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The Plants, a Poem, Cantos the First and Second, with Notes; And Occasional Poems. a Poem, Cantos the First and Second, with Notes and Occasional Poems

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Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1808. Excerpt: ... THE PLANTS. CANTO II. THE OAK. Care selve beate, E voi solinghi, e taciturni orrori, Di riposo, e di pace alberghi vcri, O quanto volontieri A rivedervi i' torno. Cuarini. ARGUMENT. A wish to celebrate the heroes of Britain.--Freedom.--Climate suited to the Oak.--The arts of agriculture, architecture, war, navigation, indebted to the Oak.--Fate of Tyre.--Address to England.--Oaks of Palestine.--Idolatrous groves of the Jews, Greeks, Scythians, British.--Destruction of Mona.--Obsequies of Varus.--Groves of Gaul.--Dante's grove of Suicide.--Windsor Forest.--Oaks near British mansions.--Songs of the Muse: 1. The Hamadryads: 2. Age of Saturn: 3. War of the Giants: 4. Enchanted forests: 5. Cauchian and Hercynian Oaks: British navigation, and the effects of it: 6. Drake's vessel; Extent of British navigation: 7. Cooke: 8. Perouse: 9. Trafalgar.--Addresses to the Muse, to the author's woods, to solitude.--Reflections.--Insects.--Moss.-- Care of acorns.--Use of the young growth.--A wish to preserve forest scenes.--Margaret of Anjou in the forest of Hexham.--Superiority of British Oak.--Different species Longevity and size; in Britain, and in North America.--View near the Mississippi.--European settler.--Progress of cultivation in America.--Last asylum of liberty.--Return homeward.--Retrospective thoughts.--Address to Ireland. THE PLANTS. CANTO II. THE OAK. Come forth, my Muse, from the enchanted bower, Where idle strains have breathed the tale of love: Nor rose, nor myrtle now should o'er thy lyre Cast momentary fragrance: graver themes The martial trumpet and the storms of war $ Demand. Oh! could thy song, with wreaths of Oak, In everlasting shrines of poesy Cover the patriot warriors, who have bled In British arms, then should the harp be struck With hand more daring, and thy bolder verse...



Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780217967471
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 38
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0217967477
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 86 gr


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