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England , exulting in his spotless fame , Ranks with her dearest sons his favorite name ; Sense , fancy , wit , suffice not all to raise So clear a title to affection's praise ; His highest honors to the heart belong ; His virtues ...
England , exulting in his spotless fame , Ranks with her dearest sons his favorite name ; Sense , fancy , wit , suffice not all to raise So clear a title to affection's praise ; His highest honors to the heart belong ; His virtues ...
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35 Nor you , ye proud , impute to these the fault , If memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise , Where through the long - drawn aisle and fretted vault The pealing anthem swells the note of praise .
35 Nor you , ye proud , impute to these the fault , If memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise , Where through the long - drawn aisle and fretted vault The pealing anthem swells the note of praise .
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o o OWEN's praise demands my song , Owen swift , and Owen strong ; Fairest flower of Roderic's stem , ° Gwyneth's shield , ' and Britain's gem . He nor heaps his brooded stores , Nor on all profusely pours ; Lord of every regal art ...
o o OWEN's praise demands my song , Owen swift , and Owen strong ; Fairest flower of Roderic's stem , ° Gwyneth's shield , ' and Britain's gem . He nor heaps his brooded stores , Nor on all profusely pours ; Lord of every regal art ...
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20 So York shall taste what Cloueto never knew , So from our works sublimer fumes shall rise ; While Nancy earns the praise to Shakespeare due , For glorious puddings and immortal pies . SONG ° O THYRSIS , " when we parted , swore Ere ...
20 So York shall taste what Cloueto never knew , So from our works sublimer fumes shall rise ; While Nancy earns the praise to Shakespeare due , For glorious puddings and immortal pies . SONG ° O THYRSIS , " when we parted , swore Ere ...
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Granta waits to lead her blooming band , Not obvious , not obtrusive , she No vulgar praise , no venial incense flings ; Nor dares with courtly tongue refined 80 Profane thy inborn royalty of mind : She reveres herself and thee .
Granta waits to lead her blooming band , Not obvious , not obtrusive , she No vulgar praise , no venial incense flings ; Nor dares with courtly tongue refined 80 Profane thy inborn royalty of mind : She reveres herself and thee .
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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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