The Book of Gems: Pomfret to BloomfieldSamuel Carter Hall Saunders and Otley, 1837 |
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Page 12
... scene , to represent How those I love my death lament . Poor Pope will grieve a month , and Gay A week , and Arbuthnot a day . St. John himself will scarce forbear To bite his pen , and drop a tear . The rest will give a shrug , and cry ...
... scene , to represent How those I love my death lament . Poor Pope will grieve a month , and Gay A week , and Arbuthnot a day . St. John himself will scarce forbear To bite his pen , and drop a tear . The rest will give a shrug , and cry ...
Page 25
... scenes of gay delight , Is but a landscape rudely drawn , With glaring colours , and false light ; Distance commends it to the sight , For fools to gaze upon ; But bring the nauseous daubing nigh , Coarse and confus'd the hideous ...
... scenes of gay delight , Is but a landscape rudely drawn , With glaring colours , and false light ; Distance commends it to the sight , For fools to gaze upon ; But bring the nauseous daubing nigh , Coarse and confus'd the hideous ...
Page 43
... scene . If not so frequent , would not this be strange ? That ' tis so frequent , this is stranger still . Of man's miraculous mistakes , this bears The palm , " That all men are about to live , " For ever on the brink of being born ...
... scene . If not so frequent , would not this be strange ? That ' tis so frequent , this is stranger still . Of man's miraculous mistakes , this bears The palm , " That all men are about to live , " For ever on the brink of being born ...
Page 47
... scenes , Beyond the flaming limits of the world , Her gloomy flight . But what avails the flight Of fancy , when our hearts remain below ? Virtue abounds in flatteries and foes ; ' Tis pride to praise her ; penance to perform . To more ...
... scenes , Beyond the flaming limits of the world , Her gloomy flight . But what avails the flight Of fancy , when our hearts remain below ? Virtue abounds in flatteries and foes ; ' Tis pride to praise her ; penance to perform . To more ...
Page 49
... scene . False Julius , ambush'd in this fair disguise , Soon made the Roman liberties his prize . No mask in basest minds Ambition wears , But in full light pricks up her ass's ears : All I have sung are instances of this , And prove my ...
... scene . False Julius , ambush'd in this fair disguise , Soon made the Roman liberties his prize . No mask in basest minds Ambition wears , But in full light pricks up her ass's ears : All I have sung are instances of this , And prove my ...
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