The Works of the English Poets, Volume 1H. Hughs, 1779 - 407 pages |
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Page 53
... shall fetch the flaughter'd corpse away , Which in the fields around unburied lay , And rob the beafts and birds to give the fifh their prey : The rotting corpfe fhall fo infect the air , Beget fuch plagues and putrid venoms there ...
... shall fetch the flaughter'd corpse away , Which in the fields around unburied lay , And rob the beafts and birds to give the fifh their prey : The rotting corpfe fhall fo infect the air , Beget fuch plagues and putrid venoms there ...
Page 54
... Shall find at laft the business done , Leave their confumed quarters , and be gone ; Th ' unburied ghosts shall fadly moan , The fatyrs laugh to hear them groan : The evil spirits , that delight To dance and revel in the mask of night ...
... Shall find at laft the business done , Leave their confumed quarters , and be gone ; Th ' unburied ghosts shall fadly moan , The fatyrs laugh to hear them groan : The evil spirits , that delight To dance and revel in the mask of night ...
Page 67
... shall with crimson gore " New paint the water's name , and double dye the shore . ” He spoke ; and all his hoft Approv'd with fhouts th ' unhappy boast , A bidden wind bore his vain words away , And drown'd them in the neighbouring fea ...
... shall with crimson gore " New paint the water's name , and double dye the shore . ” He spoke ; and all his hoft Approv'd with fhouts th ' unhappy boast , A bidden wind bore his vain words away , And drown'd them in the neighbouring fea ...
Page 76
... presents , Envy , good only when the ' herself torments . 160 " Spend not , great king ! thy precious rage , " faid fhe , " Upon fo poor a caufe ; shall mighty we 170 " The " The glory of our wrath to him afford ? 76 COWLEY'S POEMS .
... presents , Envy , good only when the ' herself torments . 160 " Spend not , great king ! thy precious rage , " faid fhe , " Upon fo poor a caufe ; shall mighty we 170 " The " The glory of our wrath to him afford ? 76 COWLEY'S POEMS .
Page 77
... shall shake , " And frighted Nature her own laws forfake : " Do thou but threat , loud ftorms shall make reply , 175 " And thunder echo ' t to the trembling sky ; " Whilft raging feas fwell to fo bold an height , " As fhall the fire's ...
... shall shake , " And frighted Nature her own laws forfake : " Do thou but threat , loud ftorms shall make reply , 175 " And thunder echo ' t to the trembling sky ; " Whilft raging feas fwell to fo bold an height , " As fhall the fire's ...
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