The Works of the English Poets, Volume 50H. Baldwin, 1779 - 318 pages |
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... birth confeft , a more than mortal , He ! 35 Victorious laurels on his brows he wears ; Th ' attending fair a branching Olive bears ; Slender her shape , in filver bands confin'd ; Her fnowy garments loosely flow behind , Rich with ...
... birth confeft , a more than mortal , He ! 35 Victorious laurels on his brows he wears ; Th ' attending fair a branching Olive bears ; Slender her shape , in filver bands confin'd ; Her fnowy garments loosely flow behind , Rich with ...
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... circles roll , The polish'd spheres commenc'd their harmony ; All nature in a chorus did agree , And the world's birth - day was a jubilee . 355 } THE THE COURT OF NEPTUNE . ON KING WILLIAM'S RETURN FROM 22 HUGHES'S POEMS .
... circles roll , The polish'd spheres commenc'd their harmony ; All nature in a chorus did agree , And the world's birth - day was a jubilee . 355 } THE THE COURT OF NEPTUNE . ON KING WILLIAM'S RETURN FROM 22 HUGHES'S POEMS .
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... birth , and thy fweet voice awhile Sung a foft charm to martial rage : But foon the lion wak'd again , 385 And stretch'd his opening claws , and shook his grilly mane . Soon was the year of triumphs paft ; And Janus , ufhering in a new ...
... birth , and thy fweet voice awhile Sung a foft charm to martial rage : But foon the lion wak'd again , 385 And stretch'd his opening claws , and shook his grilly mane . Soon was the year of triumphs paft ; And Janus , ufhering in a new ...
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... birth bestow Those lavish charms , with which the wounds us fo , To form her glorious mind , it did inspire A double portion of th ' ætherial fire , That half might afterward be thence convey'd , To animate that other lovely maid . Thus ...
... birth bestow Those lavish charms , with which the wounds us fo , To form her glorious mind , it did inspire A double portion of th ' ætherial fire , That half might afterward be thence convey'd , To animate that other lovely maid . Thus ...
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... birth - nights , by crowding nations prais'd ; Preferv'd in Kneller's pictures ever young , In ftrains immortal by the Muses fung . Around the ring th ' illuftrious rivals move , And teach to Love himself the power of love . Scarce ...
... birth - nights , by crowding nations prais'd ; Preferv'd in Kneller's pictures ever young , In ftrains immortal by the Muses fung . Around the ring th ' illuftrious rivals move , And teach to Love himself the power of love . Scarce ...
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