The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 5Robert Anderson Arch, 1795 |
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... true ornament of poem or good verfe , in longer works efpecially , but the invention of a barbarous age , to fet off wretched matter and lane metre ; grac'd indeed fince by the use of Some famous modern poets , carried away by cuflom ...
... true ornament of poem or good verfe , in longer works efpecially , but the invention of a barbarous age , to fet off wretched matter and lane metre ; grac'd indeed fince by the use of Some famous modern poets , carried away by cuflom ...
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... true , If true , here only , and of delicious taste . Betwixt then lawns , or level downs , and flocks Grazing the tender herb , were interpos'd : Or paliny hilloc , or the flow'ry lap Of fome irriguous valley fpread her store : Flow'rs ...
... true , If true , here only , and of delicious taste . Betwixt then lawns , or level downs , and flocks Grazing the tender herb , were interpos'd : Or paliny hilloc , or the flow'ry lap Of fome irriguous valley fpread her store : Flow'rs ...
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... true filial freedom plac'd , Whence true authority in men : though both Not equal , as their fex not equal feem'd : For contemplation he , and valour form'd ; For foftnefs the , and sweet attractive grace ; He , for God only ; the for ...
... true filial freedom plac'd , Whence true authority in men : though both Not equal , as their fex not equal feem'd : For contemplation he , and valour form'd ; For foftnefs the , and sweet attractive grace ; He , for God only ; the for ...
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... true Or fancy'd fo , through expectation high Of knowledge ; nor was God - head from her thought . Greedily the ingorg'd without restraint , And knew not eating death ; fatiate at length , And heighten'd , as with wine , jocund and boon ...
... true Or fancy'd fo , through expectation high Of knowledge ; nor was God - head from her thought . Greedily the ingorg'd without restraint , And knew not eating death ; fatiate at length , And heighten'd , as with wine , jocund and boon ...
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... true , So faithful love unequal'd ; but I feel Far otherwife th ' event , not death , but life Augmented , open'd eyes , new hopes , new joys , Tafte fo divine , that what of sweet before Hath touch'd my fenfe , flat seems to this , and ...
... true , So faithful love unequal'd ; but I feel Far otherwife th ' event , not death , but life Augmented , open'd eyes , new hopes , new joys , Tafte fo divine , that what of sweet before Hath touch'd my fenfe , flat seems to this , and ...
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