The Works of the English Poets, Volume 53J. Rivington, 1779 - 344 pages |
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... ancient towers crown his brow , That caft an aweful look below ; Whofe ragged walls the ivy creeps , And with her arms from falling keeps ; So both a safety from the wind On mutual dependence find . B 2 ' Tis now the raven's bleak abode ...
... ancient towers crown his brow , That caft an aweful look below ; Whofe ragged walls the ivy creeps , And with her arms from falling keeps ; So both a safety from the wind On mutual dependence find . B 2 ' Tis now the raven's bleak abode ...
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... 'er their urns , and mournfully among The plaintive - echoing ruins pour their streams . Yet * Fountains at Rome adorned with the ftatues of thofe rivers . Yet here , adventurous in the facred fearch Of ancient DYER'S POEMS .
... 'er their urns , and mournfully among The plaintive - echoing ruins pour their streams . Yet * Fountains at Rome adorned with the ftatues of thofe rivers . Yet here , adventurous in the facred fearch Of ancient DYER'S POEMS .
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... ancient arts , the delicate of mind , Curious and modeft , from all climes refort , Grateful fociety ! with thefe I raise The toilfome step up the proud Palatin , Through fpiry cyprefs groves , and towering pine , Waving aloft o'er the ...
... ancient arts , the delicate of mind , Curious and modeft , from all climes refort , Grateful fociety ! with thefe I raise The toilfome step up the proud Palatin , Through fpiry cyprefs groves , and towering pine , Waving aloft o'er the ...
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... ancient Chammos , while his eye beholds Proud Memphis ' reliques o'er th ' Ægyptian plain : Nor hoary hermit from Hymettus ' brow , Though graceful Athens , in the vale beneath . Along the windings of the Mufe's ftream , Lucid Ilyffus ...
... ancient Chammos , while his eye beholds Proud Memphis ' reliques o'er th ' Ægyptian plain : Nor hoary hermit from Hymettus ' brow , Though graceful Athens , in the vale beneath . Along the windings of the Mufe's ftream , Lucid Ilyffus ...
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... ancient day , the page alone declares , Or narrow coin through dim cærulean ruft . The fane was Jove's , its spacious golden roof , O'er thick - furrounding temples beaming wide , Appear'd , as when above the morning hills Half the ...
... ancient day , the page alone declares , Or narrow coin through dim cærulean ruft . The fane was Jove's , its spacious golden roof , O'er thick - furrounding temples beaming wide , Appear'd , as when above the morning hills Half the ...
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