A book of English poetry; ed. by T. Shorter

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A BOOK or ENGLISH POETRY; JOlL THE SCHOOL, THE FIRESIDE, AND THE COUNTRY RAMBLE. EDITED DY THOMAS SHORTER, r-KOUT.UT OJ' TJr10 W ...

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PREFACE. IT is hoped that the title-page of this work will suffi- ciently indicate ita general character, and render a lengthene ...

vi If this volume at all answers the purposes for which it is designed, it is mainly due to the kind co-operation of the Author: ...

CONTENTS. p .ll\'1' I. Poem• of Nature P.uTn. Poems of Imagination and Fancy. PA.BT Ill. Poema of Reflection and Sentiment P ...

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PART I POEMS OF NATURE. "XXI 1101'1> Yllll all: the Joye oUfotme'a 'II'01'b 11 an ln....,.Uui Ill tile compoond, man, llll'll ...

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POEMS OF NATURE. lve llod.b iJ toa uw~ fritg nt. Tuz world ill too much with ua.; late and aoon. Getting IUld •pending, we lay w ...

<fla&ma, t;t itun .or tllrlk- BPJ.XK full well, in langange qu11int and olden, One who dweHetb by tbt~ castled Rhine, Whe ...

~ot alone in Spring's armorial bearing, And in Summer's green-erubluon'J field, But in arms of brave old Autumn's wearing, In th ...

1'0DIJ!J OJ' 1JA1"1:111& !blUtbgi&ing !at llo&mt. 0 FA'l!B..ER I Lord I The All-beneficent I I bleilll thy name, Tha ...

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8 t~t .lmJiti&.c flut- A Sostnvz Plant in a IZIU'den gre1r, And the young winds feil it with eilnr de1f, And it open'd ite f ...

And the jeaaa.mina faint, ant.l the aweet tuber-a.e, The sweetest flower for scent that blows ; And all rare blo88oms from every ...

10 lo a ~ait!l, on tutnhtg on.e bo&m &ri1k t~e 'Laagw. Wu, modest, crimiiOn4iP,ped flow'r, Thou'at met me in an evil hou ...