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" This black den which rocks emboss, Overgrown with eldest moss: The rude portals that give light More to terror than delight; This my chamber of neglect, Walled about with disrespect. From all these, and this dull air, A fit object for despair, She hath... "
The Writings: Old portraits and modern sketches; Personal sketches and ... - Page 32
by John Greenleaf Whittier - 1889
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The uncompleted edition of Wither's poems, ed. by J.M. Gutch. 4 vols, Volume 2

George Wither - 1622 - 476 pages
...The rude portals that give light, More to terror than delight ; This my chamber of neglect, Wall'd about with disrespect ; *From all these, and this dull air, A fit object for despair, 166 She hath taught me, by her might, To draw comfort and delight. Therefore, thou best earthly bliss...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets: To which is Prefixed an ..., Volume 3

George Ellis - 1803 - 476 pages
...; The rude portals that give light More to terror than delight ; This my chamber of neglect, Wall'd about with disrespect ; From all these and this dull...object for despair, She hath taught me by her might Therefore, thoa best earthly bliss, I will cherish thee for, this, — POESY ! — thou sweet'st content...
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The Annual Review and History of Literature, Volume 2

1804 - 994 pages
...The rude portals that give liglii More to terror than delight ; This my chamber of neglect, Wall'd about with disrespect ; From all these and this dull air, A fit object for despair, She hath taught iiii1 bv her might To draw comfort ¡MUÍ delight. Therefore, thou lit1*! earthly bliss, I iv ill cherish...
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Literary Hours; Or, Sketches Critical, Narrative, and Poetical, Volume 3

Nathan Drake - 1804 - 572 pages
...Moss. The rude Portals that give light. More to Terror than Delight. This my chamber of Neglect, Wall'd about with disrespect. From all these and this dull air A fit object for Despair, derstood it is the intention of Mr. Southey, to present such a selection to the public. Shirley, having...
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Censura Literaria: Containing Titles, Abstracts, and Opinions ..., Volumes 1-2

Sir Egerton Brydges - 1805 - 908 pages
...; The rude portals, that give light More to terror than delight, This my chamber of neglect, Wall'd about with disrespect, From all these, and this dull...object for despair, She hath taught me by her might Tb draw comfort and delight. Therefore then best earthly bliss, I will cherish thee for this I Poesy,...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets: To which is Prefixed, an Historical ...

George Ellis - 1811 - 476 pages
...; The rude portals that give light More to terror than delight ; This my chamber of neglect, Wall'd about with disrespect ; From all these, and this dull...taught me by .her might To draw comfort and delight. Therefore, thou best earthly bliss, I will cherish thee for this, — POESY ! — thou sweet'st content...
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Censura Literaria: Containing Titles, Abstracts, and Opinions of ..., Volume 2

Sir Egerton Brydges - 1815 - 470 pages
...moss ; The rude portals, that give light More to terror than delight, This my chamber of neglect, • From all these, and this dull air, A fit object for...taught me by her might To draw comfort and delight. Therefore then, best earthly bliss, I will cherish thee for this ! Poesy, thou sweet'st content That...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 7

1823 - 428 pages
...: The rude portals that give light More to Terror than Delight : This my chamber of Neglect, Wall'd about with Disrespect. From all these and this dull...taught me by her might To draw comfort and delight. Therefore, thou best earthly bliss, I will cherish thee for this. Poesy, thou sweet'st content That...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 7

1823 - 428 pages
...: The rude portals that give light More to Terror than Delight : This my chamber of Neglect, Wall'd about with Disrespect. From all these and this dull...taught me by her might To draw comfort and delight. Therefore, thou best earthly bliss, I will cherish thee for this. Poesy, thou sweet'st content That...
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Select British Poets, Or, New Elegant Extracts from Chaucer to the Present ...

William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...The rude portals, which give light More to terror than delight ; This my chamber of Neglect, Wall'd Therefore, thou best earthly bliss, I will cherish thee for this ; Poesy, thou sweet's content That...
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