The Works of the English Poets, Volume 11E. Cox, 1779 - 212 pages |
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... move , Griev'd at our follies with a father's love , Knew the vile ways we did t ' affli & t him take , And watch'd what hafte we did to ruin make ; Yet when upon its brink we seem'd to stand , Lent to our fuccour a forgiving hand ...
... move , Griev'd at our follies with a father's love , Knew the vile ways we did t ' affli & t him take , And watch'd what hafte we did to ruin make ; Yet when upon its brink we seem'd to stand , Lent to our fuccour a forgiving hand ...
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... move and guide a state , And could with ease direct the heavy weight . 75 But our then angry fate great Glo'ster feiz'd , And never fince feem'd perfectly appeas'd : For , oh ! what pity , people bless'd as we With plenty , peace , and ...
... move and guide a state , And could with ease direct the heavy weight . 75 But our then angry fate great Glo'ster feiz'd , And never fince feem'd perfectly appeas'd : For , oh ! what pity , people bless'd as we With plenty , peace , and ...
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... move , Or as women would have love . The trembling genius of their state Look'd out , and strait shrunk back his head , To fee our daring banners spread : Whilft in their harbours they : Like batten'd monsters weltering lay ; The winds ...
... move , Or as women would have love . The trembling genius of their state Look'd out , and strait shrunk back his head , To fee our daring banners spread : Whilft in their harbours they : Like batten'd monsters weltering lay ; The winds ...
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... move ; By letters foes converfe , and learn to love . Thrice my fad tale , as I to tell it try'd , Upon my faultering tongue abortive dy'd ; Long L Long Shame prevail'd , nor could be conquer'd quite 52 .OTWA Y'S POEMS . Phædra to ...
... move ; By letters foes converfe , and learn to love . Thrice my fad tale , as I to tell it try'd , Upon my faultering tongue abortive dy'd ; Long L Long Shame prevail'd , nor could be conquer'd quite 52 .OTWA Y'S POEMS . Phædra to ...
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... moves delight , And all thou doft is lovely in my 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 ...
... moves delight , And all thou doft is lovely in my 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 ...
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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