The Works of the English Poets, Volume 12E. Cox, 1779 - 336 pages |
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... the lowly reed , So did her graceful height all nymphs exceed ; To which excelling height , fhe bore a mind Humble , as ofiers bending to the wind . Thus Thus excellent fhe was- Ah wretched fate ! fhe was 8 CONGREVE'S POEMS .
... the lowly reed , So did her graceful height all nymphs exceed ; To which excelling height , fhe bore a mind Humble , as ofiers bending to the wind . Thus Thus excellent fhe was- Ah wretched fate ! fhe was 8 CONGREVE'S POEMS .
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... fate ! fhe was , but is no more . Help me , ye hills and valleys , to deplore . I mourn Paftora dead ; let Albion mourn , And fable clouds her chalky cliffs adorn . From that bleft earth , on which her body lies , May blooming flowers ...
... fate ! fhe was , but is no more . Help me , ye hills and valleys , to deplore . I mourn Paftora dead ; let Albion mourn , And fable clouds her chalky cliffs adorn . From that bleft earth , on which her body lies , May blooming flowers ...
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... fate of war , to prove The victor worthy of the fair - one's love . Unthought prefage , of what met next my view ! For foon the fhady fcene withdrew . And now , for woods , and fields , and fpringing flowers ; Behold a town arise ...
... fate of war , to prove The victor worthy of the fair - one's love . Unthought prefage , of what met next my view ! For foon the fhady fcene withdrew . And now , for woods , and fields , and fpringing flowers ; Behold a town arise ...
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... fate ; Ready to hurl destruction from above , In dreadful roar , mocking the wrath of Jove . Thus fearful does the face of adverfe power appear ; But British forces are unus'd to fear : Though thus oppos'd , they might , if William ...
... fate ; Ready to hurl destruction from above , In dreadful roar , mocking the wrath of Jove . Thus fearful does the face of adverfe power appear ; But British forces are unus'd to fear : Though thus oppos'd , they might , if William ...
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... fate , Till Mars , with all his force collected , flood . And pour'd whole war on the rebellious brood ; Who , tumbling headlong from th ' empyreal fkies , O'erwhelm'd those hills , by which they thought to rife . C Mars Mars on the ...
... fate , Till Mars , with all his force collected , flood . And pour'd whole war on the rebellious brood ; Who , tumbling headlong from th ' empyreal fkies , O'erwhelm'd those hills , by which they thought to rife . C Mars Mars on the ...
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