The Poems of Allan Ramsay, Volume 1A. Allardice, 1814 |
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Page 27
... smiles which heighten your other beauties , the most part of my Poems were wrote , having had the pleasure to be sometimes ap- proved of by you , which was the mark I chiefly aimed at . Allow me then , to lay the following Collection at ...
... smiles which heighten your other beauties , the most part of my Poems were wrote , having had the pleasure to be sometimes ap- proved of by you , which was the mark I chiefly aimed at . Allow me then , to lay the following Collection at ...
Page 31
... smile at my innocent merry tale . Thus shielded by the Brave and Fair , My foes may envy , but despair , That I have expressed my thoughts in my native dialect , was not only inclination , but the desire of my best and wisest friends ...
... smile at my innocent merry tale . Thus shielded by the Brave and Fair , My foes may envy , but despair , That I have expressed my thoughts in my native dialect , was not only inclination , but the desire of my best and wisest friends ...
Page 41
... smile ; These , these are writers worth your while , On me your talents wad be lost , And though you gain a simple boast ; I want a reader wha deals fair , And not ae real fault will spare ; Yet with good humour will allow Me praise ...
... smile ; These , these are writers worth your while , On me your talents wad be lost , And though you gain a simple boast ; I want a reader wha deals fair , And not ae real fault will spare ; Yet with good humour will allow Me praise ...
Page 45
... smile that almost struck him dead ; 110 Then cunningly retir'd , but he pursu'd Near to the toilet , where the war renew'd , Thus the great Fabius often gain'd the day O'er Hannibal , by frequent giving way : So warlike Bruce and ...
... smile that almost struck him dead ; 110 Then cunningly retir'd , but he pursu'd Near to the toilet , where the war renew'd , Thus the great Fabius often gain'd the day O'er Hannibal , by frequent giving way : So warlike Bruce and ...
Page 48
... smiles , and looks more tame : Now peace and friendship is the only theme . The muse owns freely here she does not know 224 If language pass'd between the belle and beau , Or if in courtship such use words or no . But , sure it is ...
... smiles , and looks more tame : Now peace and friendship is the only theme . The muse owns freely here she does not know 224 If language pass'd between the belle and beau , Or if in courtship such use words or no . But , sure it is ...
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