roll'd her azure veil with serpent fold , The purfled border deck'd the floor with gold . Her robe ( which closely by the girdle brac❜d , H 3 HESIOD . 77 privation or absence of light ...
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... crown within the garland . Radiant crown - radiant properly means throwing out rays - this shews that the crown was of jewels - A veil pellucid , transparent - depending , hang- ing down from the radiant crown . - " Back roll'd her ...
... crown within the garland . Radiant crown - radiant properly means throwing out rays - this shews that the crown was of jewels - A veil pellucid , transparent - depending , hang- ing down from the radiant crown . - " Back roll'd her ...
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