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... fruits and flowers on Nature's ample lap ! Swift Fancy fired anticipates their growth ; And , while the milky nutriment distils , Beholds the kindling country color round . CLEARING UP OF THE APRIL SHOWER . THE SUN ; RAIN- DROPS BIRDS ...
... fruits and flowers on Nature's ample lap ! Swift Fancy fired anticipates their growth ; And , while the milky nutriment distils , Beholds the kindling country color round . CLEARING UP OF THE APRIL SHOWER . THE SUN ; RAIN- DROPS BIRDS ...
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... fruits and blossoms blushed , In social sweetness , on the self - same bough . Pure was the temperate air ; an even calm Perpetual reigned , save that the zephyrs bland Breathed o'er the blue expanse ; for then nor storms Were taught to ...
... fruits and blossoms blushed , In social sweetness , on the self - same bough . Pure was the temperate air ; an even calm Perpetual reigned , save that the zephyrs bland Breathed o'er the blue expanse ; for then nor storms Were taught to ...
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... fruits , as numerous as the drops of rain , Or beams that gave them birth - shall he , fair form ! Who wears sweet smiles , and looks erect on heaven , E'er stoop to mingle with the prowling herd , And dip his tongue in gore ? The beast ...
... fruits , as numerous as the drops of rain , Or beams that gave them birth - shall he , fair form ! Who wears sweet smiles , and looks erect on heaven , E'er stoop to mingle with the prowling herd , And dip his tongue in gore ? The beast ...
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... fruits , unbribed by toil ; They with abundant goods , midst quiet lands , All willing shared the gatherings of their hands . ORIGIN OF GUARDIAN ANGELS . When earth's dark womb had closed this race around , [ ground . High Jove as ...
... fruits , unbribed by toil ; They with abundant goods , midst quiet lands , All willing shared the gatherings of their hands . ORIGIN OF GUARDIAN ANGELS . When earth's dark womb had closed this race around , [ ground . High Jove as ...
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... fruit of thy embrace . The tenth propitious lends its natal ray To men , to gentle maids the fourteenth day : Tame , too , thy sheep on this auspicious morn , And steers of flexile hoof and wreathed horn , And labor - patient mules ...
... fruit of thy embrace . The tenth propitious lends its natal ray To men , to gentle maids the fourteenth day : Tame , too , thy sheep on this auspicious morn , And steers of flexile hoof and wreathed horn , And labor - patient mules ...
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arms beauty behold beneath birds bloom bosom boughs breast breath brow busk Ceres charms cheerful chyle clouds courser death deep delight dread e'en earth ELSPA Eurus fair fear fields flame flocks flood flowers forest frae fruits Gaul Georgic give glebe glow grace green Grongar Hill groves hand happy heart heaven hills labor land light live maun mind morn mountains muse MUSIDORA Naiad Nature Nature's night numbers nymphs o'er pain peace plain plant pleasure plough praise pride race rage rapture reign rich rills rise rocks round rural scene shade sheep shepherd shine shrubs sigh Silurian sing skies smile soft soil song soon soul spread spring strains stream swain sweet swelling taste tempest tender Theana thee thine thou toil trees trembling vale Virgil virtue wandering wave wild winds wings Winter woods yield youth