The Works of the English Poets, Volume 20J. Nichols, 1779 - 432 pages |
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Page 53
... books befieg'd around . The gazing throng acknowledge their furprize , And , deaf to reafon , ftill confult their eyes . Well he perceives , the world will often find , To catch the eye is to convince the mind . Thus a weak ftate by ...
... books befieg'd around . The gazing throng acknowledge their furprize , And , deaf to reafon , ftill confult their eyes . Well he perceives , the world will often find , To catch the eye is to convince the mind . Thus a weak ftate by ...
Page 91
... and by confequence reflected from it . After reading the story in . the third book of the Metamor . phofis , " phofis , it is obvious to object ( as [ 91 ] Claremont Addreffed to the Right Hon the Earl of Clare, afterwards Duke of ...
... and by confequence reflected from it . After reading the story in . the third book of the Metamor . phofis , " phofis , it is obvious to object ( as [ 91 ] Claremont Addreffed to the Right Hon the Earl of Clare, afterwards Duke of ...
Page 120
... the power of charms . What pains to get the gaudy thing you hate , To fwell in fhow , and be a wretch in state ! At At plays you ogle , at the ring you bow 320 GARTH'S POEM S. Epilogue to the tragedy of Cato OVID'S METAMORPHOSES Book XIV.
... the power of charms . What pains to get the gaudy thing you hate , To fwell in fhow , and be a wretch in state ! At At plays you ogle , at the ring you bow 320 GARTH'S POEM S. Epilogue to the tragedy of Cato OVID'S METAMORPHOSES Book XIV.
Page 123
... infufes , and infects the place . Soon as the nymph wades in , her nether parts Turn into dogs ; then at herself she starts . A ghaftly A ghaftly horror in her eyes appears ; But yet OVID'S METAMORPHOSES . Book XIV . 123.
... infufes , and infects the place . Soon as the nymph wades in , her nether parts Turn into dogs ; then at herself she starts . A ghaftly A ghaftly horror in her eyes appears ; But yet OVID'S METAMORPHOSES . Book XIV . 123.
Page 125
... the sea : Arrives at Cuma , and with awe furvey'd The grotto of the venerable maid ; Begs leave through black Avernus to retire ; And view 4 Begs OVID'S METAMORPHOSES . Book XIV . 125 The Transformation of Cercopians into Apes.
... the sea : Arrives at Cuma , and with awe furvey'd The grotto of the venerable maid ; Begs leave through black Avernus to retire ; And view 4 Begs OVID'S METAMORPHOSES . Book XIV . 125 The Transformation of Cercopians into Apes.
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