The Works of the English Poets, Volume 11E. Cox, 1779 - 212 pages |
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... pain ; How from each groan of his , deriving smart , Each fetch'd another from a tortur'd heart . Mingled with these , his faithful fervants place , With different lines of woe in every face ; 510 With downcaft heads , fwoln breasts ...
... pain ; How from each groan of his , deriving smart , Each fetch'd another from a tortur'd heart . Mingled with these , his faithful fervants place , With different lines of woe in every face ; 510 With downcaft heads , fwoln breasts ...
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... pain alone ; But who can undergo Defpair of eafe to come , with weight of present woe ? Down his afflicted face The trickling tears had ftream'd so fast a pace , As left a path worn by their briny race . Swoln was his breast with fighs ...
... pain alone ; But who can undergo Defpair of eafe to come , with weight of present woe ? Down his afflicted face The trickling tears had ftream'd so fast a pace , As left a path worn by their briny race . Swoln was his breast with fighs ...
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... pains , Full of the joyful hopes to bear a fon , Was more astonish'd at th ' unlook'd - for fhape Of fome deform'd baboon , or ape , Than I was at the hideous iffue of my brains . I tore my paper , ftabb'd my pen , And fwore I'd never ...
... pains , Full of the joyful hopes to bear a fon , Was more astonish'd at th ' unlook'd - for fhape Of fome deform'd baboon , or ape , Than I was at the hideous iffue of my brains . I tore my paper , ftabb'd my pen , And fwore I'd never ...
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... pains To make their godlinefs their gains , And thrive by the distractions of a nation , She by her art enfnar'd , and fetter'd in her chains . Through her the Atheist hop'd to purchase toleration , The rebel power , the beggar'd spend ...
... pains To make their godlinefs their gains , And thrive by the distractions of a nation , She by her art enfnar'd , and fetter'd in her chains . Through her the Atheist hop'd to purchase toleration , The rebel power , the beggar'd spend ...
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... pains , the fot ( And th ' influence of th ' ill genius of our land ) At laft in part began to understand . Some infight in the Latin tongue he got ; Could Could fmatter pretty well , and write too a plain THE POET'S COMPLAINT . 41.
... pains , the fot ( And th ' influence of th ' ill genius of our land ) At laft in part began to understand . Some infight in the Latin tongue he got ; Could Could fmatter pretty well , and write too a plain THE POET'S COMPLAINT . 41.
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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