The Works of the English Poets, Volume 53J. Rivington, 1779 - 344 pages |
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Page 34
... must be found Felicity of clime , and afpect bland , Where gentle sheep may nourish locks of price . In vain the filken fleece on windy brows , And northern flopes of cloud - dividing hills Is fought , though soft Iberia spreads her lap ...
... must be found Felicity of clime , and afpect bland , Where gentle sheep may nourish locks of price . In vain the filken fleece on windy brows , And northern flopes of cloud - dividing hills Is fought , though soft Iberia spreads her lap ...
Page 61
... must stain your motley flock , To mark your property ? The mark dilates , Enters the flake depreciated , defil'd , Unfit for beauteous tint : befides , in fields Promifcuous held , all culture languishes ; The glebe , exhausted , thin ...
... must stain your motley flock , To mark your property ? The mark dilates , Enters the flake depreciated , defil'd , Unfit for beauteous tint : befides , in fields Promifcuous held , all culture languishes ; The glebe , exhausted , thin ...
Page 62
... must to this : ፡ Bear witness , and the costliest of their looms . And though , with hue of crocus or of rose , No power of fubtle food , or air , or foil , Can dye the living fleece ; yet ' twill avail To note their influence in the ...
... must to this : ፡ Bear witness , and the costliest of their looms . And though , with hue of crocus or of rose , No power of fubtle food , or air , or foil , Can dye the living fleece ; yet ' twill avail To note their influence in the ...
Page 76
... fhear foft wool : Gums must be ftor'd of Guinea's arid coast ; Mexican woods , and India's brightening falts ; Fruits , herbage , fulphurs , minerals , to stain The The fleece prepar'd , which oil - imbibing earth Of 76 DYER'S POEM S.
... fhear foft wool : Gums must be ftor'd of Guinea's arid coast ; Mexican woods , and India's brightening falts ; Fruits , herbage , fulphurs , minerals , to stain The The fleece prepar'd , which oil - imbibing earth Of 76 DYER'S POEM S.
Page 140
... Choice - Oh , Friend ! pronounce me poor ; For I have wants , which wealth can never cure ! Let others , with a narrow'd stint of pride , In selfish views , a bounded hope divide : If I must wish at all - Defires are free If [ 140 ]
... Choice - Oh , Friend ! pronounce me poor ; For I have wants , which wealth can never cure ! Let others , with a narrow'd stint of pride , In selfish views , a bounded hope divide : If I must wish at all - Defires are free If [ 140 ]
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