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" The beauties which adorn'd that age, The shining subjects of his rage, Hoping they should immortal prove, Rewarded with success his love. This was the generous poet's scope, And all an English pen can hope, To make the fair approve his flame, That can... "
The Works of the English Poets: Waller - Page 172
by Samuel Johnson - 1779
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Poems, &c. Written Upon Several Occasions, and to Several Persons

Edmund Waller - 1722 - 364 pages
...Englijh Pen can hope, To make the Fair approve his Flame; That cam fo tar extend their Fame. Verfc thus defign'd has no ill Fate; If it arrive but at...Of fading Beauty, if it prove But as long-liv'd as prefcnt Love. Some Verfes of an Imperfett Cvpy, defign'd for a Friend on bis franjlation of OvioV Fafti....
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The Works of Edmund Waller, Esq: In Verse and Prose

Edmund Waller - 1744 - 496 pages
...immortal prove, Rewarded with fuccefs his love. This was the generous Poet's fcope ; And all an ENGLISH pen can hope ; To make the Fair approve his flame,...But as long-liv'd as prefent love. Upon the Earl of R osco MM o N'J TranJlation of HORACE, De Arte Poetica: And of the Ufe of Poetry. ROME was not better...
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The Works of Edmund Waller, Esq: In Verse and Prose

Edmund Waller - 1768 - 366 pages
...Ew GL i SH pen can hope ; To make the Fair afsprove his flame, ^ That can fo far extend their fanae. Verfe, thus defign'd, has no ill fate, If it arrive...but at the da'te Of fading beauty ; if it prove But as'long-liv'd as preferit IbVe. Upon the Earl of ROSCOMMON'S Tranfktion of HORACE, De ,Arte Poetica...
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The Works of Edmund Waller: Esq., in Verse and Prose

Edmund Waller, Percival Stockdale - 1772 - 330 pages
...immortal prove, Rewarded with fuccefs his love. This was the generous poet's fcope 5 And all an ENGLISH pen can hope; To make the Fair approve his flame, That can fo far extend their fame. Verfe, thus de(ign'd, has no ill fate, If it arrive but at the date Of fading beauty ; if it prove But as long-liv'd...
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The Lady's Poetical Magazine: Or, Beauties of British Poetry, Volume 1

1781 - 512 pages
...immortal prove, Rewarded with fuccefs his love. This was the gen'rous poet's fcope, And all an Englim pen can hope ; To make the FAIR approve his flame»...— if it prove But as long-liv'd as prefent love. ON A MISCELLANY OF POEMS. TO BERNARD LINTOTT* BY MR. GAY. Ipfa varietate tentamus efficere ut alia...
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Lady's Poetical Magazine, Or Beauties of British Poetry, Volume 1

1781 - 516 pages
...Rewarded with fuccefs his love. - «J kmH This was the gen'rous poet's Tc'bpe," " " H 3 And all an Englifh pen can hope ; To make the FAIR approve his flame, That can fo far extend their fame. »2:« ;: ' OH 3 Verfe, thus defign'd, has no ill fate, If it arrive but at the date Of fading beauty...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 27-28

John Bell - 1784 - 452 pages
...immortal prove, Rewarded with fuccefs his love. This was the gen'rous poet's fcope, I5 And all an Englifh pen can hope, To make the fair approve his flame,...Verfe, thus defign'd, has no ill fate, If it arrive hut at the date 30 Of fading heauty; if it prove Butaslong-liv'dasprefentlove. 5.5 LX. UPON THE EAEL...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets, Volume 1

George Ellis - 1790 - 346 pages
...immortal prove, Rewarded with fuccefs his love. This was the generous poet's fcope, And all an Englifh pen can hope, To make the fair approve his flame, That can fo far extend their name. Verfe, thus defign'd, has no ill fate, If it arrive but at the date Of fading beauty ; if it...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 5

Robert Anderson - 1795 - 774 pages
...withfuccefs his love. This was the gen'rous poet's fcope, And all an Englilh pen can hope, To ihake the fair approve his flame, That can fo far extend...but at the date Of fading beauty, if it prove But as 1. . ;-ii v' J as prcfent love. LX. UPON THE EARL -OF ROSCOMMON'S i Tratiflalita of Harate, Dt Artt...
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 5

Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 pages
...immortal prove, Rewarded with fuccefs his love. This was the gen'rom poet's fcope. And all an Eoglifh pen can hope, To make the fair approve his flame, That can fo far extend their fame. Vetfe, thus defign'd, has no ill fate, If it arrive but at the date Of fading beauty, if it prove But...
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