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...From thence a length of burning sand appears, Where the thin harvest waves its withered ears ; Rank weeds, that every art and care defy, Reign o'er the land, and rob the blighted rye." The associates of his boyhood were hardly more attractive: " Here joyless roam a wild amphibious race,...

...thistles shall it bring forth to thee," has clung to the earth throughout all ages. " Rank weeds, which every art and care defy, Reign o'er the land, and rob the blighted rye ; O'er the young shoot the charlock throws a shade, And clasping tares cling round the sickly blade."...

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...; From thence a length of burning sand appears Where the thin harvest waves its wither'd ears, Rank weeds that every art and care defy, Reign o'er the...poppies nodding mock the hope of toil; There the blue bagloss paint the sterile soil; Hardy and high above the slender sheaf, The slimy mallow waves her...

...From thence a length of burning sands appears Where the thin harvest waves its withered ears ; Rank weeds, that every art and care defy, Reign o'er the land, and rob the blighted rye ; There thistles spread their thorny arms afar. And to the ragged infant threaten war. ' — The Tillage. The mingled...