The Miscellaneous Works: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales, and Translations, Volume 2J. and R. Tonson, 1760 |
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... breast : Laft , with content of mind , the poor man's wealth , A grace - cup to their common patron's health . This she defir'd her to accept , and stay , For fear fhe might be wilder'd in her way , Because she wanted an unerring guide ...
... breast : Laft , with content of mind , the poor man's wealth , A grace - cup to their common patron's health . This she defir'd her to accept , and stay , For fear fhe might be wilder'd in her way , Because she wanted an unerring guide ...
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... breast . She knew the virtue of her blade , nor would Pollute her fatire with ignoble blood : Her panting foe she saw before her eye , And back the drew the fhining weapon dry . So when the generous Lion has in fight His equal match ...
... breast . She knew the virtue of her blade , nor would Pollute her fatire with ignoble blood : Her panting foe she saw before her eye , And back the drew the fhining weapon dry . So when the generous Lion has in fight His equal match ...
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... breast , appointed for his guard . He came , and crown'd with great folemnity , God fave king Buzzard , was the general cry . A portly prince , and goodly to the fight , He feem'd a fon of Anach for his height : Like those whom ftature ...
... breast , appointed for his guard . He came , and crown'd with great folemnity , God fave king Buzzard , was the general cry . A portly prince , and goodly to the fight , He feem'd a fon of Anach for his height : Like those whom ftature ...
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... breast , His fowls of nature too unjustly were oppreft . He therefore makes all birds of every fect Free of his farm , with promise to respect , Their feveral kinds alike , and equally protect . His gracious edict the fame franchise ...
... breast , His fowls of nature too unjustly were oppreft . He therefore makes all birds of every fect Free of his farm , with promise to respect , Their feveral kinds alike , and equally protect . His gracious edict the fame franchise ...
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... breast the raging God ; At length burst out in this prophetic mood . Heavens bless my fon , from Ireland let him reign To far Barbadoes on the western main Of his dominion may no end be known , And greater than his father's be his ...
... breast the raging God ; At length burst out in this prophetic mood . Heavens bless my fon , from Ireland let him reign To far Barbadoes on the western main Of his dominion may no end be known , And greater than his father's be his ...
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Amyntas becauſe beſt bleſſing bleſt buſineſs call'd cauſe cloſe confcience deſign deſign'd diſdain e'en eaſe Engliſh ev'ry facred fair fame fate fatire fear fight firſt foes fome fons fools foon foul fure grace gueſt heaven houſe increaſe inſpire juſt juſtly kind king laſt leaſt leſs Lucretius moſt muſe muſt never numbers o'er Panther paſs peace play pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure poets praiſe preſent prince raiſe reaſon reſt rife riſe ſacred ſaid ſame ſay ſcarce ſcenes ſcripture ſecond ſecure ſee ſeems ſeen ſenſe ſent ſet ſhades ſhall ſhare ſhe ſhew ſhines ſhore ſhort ſhould ſhow ſhun ſkies ſky ſmile ſome ſpace ſpeak ſpread ſpring ſtage ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtay ſtill ſtood ſtore ſtrength ſtrife ſubject ſuch ſupport ſure ſweet thee themſelves Theocritus theſe thoſe thou thro tranſlated true twas uſe verſe Virgil Whig Whoſe wiſely wiſh worſe yourſelves
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Page 284 - Flushed with a purple grace He shows his honest face: Now give the hautboys breath; he comes, he comes! Bacchus , ever fair and young , Drinking joys did first ordain : Bacchus...
Page 288 - Thais led the way To light him to his prey, And like another Helen, fired another Troy! Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, While organs yet were mute; Timotheus to his breathing flute And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire.
Page 285 - Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure ; Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure ; Sweet is pleasure after pain. Soothed with the sound, the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain.
Page 189 - Better to hunt in fields for health unbought Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught. The wise for cure on exercise depend ; God never made his work for man to mend.
Page 289 - At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame ; The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred store, Enlarged the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown ; He raised a mortal to the skies ; She drew an angel down.
Page 288 - And unburied remain Inglorious on the plain : Give the vengeance due To the valiant crew ! Behold how they toss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes And glittering temples of their hostile gods.
Page 25 - As only buz to Heaven with evening wings ; Strike in the dark, offending but by chance ; Such are the blindfold blows of Ignorance : They know not beings,, and but hate a name ; To them the Hind and Panther are the same.
Page 144 - Where did his wit on learning fix a brand And rail at arts he did not understand? Where made he love in Prince Nicander's vein Or swept the dust in Psyche's humble strain? Where sold he bargains, "whipstitch, kiss my arse", Promised a play and dwindled to a farce?
Page 145 - This is thy province, this thy wondrous way, New humours to invent for each new play: This is that boasted bias of thy mind, By which one way to dulness 'tis inclined: Which makes thy writings lean on one side still, And, in all changes, that way bends thy will.
Page 282 - In flower of youth and beauty's pride. Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave, None but...