The Works of the English Poets, Volume 49G. Bigg, 1779 - 324 pages |
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Page 28
... strain from Thee enrich the Mufe . " As Thee alone fhe ferves , her patron , Thou , " And great inspirer be ! then will she joy , " Through narrow life her lot , and private shade : " And when her venal voice fhe barters vile , 350 " OF ...
... strain from Thee enrich the Mufe . " As Thee alone fhe ferves , her patron , Thou , " And great inspirer be ! then will she joy , " Through narrow life her lot , and private shade : " And when her venal voice fhe barters vile , 350 " OF ...
Page 44
... strain , Thine was the meaning music of the heart . 285 Not the vain trill , that , void of paffion , runs In giddy mazes , tickling idle ears ; But that deep - fearching voice , and artful hand , To which respondent shakes the varied ...
... strain , Thine was the meaning music of the heart . 285 Not the vain trill , that , void of paffion , runs In giddy mazes , tickling idle ears ; But that deep - fearching voice , and artful hand , To which respondent shakes the varied ...
Page 89
... her northern course She , with her tutor Science , in My train , Ardent purfu'd , her strains more noble grew : While reafon drew the plan , the heart inform❜d 260 The The moral page , and fancy lent it grace . PART IV . 89 LIBERTY .
... her northern course She , with her tutor Science , in My train , Ardent purfu'd , her strains more noble grew : While reafon drew the plan , the heart inform❜d 260 The The moral page , and fancy lent it grace . PART IV . 89 LIBERTY .
Page 134
... strain , and with intenser note " Loud let it found in their awaken'd ear . " On Virtue can alone My kingdom stand , On Public Virtue , every Virtue join'd . For , loft this focial cement of mankind , The greatest empires , by fcarce ...
... strain , and with intenser note " Loud let it found in their awaken'd ear . " On Virtue can alone My kingdom stand , On Public Virtue , every Virtue join'd . For , loft this focial cement of mankind , The greatest empires , by fcarce ...
Page 143
... strain ? — Good - nature , honeft truth ev'n fomewhat blunt , Of crooked bafeness and indignant scorn , A zeal unyielding in their country's caufe , And ready bounty , wont to dwell with them- Nor only wont - Wide o'er the land diffus'd ...
... strain ? — Good - nature , honeft truth ev'n fomewhat blunt , Of crooked bafeness and indignant scorn , A zeal unyielding in their country's caufe , And ready bounty , wont to dwell with them- Nor only wont - Wide o'er the land diffus'd ...
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