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" twas wild. But thou, O Hope ! with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure? Still it whisper'd promis'd pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail. Still would her touch... "
The Works of the English Poets: Thomson; Hammond; Collins - Page 320
by Samuel Johnson - 1779
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The Book of Nature, Volume 3

John Mason Good - 1826 - 456 pages
...whisper'd promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail. Still would her touch the strain prolong, And from the rocks, the woods, the vale, She call'd on Echo still through all the song. And where her sweetest theme she chose, A soft responsive voice was heard...
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The elementary elocutionist: a selection of pieces in prose and verse, by J ...

John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...whisper'd promis'd pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail. Still would her touch the strain prolong; And, from the rocks, the woods, the vale, She call'd on Echo still through all her song. And, where her sweetest theme she chose, A soft responsive voice was heard...
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The poetical works of William Collins, with observations of dr. Langhorne ...

William Collins - 1827 - 234 pages
...whisper'd promis'd pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail ! Still would her touch the strain prolong ; And from the rocks, the woods, the vale, She call'd on Echo still, through all the song ; 35 And, where her sweetest theme she chose, A soft responsive voice was...
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The Poetical Works of William Collins

William Collins - 1827 - 234 pages
...whisper'd promis'd pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail! Still would her touch the strain prolong; And from the rocks, the woods, the vale, She call'd on Echo still, through all the song; 35 And, where her sweetest theme she chose, A soft responsive voice was...
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The Poems of William Collins: With Notes Selected from the Editions of ...

William Collins - 1828 - 108 pages
...whisper'd promis'd pleasure, And bad the lovely scenes at distance hail '. Still would her touch the strain prolong, And from the rocks, the woods, the vale, She call'd on Echo still thro' all the song ; And where her sweetest theme she chose, A soft responsive voice was heard...
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The poems, of William Collins, with notes selected and orig. by W. Crowe

William Collins - 1828 - 104 pages
...whisper'd promis'd pleasure, And bad the lovely scenes at distance hail! Still would her touch the strain prolong, And from the rocks, the woods, the vale, She call'd on Echo still thro' all the song ; And where her sweetest theme she chose, A soft responsive voice was heard...
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An Illustration of the Principles of Elocution ...

William Brittainham Lacey - 1828 - 308 pages
...promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes "at distance hail! -Still would her touch the strain prolong ; And from the rocks, the woods, the vale, She- call'd on Echo still through all the song : And where her sweetest theme she chose, A soft responsive voice was heard...
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An Essay on Elocution: With Elucidatory Passages from Various Authors

J[ohn] H[anbury]. Dwyer - 1828 - 314 pages
...whisper'd promis'd pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail. Still would ber touch the strain prolong ; And from the rocks, the woods, the vale, She call'd on Echo still through all her song : And where her sweetest theme she chose, A soft responsive voice was heard...
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The Poetical Works of William Collins, Volume 1

William Collins, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Sir Egerton Brydges, John Langhorne - 1830 - 234 pages
...whisper'd promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail ! Still would her touch the strain prolong, And from the rocks, the woods, the vale. She call'd on Echo still through all the song ; And where her sweetest theme she chose, A soft responsive voice was heard...
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Poetic gems: partly original; but chiefly selected from the best authors: by ...

Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 pages
...whisper'd promis'd pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail. Still would her touch the strain prolong ; And from the rocks, the woods, the vale, She call'd on Echo still through all the song ; And where her sweetest theme she chose, A soft responsive voice was heard...
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