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“ Home , sweet home " is the scene - limited as it may be imagined - in which he contrives to concentrate a thousand beauties , which others have scattered far and wide upon objects of less interest and attraction .
“ Home , sweet home " is the scene - limited as it may be imagined - in which he contrives to concentrate a thousand beauties , which others have scattered far and wide upon objects of less interest and attraction .
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40 45 Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed , Less pleasing when possest ; The tear forgot as soon as shed , The sunshine of the breast : Theirs buxom health , of rosy hue , Wild wit , invention ever new , And lively cheer , of vigor born ...
40 45 Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed , Less pleasing when possest ; The tear forgot as soon as shed , The sunshine of the breast : Theirs buxom health , of rosy hue , Wild wit , invention ever new , And lively cheer , of vigor born ...
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Behold , where Dryden's less presumptuous car , Wide o'er the fields of glory bear Two coursers of ethereal race , o With necks in thunder clothed , and long - resounding O 105 O pace . ° III . 3 Hark , his hands the lyre explore !
Behold , where Dryden's less presumptuous car , Wide o'er the fields of glory bear Two coursers of ethereal race , o With necks in thunder clothed , and long - resounding O 105 O pace . ° III . 3 Hark , his hands the lyre explore !
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15 “ This elegant rose , had I shaken it less , Might have bloomed with its owner awhile ; And the tear , that is wiped with a little address , May be followed perhaps by a smile . " 20 THE DOVESO I REASONING at every step he treads ...
15 “ This elegant rose , had I shaken it less , Might have bloomed with its owner awhile ; And the tear , that is wiped with a little address , May be followed perhaps by a smile . " 20 THE DOVESO I REASONING at every step he treads ...
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II 5 This glassy stream , that spreading pine , Those alders quivering to the breeze , Might soothe a soul less hurt than mine , And please , if anything could please . III 10 But fixed unalterable Care Foregoes not what she feels ...
II 5 This glassy stream , that spreading pine , Those alders quivering to the breeze , Might soothe a soul less hurt than mine , And please , if anything could please . III 10 But fixed unalterable Care Foregoes not what she feels ...
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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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