The Lady's Poetical Magazine: Or, Beauties of British Poetry, Volume 1Harrison and Company, 1781 |
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... o'er lefs'ning earth they rise , And gain , and gain upon the skies . • Narrow's the way her children tread ; No walk , for pleasure smoothly spread ; But rough , and difficult , and steep ,. • Painful to climb , and hard to keep ...
... o'er lefs'ning earth they rise , And gain , and gain upon the skies . • Narrow's the way her children tread ; No walk , for pleasure smoothly spread ; But rough , and difficult , and steep ,. • Painful to climb , and hard to keep ...
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... o'er the fatal bounds convey'd The loft , the long reluctant maid ! Here ftop , ye fair - ones , and beware , Nor fend your fond affections there ; Yet , yet your darling , now deplor'd , May turn , to you and Heav'n reftor'd ; Till ...
... o'er the fatal bounds convey'd The loft , the long reluctant maid ! Here ftop , ye fair - ones , and beware , Nor fend your fond affections there ; Yet , yet your darling , now deplor'd , May turn , to you and Heav'n reftor'd ; Till ...
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... o'er the fair - one's head , Down dropt ARACHNE by the viscous thread . Back ftarts the nymph , with terror and dismay , The fpider ! oh ! ' was all that she could say . At this the fage refum'd the look severe . Renounce , with woman's ...
... o'er the fair - one's head , Down dropt ARACHNE by the viscous thread . Back ftarts the nymph , with terror and dismay , The fpider ! oh ! ' was all that she could say . At this the fage refum'd the look severe . Renounce , with woman's ...
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... o'er my fex , Joy to confute , and reason but to vex ; Yet , if you love me , to oblige your wife ,. • What could you lefs ! you'd take a Spider's life . Once , to prevent my wishes , Philo flew ; But time , that alters all , has alter ...
... o'er my fex , Joy to confute , and reason but to vex ; Yet , if you love me , to oblige your wife ,. • What could you lefs ! you'd take a Spider's life . Once , to prevent my wishes , Philo flew ; But time , that alters all , has alter ...
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... o'er my hair , " Malice may learn to fcorn fo mean a spoil ; " Envy may flight a face no longer fair , " And pity welcome to my native soil ! ” 7 She spoke - nor was I born of favage race ; • Nor could these hands a niggard boon affign ...
... o'er my hair , " Malice may learn to fcorn fo mean a spoil ; " Envy may flight a face no longer fair , " And pity welcome to my native soil ! ” 7 She spoke - nor was I born of favage race ; • Nor could these hands a niggard boon affign ...
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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