Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1800 |
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... Mighty winds , That sweep the skirt of some far - spreading wood Of ancient growth , make music not unlike The dash of ocean on his winding shore , And lull the spirit while they fill the mind ; 10 BOOK I. THE TASK .
... Mighty winds , That sweep the skirt of some far - spreading wood Of ancient growth , make music not unlike The dash of ocean on his winding shore , And lull the spirit while they fill the mind ; 10 BOOK I. THE TASK .
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... mighty wind , but by that voice Which winds and waves obey , invades the shore Resistless . Never such a sudden flood , Upridg'd so high , and sent on such a charge , Possess'd an inland scene . Where now the throng That press'd the ...
... mighty wind , but by that voice Which winds and waves obey , invades the shore Resistless . Never such a sudden flood , Upridg'd so high , and sent on such a charge , Possess'd an inland scene . Where now the throng That press'd the ...
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