The Works of the English Poets, Volume 56J. Rivington, 1779 - 371 pages |
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... sweet . " Ah luckless day ! when firft with fond furprize " On Delia's face I fix'd my eager eyes ! " Then in wild tumults all my foul was toft , " Then reafon , liberty , at once were loft : " And - " And every wish , and thought , and ...
... sweet . " Ah luckless day ! when firft with fond furprize " On Delia's face I fix'd my eager eyes ! " Then in wild tumults all my foul was toft , " Then reafon , liberty , at once were loft : " And - " And every wish , and thought , and ...
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... sweet adieu . " The frighted hind , who fees his ripen'd corn " Up from the roots by fudden tempeks torn , " Whofe faireft hopes destroy'd and blasted lie , Feels not fo keen a pang of grief as I. 46 . B. 3- " Ah , " Ah , how have I ...
... sweet adieu . " The frighted hind , who fees his ripen'd corn " Up from the roots by fudden tempeks torn , " Whofe faireft hopes destroy'd and blasted lie , Feels not fo keen a pang of grief as I. 46 . B. 3- " Ah , " Ah , how have I ...
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... sweet they drain : " See , how beneath yon hillock's shady steep , " The shelter'd herds on flowery couches fleep t " Nor bees , nor herds , are half fo bleft as I , " If with my fond defires my love complys " From Delia's lips a ...
... sweet they drain : " See , how beneath yon hillock's shady steep , " The shelter'd herds on flowery couches fleep t " Nor bees , nor herds , are half fo bleft as I , " If with my fond defires my love complys " From Delia's lips a ...
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... sweet madness from her fwimming eye ! - " I faw their friendly flocks together feed , " I faw them hand in hand walk o'er the mead : " Would my clos'd eye had funk in endless night , " Ere I was doom'd to bear that hateful fight ...
... sweet madness from her fwimming eye ! - " I faw their friendly flocks together feed , " I faw them hand in hand walk o'er the mead : " Would my clos'd eye had funk in endless night , " Ere I was doom'd to bear that hateful fight ...
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... sweet remembrance shall thy youth restore , Fancy again fhall run paft pleasures o'er ; And , while in Stowe's enchanting walks you ftray , This theme may help to cheat the fummer's day . Beneath the covert of a myrtle wood , To Venus ...
... sweet remembrance shall thy youth restore , Fancy again fhall run paft pleasures o'er ; And , while in Stowe's enchanting walks you ftray , This theme may help to cheat the fummer's day . Beneath the covert of a myrtle wood , To Venus ...
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