Cressingham rectory, family conversations on various subjectsJ. Hatchard and Son, 1836 - 110 pages |
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Cressingham Rectory, Family Conversations on Various Subjects Elizabeth Anne Hendry No preview available - 2019 |
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Page 37 - But who can paint Like Nature? Can imagination boast, Amid its gay creation, hues like hers ? Or can it mix them with that matchless skill, And lose them in each other, as appears In every bud that blows...
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Page 53 - Each in his field of glory ; one in arms, And one in council. Wolfe upon the lap Of smiling victory that moment won, And Chatham, heart-sick of his country's shame. They made us many soldiers. Chatham still Consulting England's happiness at home, Secured it by an unforgiving frown If any wronged her. Wolfe, where'er he fought, Put so much of his heart into his act, That his example had a magnet's force And all were swift to follow whom all loved.