Of my free soul, aspiring to the height Of Nature and unclouded fields of light; My next desire is, void of care and strife, To lead a soft, secure, inglorious life: A country cottage near a crystal flood, A winding valley, and a lofty wood. The Saturday Magazine - Página 741841Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
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...Dryden has painted better than Virgil, for the simple reason that Virgil never painted it at all, — A country cottage near a crystal flood, A winding valley and a lofty wood. Then, if ever, you experience that absolute indifference to affairs which Virgil has painted : Ilium... | |
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