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He possesses isolated passages of remarkable force and beauty , and never sinks below a certain level ; but among the most remarkable characteristics of his mind was an almost utter absence of creative or reproductive power , and an ...
He possesses isolated passages of remarkable force and beauty , and never sinks below a certain level ; but among the most remarkable characteristics of his mind was an almost utter absence of creative or reproductive power , and an ...
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5 10 Big with hosts of mighty name , Squadrons three against him came ; This the force of Eirino hiding , Side by side as proudly riding , On her shadow long and gay Lochlino ploughs the watery way ; There the Normano sails afar Catch ...
5 10 Big with hosts of mighty name , Squadrons three against him came ; This the force of Eirino hiding , Side by side as proudly riding , On her shadow long and gay Lochlino ploughs the watery way ; There the Normano sails afar Catch ...
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As the flame's devouring force ; As the whirlwind in its course ; As the thunder's fiery stroke , Glancing on the shivered oak ; Did the sword of Conan mow The crimson harvest of the foe . 10 SKETCH OF HIS OWN CHARACTER O Too poor for a ...
As the flame's devouring force ; As the whirlwind in its course ; As the thunder's fiery stroke , Glancing on the shivered oak ; Did the sword of Conan mow The crimson harvest of the foe . 10 SKETCH OF HIS OWN CHARACTER O Too poor for a ...
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... They follow pleasure , and they fly from pain ; Their judgment mends the plan their fancy draws , The event presages , and explores the cause ; The soft returns of gratitude they know , By fraud elude , by force repel the foe ...
... They follow pleasure , and they fly from pain ; Their judgment mends the plan their fancy draws , The event presages , and explores the cause ; The soft returns of gratitude they know , By fraud elude , by force repel the foe ...
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... and improve the polished arts of peace ; There industry and gain their vigils keep , Command the winds , and tame the unwilling deep : Here force and hardy deeds of blood prevail ; There languid pleasure sighs in every gale .
... and improve the polished arts of peace ; There industry and gain their vigils keep , Command the winds , and tame the unwilling deep : Here force and hardy deeds of blood prevail ; There languid pleasure sighs in every gale .
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| Title | Elegy Written in a Country Church-yard and Other Poems Macmillian's pocket American and English classics |
| Author | Thomas Gray |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1909 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 22 Jan 2019 |
| Length | 268 pages |
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