The Retrospective Review.., Volume 11 |
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... wicked foe . How oft do they their silver bowers leave , To come to succour us , that succour want ! How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies , like flying pursuivant , Against foul fiends to aid us militant !
... wicked foe . How oft do they their silver bowers leave , To come to succour us , that succour want ! How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies , like flying pursuivant , Against foul fiends to aid us militant !
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| Title | The Retrospective Review.., Volume 11 |
| Editor | Henry Southern |
| Contributors | David Sampson Maurice, Charles and Henry Baldwyn |
| Publisher | Charles and Henry Baldwyn, Newgate Street., 1825 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 3 Nov 2006 |
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