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... streams ; Of those rich fruits that on the fertile mould Turned yellow by degrees , and ripened into gold : How some in feathers , or a ragged hide , Have lived a second life , and different natures tried . Then will thy Ovid , thus ...
... streams ; Of those rich fruits that on the fertile mould Turned yellow by degrees , and ripened into gold : How some in feathers , or a ragged hide , Have lived a second life , and different natures tried . Then will thy Ovid , thus ...
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... streams of blood , On every guilty plain , and purple flood , Thy arms have made , and cease an impious war , Nor waste the lives intrusted to thy care . Or if no milder thought can calm thy mind , Behold the great avenger of mankind ...
... streams of blood , On every guilty plain , and purple flood , Thy arms have made , and cease an impious war , Nor waste the lives intrusted to thy care . Or if no milder thought can calm thy mind , Behold the great avenger of mankind ...
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... streams of fire the air they streak , And hurl destruction round them where they break ; The skies with long ascending flames are bright , And all the sea reflects a quivering light . pours Thus Etna , when in fierce eruptions broke ...
... streams of fire the air they streak , And hurl destruction round them where they break ; The skies with long ascending flames are bright , And all the sea reflects a quivering light . pours Thus Etna , when in fierce eruptions broke ...
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... streams , and fountains edged with moss , And shallow rills run trickling down the grass ; The The versi- 1 Ethereal sweets . ] The following version , though it be exact enough , for the most part , and not inelegant , gives us but a ...
... streams , and fountains edged with moss , And shallow rills run trickling down the grass ; The The versi- 1 Ethereal sweets . ] The following version , though it be exact enough , for the most part , and not inelegant , gives us but a ...
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... streams below ; That when the youth , led by their princes , shun The crowded hive and sport it in the sun , Refreshing springs may tempt them from the heat , And shady coverts yield a cool retreat . Whether the neighbouring water ...
... streams below ; That when the youth , led by their princes , shun The crowded hive and sport it in the sun , Refreshing springs may tempt them from the heat , And shady coverts yield a cool retreat . Whether the neighbouring water ...
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Page 182 - Tis not a set of features, or complexion, The tincture of a skin, that I admire: Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense.
Page 49 - The victor's shouts and dying groans confound, The dreadful burst of cannon rend the skies, And all the thunder of the battle rise. "Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war ; In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage.
Page xvii - To strew fresh laurels, let the task be mine, A frequent pilgrim at thy sacred shrine ; Mine with true sighs thy absence to bemoan, And grave with faithful epitaphs thy stone.