The Works of the English Poets, Volume 11E. Cox, 1779 - 212 pages |
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... fight With wonder , as it fills it with delight ; The maffy walls feem , as the womb of earth , Shrunk when fuch mighty quarries thence had birth ; Or by the Theban founder they'd been rais'd , And in his powerful numbers should be ...
... fight With wonder , as it fills it with delight ; The maffy walls feem , as the womb of earth , Shrunk when fuch mighty quarries thence had birth ; Or by the Theban founder they'd been rais'd , And in his powerful numbers should be ...
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... fight of Holland's shore ) Triumphantly ye faw his flags and ftreamers play . Then did the English lion roar , Whilft the Belgian couchant lay . Big with the thoughts of conqueft and renown , Of Britain's honour , and his own , To them ...
... fight of Holland's shore ) Triumphantly ye faw his flags and ftreamers play . Then did the English lion roar , Whilft the Belgian couchant lay . Big with the thoughts of conqueft and renown , Of Britain's honour , and his own , To them ...
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... fight too grave ; Seldom true , and now not brave : They blufter'd out the day with fhew of fight , And ran away in the good - natur'd night . XIX . A bloody battle next was fought , And then in triumph home a welcome fleet he brought ...
... fight too grave ; Seldom true , and now not brave : They blufter'd out the day with fhew of fight , And ran away in the good - natur'd night . XIX . A bloody battle next was fought , And then in triumph home a welcome fleet he brought ...
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... Till they were got into the wider flood ; Till leffen'd out of fight , and feen no more , Then figh'd , and turn'd into the hated shore . E 2 PHEDRA PHEDRA TO HIPPOLYTUS . TRANSLATED OUT OF OVID . THE THE POET'S COMPLAINT . 50.
... Till they were got into the wider flood ; Till leffen'd out of fight , and feen no more , Then figh'd , and turn'd into the hated shore . E 2 PHEDRA PHEDRA TO HIPPOLYTUS . TRANSLATED OUT OF OVID . THE THE POET'S COMPLAINT . 50.
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... fight : But to the woods thy cruelty refign , Nor treat it with so poor a life as mine . Muft cold Diana be ador'd alone , Muft fhe have all thy vows , and Venus none ? That pleasure palls , if ' tis enjoy'd too long ; Love makes the ...
... fight : But to the woods thy cruelty refign , Nor treat it with so poor a life as mine . Muft cold Diana be ador'd alone , Muft fhe have all thy vows , and Venus none ? That pleasure palls , if ' tis enjoy'd too long ; Love makes the ...
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Acontius arms beauty beſt bleffings bleft breaſt Cæfar Cæfar's charms Cyclops Cydippe dæmon Daphnis defign defire delight dreft e'er eaſe Ev'n eyes facred fafe fair falfe fame fate fatire fear feem'd fhall fhame fhew fhining fhore fighs fince firft firſt flain flave fmile foft fome fong fools foul ftill fuch fure fwain grace grave he lies hand heart heaven herſelf himſelf Hippolytus honour juſt kind king laft laſt laurels lefs lov'd Lucretius mighty mind moft MOPSUS moſt Mufe Muſe muſt ne'er noble nymph o'er OVID paſt peace pleaſe pleaſure Poet praiſe pride rage rais'd raiſe reft rife riſe royal ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhould ſpeak ſpread ſtand ſtar ſtate ſtay ſtill ſtreams Tartuffe tell thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand triumph Twas twill verfe virtue Whilft whofe whoſe wonder