The Works of the English Poets, Volume 56J. Rivington, 1779 - 371 pages |
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... heavens with what grace fhe " " mov'd ! " Who could have feen her then , and not have lov'd . ? " I ftrove not to refift fo fweet a flame , " But gloried in a happy captive's name ; " Nor would I now , could Love permit , be free ...
... heavens with what grace fhe " " mov'd ! " Who could have feen her then , and not have lov'd . ? " I ftrove not to refift fo fweet a flame , " But gloried in a happy captive's name ; " Nor would I now , could Love permit , be free ...
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... heaven deform each guilty grace , " That triumphs now in that deluding face ! " Thofe alter'd looks may every shepherd fly , " And ev❜n thy Daphnis hate thee worse than I ! " Say , thou inconftant , what has Damon done , " To lofe the ...
... heaven deform each guilty grace , " That triumphs now in that deluding face ! " Thofe alter'd looks may every shepherd fly , " And ev❜n thy Daphnis hate thee worse than I ! " Say , thou inconftant , what has Damon done , " To lofe the ...
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... heaven ! and let her never know " The flighteft part of hapless Damon's woe : " I afk no vengeance . from the powers above ; " All I implore is never more to love . " Let me this fondness from my bosom tear , " Let me forget that e'er I ...
... heaven ! and let her never know " The flighteft part of hapless Damon's woe : " I afk no vengeance . from the powers above ; " All I implore is never more to love . " Let me this fondness from my bosom tear , " Let me forget that e'er I ...
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... Heaven , and we are angels there : " In that gay circle thousand Cupids rove , " The court of Britain is the court of Love . " How has my conscious heart with triumph glow'd , " How have my sparkling eyes their tranfport fhew'd , C " At ...
... Heaven , and we are angels there : " In that gay circle thousand Cupids rove , " The court of Britain is the court of Love . " How has my conscious heart with triumph glow'd , " How have my sparkling eyes their tranfport fhew'd , C " At ...
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... Heaven , protects a thankless world For her own glory , nor expects reward . Pleas'd with the noble theme , her talk the Mufe Pursues untir'd , and through the palace roves With ever - new delight . The tapestry rich With gold , and gay ...
... Heaven , protects a thankless world For her own glory , nor expects reward . Pleas'd with the noble theme , her talk the Mufe Pursues untir'd , and through the palace roves With ever - new delight . The tapestry rich With gold , and gay ...
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