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...say." Hearing the wind whistling through the trees, he was reminded of the noble lines of Milton : " 1 These lines he repeated twice : he had just strength to repeat them the second time, when, exhausted...

...reference to the readiness with which they respond to the breath of this aerial visitant, says, — " His praise, ye winds, that from four quarters blow,...pines, With every plant — in sign of worship wave." And Thomson thus in the same spirit, and with a similar allusion, — " To Him, ye vocal gales, Breathe...

...gold, , Whether to deck with clouds th' uncolour'd sky, Or wet the thirsty earth with falling show'rs, Rising or falling still advance his praise. His praise,...Breathe soft or loud ; and wave your tops, ye pines. Fountains, and ye that warble as ye flow With ev'ry plant, in sign of worship wave. Join voices, all...

...fleecy skirts with gold, In honour to the world's great author rise, Whether to deck with clouds the uncolour'd sky, Or wet the thirsty earth with falling...praise : Join voices, all ye living souls, ye birds, 177-/w>e] 'Verum etiam quinrjut Stellas, qu«e vulgo vaga nuncupantur.' v. .I/in!, de Deo Socratis,...

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...hills, to be the mast Of some great ammiral, were but a wand." Milton also says : — " His praiie, ye winds, that from four quarters blow, Breathe soft...pines, With every plant, in sign of worship wave! Among the more modern poets, perhaps the most beautiful lines relating to the pine are those of Barry...

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