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... cheer the sight , and enliven the heart . Let us walk abroad and view the charms of the landscape . Let us walk abroad and mark the freshness of reviv- ing nature . B . Whilst the dew yet moistens the green herb , The Pleasures of Spring.
... cheer the sight , and enliven the heart . Let us walk abroad and view the charms of the landscape . Let us walk abroad and mark the freshness of reviv- ing nature . B . Whilst the dew yet moistens the green herb , The Pleasures of Spring.
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... cheer us with the sweets of Spring . The closest cities and the murkiest abode may be enlivened with the love- liest bloom . the eye The rudest weed displays beauty to of careful observation , and the lowliest blossom can speak the ...
... cheer us with the sweets of Spring . The closest cities and the murkiest abode may be enlivened with the love- liest bloom . the eye The rudest weed displays beauty to of careful observation , and the lowliest blossom can speak the ...
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... cheer thee , young man , however slow thy progress , it shall be certain . Relax not in thy labour ; vigorously pursue thy studies , and wisdom shall be thy glorious reward . But the shadows of evening are fall- ing around . The insects ...
... cheer thee , young man , however slow thy progress , it shall be certain . Relax not in thy labour ; vigorously pursue thy studies , and wisdom shall be thy glorious reward . But the shadows of evening are fall- ing around . The insects ...
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... cheering to the eye of man . Flowers , indeed , have passed away , but the ripening fruit blushes on the bending bough . The meadows have lost their flower- woven covering , but the corn - fields are embrowned with the waving harvest ...
... cheering to the eye of man . Flowers , indeed , have passed away , but the ripening fruit blushes on the bending bough . The meadows have lost their flower- woven covering , but the corn - fields are embrowned with the waving harvest ...
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... sigh , if not to save thyself , to save thy associate even a mo- mentary care Then indulge the smile , if not to glad thyself , to cheer thy comrade even with a transitory glee . But the dance has tired , or thou dost not OF ART . 71 .
... sigh , if not to save thyself , to save thy associate even a mo- mentary care Then indulge the smile , if not to glad thyself , to cheer thy comrade even with a transitory glee . But the dance has tired , or thou dost not OF ART . 71 .
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