The Lady's Poetical Magazine: Or, Beauties of British Poetry, Volume 1Harrison and Company, 1781 |
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... more . But lift to what thy fates declare ; Tho ' thou art woman , frail as fair , If once thy fliding foot should stray , • Once quit yon Heav'n - appointed way , i B • For · < For thee , loft maid ! for thee BEAUTIES OF POETRY .
... more . But lift to what thy fates declare ; Tho ' thou art woman , frail as fair , If once thy fliding foot should stray , • Once quit yon Heav'n - appointed way , i B • For · < For thee , loft maid ! for thee BEAUTIES OF POETRY .
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... should she do ? -Attempt once more To gain the late deferted fhore ? So trusting , back the mourner flew , As fast the train of fiends purfue . Again the farther fhore's attain'd , Again the land of Virtue gain'd ; But Echo gathers in ...
... should she do ? -Attempt once more To gain the late deferted fhore ? So trusting , back the mourner flew , As fast the train of fiends purfue . Again the farther fhore's attain'd , Again the land of Virtue gain'd ; But Echo gathers in ...
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... should mortality furveys . As doom'd upon a certain day , The breath of frailty must expire , The world diffolve in living fire ; The gems of heav'n , and folar flame , Be quench'd by her eternal beam . And Nature , quick'ning in her ...
... should mortality furveys . As doom'd upon a certain day , The breath of frailty must expire , The world diffolve in living fire ; The gems of heav'n , and folar flame , Be quench'd by her eternal beam . And Nature , quick'ning in her ...
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... should be judge in fuch a trial - who ? For Johnson some ; but Johnson , it was fear'd , Would be too grave - and Sterne too gay appear'd , Others for Francklin voted ; but ' twas known , He ficken'd at all triumphs but his own . For ...
... should be judge in fuch a trial - who ? For Johnson some ; but Johnson , it was fear'd , Would be too grave - and Sterne too gay appear'd , Others for Francklin voted ; but ' twas known , He ficken'd at all triumphs but his own . For ...
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... should read : Much , too , it chatter'd of dramatick laws , Misjudging criticks , and mifplac'd applause ; Then , with a felf - complacent , jutting air , It fmil'd , it fmirk'd , it wriggled to the chair ; And with an aukward briskness ...
... should read : Much , too , it chatter'd of dramatick laws , Misjudging criticks , and mifplac'd applause ; Then , with a felf - complacent , jutting air , It fmil'd , it fmirk'd , it wriggled to the chair ; And with an aukward briskness ...
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Amyntor behold beneath bleffings blefs'd blifs bofom breaſt cauſe charms chearful cloſe death defcend defire deſpair e'en eaſe ev'ry eyes facred fafe faid fair fame fate fcene fear feems fenfe fhade fhall fhine fhore fhould fide figh filent fing firſt fix'd fkies fleep flow flow'rs fmiles foft fome fong fons foon foothe forrow foul ftands ftill ftrain ftreams fuch fweet fwell grief heart Heav'n Higham Hill himſelf juft laft laſt loft Lycon lyre magick mind mourn Mufe muft muſt Nature's ne'er numbers nymph o'er paffion pain peace plain pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe rage raiſe Reaſon reft rife riſe rofe ſcene ſhade ſhall ſhe ſkies ſky ſmile ſpeak ſpread ſtate ſteps ſtill ſweet tears thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro trembling Twas virtue whofe Whoſe youth