The Works of the English Poets, Volume 56J. Rivington, 1779 - 371 pages |
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... ,, " But leave to brutes their favage liberty . B 4 " And * Mr. Doddington had written fome very pretty love- verfes , which have never been published . LYTTELT . " And art thou then , fond youth , fecure HOPE . EC LOGUE II , 7.
... ,, " But leave to brutes their favage liberty . B 4 " And * Mr. Doddington had written fome very pretty love- verfes , which have never been published . LYTTELT . " And art thou then , fond youth , fecure HOPE . EC LOGUE II , 7.
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... never prov'd his fatal power ? " Whence flow'd thofe tears that late bedew'd thy " cheek ? Why figh'd thy heart as if it ftrove to break ? " Why were the defert rocks invok'd to hear " The plaintive accent of thy fad despair ? " From ...
... never prov'd his fatal power ? " Whence flow'd thofe tears that late bedew'd thy " cheek ? Why figh'd thy heart as if it ftrove to break ? " Why were the defert rocks invok'd to hear " The plaintive accent of thy fad despair ? " From ...
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... never fue in vain , " Shall come sweet fuppliants for their favourite fwain . " For him each blue - ey'd Naiad of the flood , " For him each green - hair'd fifter of the wood , " Whom oft beneath fair Cynthia's gentle ray " His mufic ...
... never fue in vain , " Shall come sweet fuppliants for their favourite fwain . " For him each blue - ey'd Naiad of the flood , " For him each green - hair'd fifter of the wood , " Whom oft beneath fair Cynthia's gentle ray " His mufic ...
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... 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 thought her fair ...
... 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 thought her fair ...
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... n age would glow , " Are thefe of ufe for nothing but to few ? " Sure erring Nature never could defign " To form a housewife in a mould like mine ! O Venus , " O Venus , queen and guardian of the fair 18 LYTTELTON'S POEMS .
... n age would glow , " Are thefe of ufe for nothing but to few ? " Sure erring Nature never could defign " To form a housewife in a mould like mine ! O Venus , " O Venus , queen and guardian of the fair 18 LYTTELTON'S POEMS .
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