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... sing ? The groves of Eden , vanish'd now so long , Live in description , and look green in song : These , were my ... sing no songs undesired ; Varus , our tamarisks and the whole grove sing of thee . And no page is more pleasing to ...
... sing ? The groves of Eden , vanish'd now so long , Live in description , and look green in song : These , were my ... sing no songs undesired ; Varus , our tamarisks and the whole grove sing of thee . And no page is more pleasing to ...
Page 265
... sing , or cease to sing , we never know ; And if we will recite nine hours in ten , You lose your patience , just like other men . Then too we hurt ourselves , when to defend A single verse , we quarrel with a friend ; Repeat unask'd ...
... sing , or cease to sing , we never know ; And if we will recite nine hours in ten , You lose your patience , just like other men . Then too we hurt ourselves , when to defend A single verse , we quarrel with a friend ; Repeat unask'd ...
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... sing my carols o'er , As for the maids , -I've something else in store . " No sooner ' gan he raise his tuneful song , But lads and lasses round about him throng . Not ballad - singer plac'd above the crowd Sings with a note so ...
... sing my carols o'er , As for the maids , -I've something else in store . " No sooner ' gan he raise his tuneful song , But lads and lasses round about him throng . Not ballad - singer plac'd above the crowd Sings with a note so ...
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MATTHEW PRIOR | 1 |
If wine and music | 7 |
The Female Phaeton | 15 |
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