The Works of the English Poets, Volume 12J. D. Cornish, 1779 - 390 pages |
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... shall ever bear them in my heart . Yet I have no reason to complain of fortune , fince in the midst of that abun- dance I could not poffibly have chosen better , than the worthy fon of fo illuftrious a father . He was the pa- tron of my ...
... shall ever bear them in my heart . Yet I have no reason to complain of fortune , fince in the midst of that abun- dance I could not poffibly have chosen better , than the worthy fon of fo illuftrious a father . He was the pa- tron of my ...
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... Shall on his holy altar often bleed . He gave my kine to graze the flowery plain ; And to my pipe renew'd the rural strain . MEL . I envy not your fortune , but admire , That while the raging fword and wasteful fire Destroy the wretched ...
... Shall on his holy altar often bleed . He gave my kine to graze the flowery plain ; And to my pipe renew'd the rural strain . MEL . I envy not your fortune , but admire , That while the raging fword and wasteful fire Destroy the wretched ...
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... shall range , The banish'd Parthian dwell on Arar's brink , And the blue German shall the Tigris drink : Ere I , forfaking gratitude and truth , Forget the figure of that godlike youth . MEL . But we must beg our bread in clime s ...
... shall range , The banish'd Parthian dwell on Arar's brink , And the blue German shall the Tigris drink : Ere I , forfaking gratitude and truth , Forget the figure of that godlike youth . MEL . But we must beg our bread in clime s ...
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... Shall fee you browsing on the mountain's brow The prickly shrubs ; and after on the bare , Lean down the deep abyss , and hang in air .. No more my sheep fhall fip the morning dew ; No more my fong shall please the rural crew : Adieu ...
... Shall fee you browsing on the mountain's brow The prickly shrubs ; and after on the bare , Lean down the deep abyss , and hang in air .. No more my sheep fhall fip the morning dew ; No more my fong shall please the rural crew : Adieu ...
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... shall be companions of thy play . Both fleck'd with white , the true Arcadian ftrain , 55 Which Theftylis had often begg'd in vain : And she shall have them , if again she sues , Since you the giver and the gift refuse . Come to my ...
... shall be companions of thy play . Both fleck'd with white , the true Arcadian ftrain , 55 Which Theftylis had often begg'd in vain : And she shall have them , if again she sues , Since you the giver and the gift refuse . Come to my ...
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