The Works of the English Poets, Volumes 17-19G. Bigg, 1779 - 2 pages |
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... gentle Spring , ethereal Mildness , come , And from the bofom of yon dropping cloud , While mufic wakes around , veil'd in a shower Of fhadowing rofes , on our plains defcend . O Hertford , fitted or to fhine in courts With unaffected ...
... gentle Spring , ethereal Mildness , come , And from the bofom of yon dropping cloud , While mufic wakes around , veil'd in a shower Of fhadowing rofes , on our plains defcend . O Hertford , fitted or to fhine in courts With unaffected ...
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... gentle , kind , And full of every hope and every joy , 150 The with of Nature . Gradual finks the breeze Into a perfect calm ; that not a breath 155 Is heard to quiver through the clofing woods , Or rustling turn the many twinkling ...
... gentle , kind , And full of every hope and every joy , 150 The with of Nature . Gradual finks the breeze Into a perfect calm ; that not a breath 155 Is heard to quiver through the clofing woods , Or rustling turn the many twinkling ...
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... gently fum'd away ; And up they rofe as vigorous as the fun , Or to the culture of the willing glebe , Or to the chearful tendance of the flock . 245 Meantime the fong went round ; and dance and sport , Wisdom and friendly talk ...
... gently fum'd away ; And up they rofe as vigorous as the fun , Or to the culture of the willing glebe , Or to the chearful tendance of the flock . 245 Meantime the fong went round ; and dance and sport , Wisdom and friendly talk ...
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... gentle twitch , the barbed hook : Some lightly toffing to the grassy bank , And to the shelving fhore , flow - dragging fome , With various hand proportion'd to their force . If yet too young , and easily deceiv'd , A worthless prey ...
... gentle twitch , the barbed hook : Some lightly toffing to the grassy bank , And to the shelving fhore , flow - dragging fome , With various hand proportion'd to their force . If yet too young , and easily deceiv'd , A worthless prey ...
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... gentle pair , By fortune funk , but form'd of generous mold , And charm'd with cares beyond the vulgar breast , In fome lone cot amid the distant woods , Suftain'd alone by providential Heaven , Oft , as they weeping eye their infant ...
... gentle pair , By fortune funk , but form'd of generous mold , And charm'd with cares beyond the vulgar breast , In fome lone cot amid the distant woods , Suftain'd alone by providential Heaven , Oft , as they weeping eye their infant ...
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æther amid beam beauty beneath blifs bloom bofom boundleſs breaſt breath breeze chearful clouds deep defcends delight earth eaſe Ev'n facred fafe fair fame favage fave feafon fecret fenfe fhade fhines fhore fide figh filent filk fing firſt fkies flame fleep flocks flood fmiles fnow focial foft folemn fome fong fons foreft foul ftill ftorm fuch fudden funk fwain fweet fwell gale gloom grace grove heart heaven hills himſelf laſt lefs loft looſe mingled mix'd moſt mountains Mufe mufic Muſe Nature Nature's night o'er paffions peace plain pleaſure Pour'd praiſe rage raiſe reſtleſs rife round ſcarce ſcene ſhade ſhake ſhe ſkies ſky ſpirit ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtores ſtorm ſtream ſweep tempeft thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand toil treaſures vale virtue waſte wave whofe whoſe wild winds wing Winter wiſdom woods worfe