Late Augustan PoetryPatricia Meyer Spacks Prentice-Hall, 1973 - 678 էջ |
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... rests on ; on the contrary , he forces the plowshare into the earth by the weight of his body . There is a faint paradox here , for Latin - educated readers : the posture of rest has in effect become that of work for fallen man . But ...
... rests on ; on the contrary , he forces the plowshare into the earth by the weight of his body . There is a faint paradox here , for Latin - educated readers : the posture of rest has in effect become that of work for fallen man . But ...
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... Rest ; Without Misfortune , what Calamities ? And what Hostilities , without a Foe ? Nor are Foes wanting to the best on earth : But endless is the list of human Ills , And Sighs might sooner fail , than Cause to sigh . A Part how small ...
... Rest ; Without Misfortune , what Calamities ? And what Hostilities , without a Foe ? Nor are Foes wanting to the best on earth : But endless is the list of human Ills , And Sighs might sooner fail , than Cause to sigh . A Part how small ...
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... rest , whom fate had placed In modest mediocrity , content With base materials , sat on well tann'd hides Obdurate and unyielding , glassy smooth , With here and there a tuft of crimson yarn , Or scarlet crewel in the cushion fixt : If ...
... rest , whom fate had placed In modest mediocrity , content With base materials , sat on well tann'd hides Obdurate and unyielding , glassy smooth , With here and there a tuft of crimson yarn , Or scarlet crewel in the cushion fixt : If ...
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