The Works of the English Poets, Volume 20J. Nichols, 1779 - 432 pages |
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Page 20
... bright lamps arife , And dart in emanations through the eyes ; How from each fluice a gentle torrent pours , To flake a feverish heat with ambient fhowers ; Whence their mechanic powers the spirits claim ; How great their force , how ...
... bright lamps arife , And dart in emanations through the eyes ; How from each fluice a gentle torrent pours , To flake a feverish heat with ambient fhowers ; Whence their mechanic powers the spirits claim ; How great their force , how ...
Page 30
... bright With blazes of hereditary right . The noble ardour of a royal fire Infpires the generous breast of Devonshire . And Macclesfield is active to defend His country with the zeal he loves his friend . Like Leda's radiant fons ...
... bright With blazes of hereditary right . The noble ardour of a royal fire Infpires the generous breast of Devonshire . And Macclesfield is active to defend His country with the zeal he loves his friend . Like Leda's radiant fons ...
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... bright heraldry can prove , The vile Plebeian but the third from Jove . Long has he been of that amphibious fry , Bold to prefcribe , and bufy to apply . His fhop the gazing vulgar's eyes employs With foreign trinkets , and domeftic ...
... bright heraldry can prove , The vile Plebeian but the third from Jove . Long has he been of that amphibious fry , Bold to prefcribe , and bufy to apply . His fhop the gazing vulgar's eyes employs With foreign trinkets , and domeftic ...
Page 38
... bright authority they dare , And yet are flaves to fuperftitious fear . They counfel others , but themselves deceive ; And though they ' re cozen'd ftill , they ftill believe . So falfe their cenfure , fickle their esteem , This hour ...
... bright authority they dare , And yet are flaves to fuperftitious fear . They counfel others , but themselves deceive ; And though they ' re cozen'd ftill , they ftill believe . So falfe their cenfure , fickle their esteem , This hour ...
Page 67
... bright shield was cast , yet the work the metal far surpass'd . And A foliage of the vulnerary leaves , 105 } 110 115 120 Grav'd round the brim , the wondering fight deceives . Around the centre Fate's bright trophies lay , Probes ...
... bright shield was cast , yet the work the metal far surpass'd . And A foliage of the vulnerary leaves , 105 } 110 115 120 Grav'd round the brim , the wondering fight deceives . Around the centre Fate's bright trophies lay , Probes ...
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