The Times Book of English VerseEdward Leeson |
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Page 268
... sound ; ' A present deity , ' they shout around ; 35 ' A present deity , ' the vaulted roofs rebound . With ravished ears The monarch hears , Assumes the god , Affects to nod , 40 And seems to shake the spheres . With ravished ears ...
... sound ; ' A present deity , ' they shout around ; 35 ' A present deity , ' the vaulted roofs rebound . With ravished ears The monarch hears , Assumes the god , Affects to nod , 40 And seems to shake the spheres . With ravished ears ...
Page 334
... sound of the church - going bell These valleys and rocks never heard , Ne'er sighed at the sound of a knell , Or smiled when a sabbath appeared . 5 10 15 20 20 Ye winds , that have made me your sport , Convey to this desolate shore Some ...
... sound of the church - going bell These valleys and rocks never heard , Ne'er sighed at the sound of a knell , Or smiled when a sabbath appeared . 5 10 15 20 20 Ye winds , that have made me your sport , Convey to this desolate shore Some ...
Page 465
... sound strikes like a rising knell ! 5 10 Did ye not hear it ? - No - ' twas but the wind , Or the car rattling o'er the stony street ; On with the dance ! let joy be unconfined ; No sleep till morn , when Youth and Pleasure meet To ...
... sound strikes like a rising knell ! 5 10 Did ye not hear it ? - No - ' twas but the wind , Or the car rattling o'er the stony street ; On with the dance ! let joy be unconfined ; No sleep till morn , when Youth and Pleasure meet To ...
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