Read full poem →Thou with fresh hope the Lovers heart dost fill,
While the jolly hours lead on propitious May,
Thy liquid notes that close the eye of Day,
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To mislead, to try to make someone believe a lie.
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Poetry examples for “lead on”
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Read full poem →Thou with fresh hope the lover's heart dost fill,
While the jolly Hours lead on propitious May.
Thy liquid notes that close the eye of day, 5
Read full poem →Of STEWART’S royal race:
Lead on the unmuzzled hounds of hell,
Till all the frighted echoes tell
Read full poem →Here's the Canal: it's dusk; we cross the bridge.
"_Lead on there by platoons_." The Line's a-glare
With shell-fire through the poplars; distant rattle
Read full poem →Here's the Canal: it's dusk; we cross the bridge.
"_Lead on there by platoons._" The Line's a-glare
With shell-fire through the poplars; distant rattle
Read full poem →_Here's to the spirit of fire, wherever the flame is unfurled,
In the sun, it may be, as a torch, to lead on and enlighten the world;
That melted the glacial streams, in the day that no memories reach,