The Works of the English Poets, Volume 53J. Rivington, 1779 - 344 pages |
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... Shall treason walk ? fhall proud oppreffion yoke The neck of virtue ? Lo the wretch , abash'd , Self - betray'd Catiline ! O Liberty , Parent of happiness , celeftial - born ; When the firft man became a living foul , His facred genius ...
... Shall treason walk ? fhall proud oppreffion yoke The neck of virtue ? Lo the wretch , abash'd , Self - betray'd Catiline ! O Liberty , Parent of happiness , celeftial - born ; When the firft man became a living foul , His facred genius ...
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... , " Sabrina , guardian of the crystal flood , Shall blefs our cares , when fhe by moonlight cleer E 3 " Skims * A hill on the borders of Montgomeryshire . 4. J Skims o'er the dales , and eyes our fleeping folds Book I. THE FLEECE . 53.
... , " Sabrina , guardian of the crystal flood , Shall blefs our cares , when fhe by moonlight cleer E 3 " Skims * A hill on the borders of Montgomeryshire . 4. J Skims o'er the dales , and eyes our fleeping folds Book I. THE FLEECE . 53.
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... shall infect the yeaning herds , " Nor penny - grafs , nor fpear wort's poisonous leaf . " He faid with light fantafac foe , the nymphs Thither affembled , thither every swain ; And o'er the dimpled ftream a thousand flowers , Pale ...
... shall infect the yeaning herds , " Nor penny - grafs , nor fpear wort's poisonous leaf . " He faid with light fantafac foe , the nymphs Thither affembled , thither every swain ; And o'er the dimpled ftream a thousand flowers , Pale ...
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... shall ever rise , Ever , while o'er the lawns , and airy downs The bleating theep and fhepherd's pipe are heard ; While in the brook ye blanch the glistening fleece , * Paul's engine for cotton and fine wool . And And th ' amorous youth ...
... shall ever rise , Ever , while o'er the lawns , and airy downs The bleating theep and fhepherd's pipe are heard ; While in the brook ye blanch the glistening fleece , * Paul's engine for cotton and fine wool . And And th ' amorous youth ...
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... shall be rais'd Houfes of labor , feats of kind constraint , For those , who now delight in fruitless sports , More than in chearful works of virtuous trade , Which honeft wealth would yield , and portion due Of public welfare ? Ho , ye ...
... shall be rais'd Houfes of labor , feats of kind constraint , For those , who now delight in fruitless sports , More than in chearful works of virtuous trade , Which honeft wealth would yield , and portion due Of public welfare ? Ho , ye ...
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