The Works of the English Poets, Volume 11E. Cox, 1779 - 212 pages |
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... rich fertile lands abound , And Nature's bounty flows the seasons round . But we , a wretched race of men , thus bleft , Of fo much happiness ( if known , poffeft ) Miftaking every nobleft ufe of life , Left beauteous Quiet , that kind ...
... rich fertile lands abound , And Nature's bounty flows the seasons round . But we , a wretched race of men , thus bleft , Of fo much happiness ( if known , poffeft ) Miftaking every nobleft ufe of life , Left beauteous Quiet , that kind ...
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... rich man's cafe Here , fhepherds piping to their feeding fheep , Or ftretch'd at length in their warm huts asleep ; There jolly hinds fpread through the fultry fields , Reaping fuch harvests as their tillage yields ; . Or fhelter'd from ...
... rich man's cafe Here , fhepherds piping to their feeding fheep , Or ftretch'd at length in their warm huts asleep ; There jolly hinds fpread through the fultry fields , Reaping fuch harvests as their tillage yields ; . Or fhelter'd from ...
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... rich banquet fed , A voice ( it feem'd no more , fo busy I Was with myself , I faw not who was nigh ) Pierc'd through my ears ; Arife , thy good Senander's dead . It fhook my brain , and from their feast my frighted fenfes fled . IV ...
... rich banquet fed , A voice ( it feem'd no more , fo busy I Was with myself , I faw not who was nigh ) Pierc'd through my ears ; Arife , thy good Senander's dead . It fhook my brain , and from their feast my frighted fenfes fled . IV ...
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... rich fancy dies , And then th ' young , flippery jilt , the Mufe , too from us flies . VIII . To the whole tale I gave attention due ; And as right fearch into myself I made , I found all he had faid Was very honest , very true . D O ...
... rich fancy dies , And then th ' young , flippery jilt , the Mufe , too from us flies . VIII . To the whole tale I gave attention due ; And as right fearch into myself I made , I found all he had faid Was very honest , very true . D O ...
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... rich original we peruse , And by it try the metal you produce , Though there indeed the pureft ore we find , Yet still in you it fomething feems refin'd : Thus when the great Lucretius gives a loose , And lashes to her fpeed his fiery ...
... rich original we peruse , And by it try the metal you produce , Though there indeed the pureft ore we find , Yet still in you it fomething feems refin'd : Thus when the great Lucretius gives a loose , And lashes to her fpeed his fiery ...
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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