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...solemn troops and sweet societies, That sing, and singing in their glory move, And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes. Now, Lycidas, the shepherds weep...more ; Henceforth thou art the Genius of the shore, 1 80 Tti-ma xaSripey. Cf. Pope, Odyssey, iv. 543, ' His oozy limbs.' 1 76 and hears] originally ' list'ning,'...

...troops, and sweet societies. That sing, and singing in their glory move, And wipe the tears forever from his eyes. Now, Lycidas, the shepherds weep no more; Henceforth thou art the Genins of the shore, In thy large recompense, and shalt be good To all that wander in that perilous...

...solemn troops and sweet societies, That sing, and singing in their glory move, And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes. Now, Lycidas, the shepherds weep no more ; Henceforth them art the Genius of the shore, 1 80 ir<£ira KaBlipev. Cf. Pope, Odyssey, iv. 543, ' His oozy limbs....

...solemn troops, and sweet societies, That sing, and, singing, in their glory move, And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes. Now, Lycidas, the shepherds weep...flood. Thus sang the uncouth swain to the oaks and lills, While the still morn went out with sandals grey; He touch'd the tender stops of various quills,...

...in their glory move, And wipe the tears forever from his eyes. Xow, Lycidas, the shepherds weep по more ; Henceforth thou art the Genius of the shore,...good To all that wander in that perilous flood. Thus sans; the uncouth swain to the oaks and rills. While the still morn went out with sandals gray; He...

...serene couplets, to the poem's classical basis: Now Lycidas the Shepherds weep no more; Hence forth thou art the Genius of the shore, In thy large recompense,...be good To all that wander in that perilous flood. [182-85] And then the poet can replace that eroded sonnet of prologue with a perfect concluding stanza...

...Tbat sing, and singing in their glory move, And wipe the tears for ever from Us eyes. Now Lycidas tie Shepherds weep no more; Henceforth thou art the Genius of the shore, In thy large recompense, andshalt be good To all that wander in that perilous food. Thus sang the uncouth Swain to th'Olees...

...troops, and sweet societies That sing, and singing in their glory move, 180 And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes. Now Lycidas, the shepherds weep...that perilous flood, Thus sang the uncouth swain to th'oaks and rills. While the still mom went out with sandals gray; He touch't the tender stops of various...

...reminds the reader again of poetry's limitations. Second, Lycidas's transformation is also problematic: Now, Lycidas, the Shepherds weep no more; Henceforth...Genius of the Shore, In thy large recompense, and shall be good To all that wander in that perilous flood. (11. 182-85) Let us assume for a moment that...