The Works of the English Poets, Volume 53J. Rivington, 1779 - 344 pages |
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Page 14
... first Boafted their order , which Callimachus ( Reclining ftudious on Afopus ' banks Beneath an urn of fome lamented nymph ) Haply compos'd ; the urn with foliage curl'd Thinly conceal'd , the chapiter inform'd . See the tall obelisks ...
... first Boafted their order , which Callimachus ( Reclining ftudious on Afopus ' banks Beneath an urn of fome lamented nymph ) Haply compos'd ; the urn with foliage curl'd Thinly conceal'd , the chapiter inform'd . See the tall obelisks ...
Page 36
... first your purpose to procure a breed , To foil and clime adapted . Every foil And clime , ev'n every tree and herb , receives Its habitant peculiar each to each , : The Great Invifible , and each to all , Through earth , and fea , and ...
... first your purpose to procure a breed , To foil and clime adapted . Every foil And clime , ev'n every tree and herb , receives Its habitant peculiar each to each , : The Great Invifible , and each to all , Through earth , and fea , and ...
Page 49
... First , howe'er , E Drive * The caves of Brigantium - the forges of Sheffield , in Yorkshire , where the shepherds fhears and all edge- tools are made . Drive to the double fold , upon the brim Of Book I. 49 : THE FLEECE .
... First , howe'er , E Drive * The caves of Brigantium - the forges of Sheffield , in Yorkshire , where the shepherds fhears and all edge- tools are made . Drive to the double fold , upon the brim Of Book I. 49 : THE FLEECE .
Page 51
... first happy garden , when Content To Nature's flowery feenes directs the fight . Yet we abandon thofe Elyfian walks , Then idly for the loft delight repine : As greedy mariners , whofe defperate fails Skim o'er the billows of the foamy ...
... first happy garden , when Content To Nature's flowery feenes directs the fight . Yet we abandon thofe Elyfian walks , Then idly for the loft delight repine : As greedy mariners , whofe defperate fails Skim o'er the billows of the foamy ...
Page 52
... First arofe in fong Hoar - headed Damon , venerable swain , The footheft fhepherd of the flowery vale . " This is no vulgar fcene : no palace - roof " Was e'er fo lofty , nor fo nobly rife " Their polish'd pillars , as thefe aged oaks ...
... First arofe in fong Hoar - headed Damon , venerable swain , The footheft fhepherd of the flowery vale . " This is no vulgar fcene : no palace - roof " Was e'er fo lofty , nor fo nobly rife " Their polish'd pillars , as thefe aged oaks ...
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