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... and anon with silent joy The beauteous Phrygian boy Defeats the strong , o'ertakes the flying prey , And sometimes basks in th ' open flames of day ; And sometimes too he shrowds His soaring wings among the clouds .
... and anon with silent joy The beauteous Phrygian boy Defeats the strong , o'ertakes the flying prey , And sometimes basks in th ' open flames of day ; And sometimes too he shrowds His soaring wings among the clouds .
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Whether at Pisa's race he please To carve in polith'd verse the conqueror's images ; Whether the swift , the skilful , or the strong , Be crowned in his nimble , artful , vigorous song ; Whether some brave young man's untimely fate ...
Whether at Pisa's race he please To carve in polith'd verse the conqueror's images ; Whether the swift , the skilful , or the strong , Be crowned in his nimble , artful , vigorous song ; Whether some brave young man's untimely fate ...
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Go The Queen , my Muse , will take the air : Unruly Fancy with strong Judgment trace ; Put in nimble - footed Wit , Smooth - pac'd Eloquence join with it ; Sound Memory with young Invention place ; Harness all the winged race .
Go The Queen , my Muse , will take the air : Unruly Fancy with strong Judgment trace ; Put in nimble - footed Wit , Smooth - pac'd Eloquence join with it ; Sound Memory with young Invention place ; Harness all the winged race .
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Thy folid reason , like the field from heaven To the Trojan hero given , Too strong to take a mark from any mortal dart , Yet shines with gold and gems in every part , And wonders on it grav'd by the learn'd hand of Art ! A shield that ...
Thy folid reason , like the field from heaven To the Trojan hero given , Too strong to take a mark from any mortal dart , Yet shines with gold and gems in every part , And wonders on it grav'd by the learn'd hand of Art ! A shield that ...
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The subtle Ague , that for sureness ' sake Takes its own times th ' assault to make , And at each battery the whole fort does shake , When thy strong guards , and works , it spies , Trembles for itself , and flies .
The subtle Ague , that for sureness ' sake Takes its own times th ' assault to make , And at each battery the whole fort does shake , When thy strong guards , and works , it spies , Trembles for itself , and flies .
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| Title | The Works of the English Poets, Volume 1 |
| Author | Abraham Cowley |
| Editors | Samuel Johnson, C. Bathrust (Londres) |
| Publisher | H. Hughs, 1779 |
| Original from | the Complutense University of Madrid |
| Digitized | 3 Aug 2009 |
| Length | 407 pages |
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