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Page 424
... friends had failed To check the vessel's course , But so the furious blast prevail'd , That , pitiless perforce , They left their outcast mate behind , And scudded still before the wind . Some succor yet they could afford ; And , such ...
... friends had failed To check the vessel's course , But so the furious blast prevail'd , That , pitiless perforce , They left their outcast mate behind , And scudded still before the wind . Some succor yet they could afford ; And , such ...
Page 520
... friends possess'd , Desiring this man's art , and that man's scope , With what I most enjoy contented least ; Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising , Haply I think on thee , —and then my state , Like to the lark at break of day ...
... friends possess'd , Desiring this man's art , and that man's scope , With what I most enjoy contented least ; Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising , Haply I think on thee , —and then my state , Like to the lark at break of day ...
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... friends will balk , Swerve , and perhaps agree , Towards daybreak , sleepily ; With one exhausted friend He'll go , time still to spend- With them to his last day ! Near dusk he will have sent The wailing women away , And checked the ...
... friends will balk , Swerve , and perhaps agree , Towards daybreak , sleepily ; With one exhausted friend He'll go , time still to spend- With them to his last day ! Near dusk he will have sent The wailing women away , And checked the ...
Contents
The Art of Reading Poetry 383 | 383 |
Versification 638 | 391 |
Transition to Poetry | 392 |
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