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5 Her conscious tail her joy declared ; The fair round face , the snowy beard , The velvet of her paws , Her coat , that with the tortoise vies , Her ears of jet , and emerald eyes , She saw ; and purred applause .
5 Her conscious tail her joy declared ; The fair round face , the snowy beard , The velvet of her paws , Her coat , that with the tortoise vies , Her ears of jet , and emerald eyes , She saw ; and purred applause .
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From Helicon's harmonious springs A thousand rills their mazy progress take : The laughing flowers that round them blow , Drink life and fragrance as they flow . Now the rich stream of music winds along , Deep , majestic , smooth , and ...
From Helicon's harmonious springs A thousand rills their mazy progress take : The laughing flowers that round them blow , Drink life and fragrance as they flow . Now the rich stream of music winds along , Deep , majestic , smooth , and ...
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What terrors round him waito ! 60 Amazemento in his van , with flight combined , And sorrow's faded form , and solitude behind . O II . 2 “ Mighty victor , mighty lord ! Low on his funeral couch he liero 65 70 No pitying heart , no eye ...
What terrors round him waito ! 60 Amazemento in his van , with flight combined , And sorrow's faded form , and solitude behind . O II . 2 “ Mighty victor , mighty lord ! Low on his funeral couch he liero 65 70 No pitying heart , no eye ...
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What strains of vocal transport round her play ! Hear from the grave , great Taliessin , o hear ; They breathe a soul to animate thy clay . Bright Rapture calls , and soaring as she sings , Waves in the eye of heaven her many - colored ...
What strains of vocal transport round her play ! Hear from the grave , great Taliessin , o hear ; They breathe a soul to animate thy clay . Bright Rapture calls , and soaring as she sings , Waves in the eye of heaven her many - colored ...
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Where his glowing eyeballs turn , Thousand banners round him burn : Where he points his purple spear , Hasty , hasty rout is there , Marking with indignant eye Fear to stop , and shame to fly . There confusion , terror's child ...
Where his glowing eyeballs turn , Thousand banners round him burn : Where he points his purple spear , Hasty , hasty rout is there , Marking with indignant eye Fear to stop , and shame to fly . There confusion , terror's child ...
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User Review - keylawk - LibraryThingReprint of what may once have been one of the most familiar poems in English from the 18th century. At a time when few could read in England, one of its most educated sons, and the companion of Horace ... Read full review
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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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