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... his unaffected and zealous piety , his warmth of devotion , the delicacy and playfulness of his wit , and the singular felicity of his diction , all conspire by turns , “ To win the wisest , warm the coldest heart .
... his unaffected and zealous piety , his warmth of devotion , the delicacy and playfulness of his wit , and the singular felicity of his diction , all conspire by turns , “ To win the wisest , warm the coldest heart .
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Where'er she turns , the Graces homage pay . With arms sublime , that float upon the air , In gliding state she wins her easy way : O'er her warm cheek , and rising bosom , move 40 The bloom of young Desire and purple light of Love .
Where'er she turns , the Graces homage pay . With arms sublime , that float upon the air , In gliding state she wins her easy way : O'er her warm cheek , and rising bosom , move 40 The bloom of young Desire and purple light of Love .
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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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... turn the torrent's swift - descending flood , To brave the savage rushing from the wood , 90 W 96 100 What wonder if to patient valor trained , 52 GRAY'S POEMS.
... turn the torrent's swift - descending flood , To brave the savage rushing from the wood , 90 W 96 100 What wonder if to patient valor trained , 52 GRAY'S POEMS.
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45 John Gilpin at his horse's side Seized fast the flowing mane , And up he got , in haste to ride , But soon came down again ; 50 For saddle - tree scarce reached had he , His journey to begin , When turning round his head , he saw ...
45 John Gilpin at his horse's side Seized fast the flowing mane , And up he got , in haste to ride , But soon came down again ; 50 For saddle - tree scarce reached had he , His journey to begin , When turning round his head , he saw ...
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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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