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...er of treasures.
May you always prosper, gold-friend to men,
and speak in mild words unto the Geats, as one must do.
Be gracious to them, mindful of the giving,
which you have received from near and far.
One has told me that you wish to consider this warrior
for your son. Heorot has been cleansed,
the bright ring-hall—enjoy it, so long as you may,
the goodwill of many, and bequeath unto your own kin
the people and the realm, when you must look ahead
to your measured...Read more of this...

...ey come, and their thirst they would still,
So leave them to swallow as much as they will,

And the Evil Ones then will be gracious."

As said, so 'twas done! and the phantoms draw near,
And shadowlike seem they, and grey they appear,

~Yet blithely they sip and they revel
The beer has all vanish'd, the pitchers are void;
With cries and with shouts the wild hunters, o'erjoy'd,

Speed onward o'er vale and o'er mountain.

The children in terror fly nimbly tow'rd home,
And with ...Read more of this...

...shows, as through an opening pall,
Grim earth--the ocean under!

Poor maiden! bootless wail or vow--
"Have mercy, Jove--be gracious, thou!
Dread prayer was mine before!"
What if the gods have heard--and he,
Lone victim of the stormy sea,
Now struggles to the shore!
There's not a sea-bird on the wave--
Their hurrying wings the shelter seek;
The stoutest ship the storms have proved,
Takes refuge in the creek.

"Ah, still that heart, which oft has braved
The danger where the dar...Read more of this...

...he land of sweet Eleusis and sea-girt Paros and rocky Antron, lady, giver of good gifts, bringer of seasons, queen Deo, be gracious, you and your daughter all beauteous Persephone, and for my song grant me heart-cheering substance. And now I will remember you and another song also. ...Read more of this...

...am rejoice with the great Owl, who understandeth that which he professes. 

Let Abigail rejoice with Lethophagus -- God be gracious to the widows indeed. 

Let Anathoth bless with Saurix, who is a bird of melancholy. 

Let Shammua rejoice with the Vultur who is strength and fierceness. 

Let Shobab rejoice with Evech who is of the goat kind which is meditation and pleasantry. 

Let Ittai the Gittite rejoice with the Gerfalcon amicus certus in re incertâ cernitur. 

Let Ibhar ...Read more of this...

...must be first just, but the voice of Christ is distribute at all events. 

For Kittim is the father of the Pygmies, God be gracious to Pigg his family. 

For the Soul is divisible and a portion of the Spirit may be cut off from one and applied to another. 

For NEW BREAD is the most wholesome especially if it be leaven'd with honey. 

For a NEW SONG also is best, if it be to the glory of God; and taken with the food like the psalms. 

For the Planet Saturn is the word TEMPERA...Read more of this...

...like. 

For the Clarinet rhimes are clean seen and the like. 

For the Bassoon rhimes are pass, class and the like. God be gracious to Baumgarden. 

For the dulcimer are rather van fan and the like and grace place &c are of the bassoon. 

For beat heat, weep peep &c are of the pipe. 

For every word has its marrow in the English tongue for order and for delight. 

For the dissyllables such as able table &c are the fiddle rhimes. 

For all dissyllables and some trissyllables a...Read more of this...

...kweed. 

Let Hagab rejoice with Serpyllum Mother of Thyme. Hosanna to the memory of Q. Anne. March 8th N.S. 1761 -- God be gracious to old Windsmore. 

Let Shalmai rejoice with Meadow Rue. -- 

Let Habaiah rejoice with Asteriscus Yellow Starwort. 

Let Tel-harsa rejoice with Aparine Clivers. 

Let Rehoboam rejoice with Folium Montanum. God give grace to the Young King. 

Let Hanan rejoice with Poley of Crete. 

Let Sheshbazzar rejoice with Polygonatum Solomon's seal. 

Let Ze...Read more of this...

...Linnet rejoice with Tanos, which is a mean sort of Emerald. 

Let Hind, house of Hind rejoice with Paederos Opal -- God be gracious to Mrs Hind, that lived at Canbury. 

Let Tyrrel, house of Tyrrel rejoice with Sardius Lapis an Onyx of a black colour. God speed Hawke's Fleet. 

Let Moss, house of Moss rejoice with the Pearl-Oyster behold how God has consider'd for him that lacketh. 

Let Ross, house of Ross rejoice with the Great Flabber Dabber Flat Clapping Fish with hands. ...Read more of this...

...rice,
To smelle sweet, ere he had combed his hair.
Under his tongue a true love  he bare,
For thereby thought he to be gracious.

Then came he to the carpentere's house,
And still he stood under the shot window;
Unto his breast it raught*, it was so low; *reached
And soft he coughed with a semisoun'.* *low tone
"What do ye, honeycomb, sweet Alisoun?
My faire bird, my sweet cinamome*, *cinnamon, sweet spice
Awaken, leman* mine, and speak to me. *mistress
Full little thinke...Read more of this...

...What do you here? and in this dress? and these? 
Why who are these? a wolf within the fold! 
A pack of wolves! the Lord be gracious to me! 
A plot, a plot, a plot to ruin all!' 
'No plot, no plot,' he answered. 'Wretched boy, 
How saw you not the inscription on the gate, 
LET NO MAN ENTER IN ON PAIN OF DEATH?' 
'And if I had,' he answered, 'who could think 
The softer Adams of your Academe, 
O sister, Sirens though they be, were such 
As chanted on the blanching bones of men?...Read more of this...

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