The Works of the English Poets, Volume 20J. Nichols, 1779 - 432 pages |
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Samuel Garth Samuel Johnson, Charles Bathurst (Londres). Should e'er fubmit to their defpotic will , Who out of confolation fcarce can kill ? The towering Alps fhall fooner fink to vales , And leeches , in our glaffes , fwell to whales ...
Samuel Garth Samuel Johnson, Charles Bathurst (Londres). Should e'er fubmit to their defpotic will , Who out of confolation fcarce can kill ? The towering Alps fhall fooner fink to vales , And leeches , in our glaffes , fwell to whales ...
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... should quarrel with the glass That fhews the monftrous features of our face ? Or grant fome grave pretenders have of late Thought fit an innovation to create ; Soon they'll repent what rafhly they begun : Though projects pleafe ...
... should quarrel with the glass That fhews the monftrous features of our face ? Or grant fome grave pretenders have of late Thought fit an innovation to create ; Soon they'll repent what rafhly they begun : Though projects pleafe ...
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... should not choofe A theme fo mighty for a virgin Muse . Long did Apelles his fam'd piece decline ; His Alexander was his laft defign . ' Tis Montague's rich vein alone must prove , 238 None but a Phidias should attempt a Jove . The Fury ...
... should not choofe A theme fo mighty for a virgin Muse . Long did Apelles his fam'd piece decline ; His Alexander was his laft defign . ' Tis Montague's rich vein alone must prove , 238 None but a Phidias should attempt a Jove . The Fury ...
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... should , reply'd the Hag , their talent learn ; The most attempting oft ' the leaft difcern . Let Peterborough fpeak , and Vanbrugh write , Soft Acon court , and rough Cæcinna fight : Such muft fucceed ; but , when th ' enervate aim ...
... should , reply'd the Hag , their talent learn ; The most attempting oft ' the leaft difcern . Let Peterborough fpeak , and Vanbrugh write , Soft Acon court , and rough Cæcinna fight : Such muft fucceed ; but , when th ' enervate aim ...
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... should blush to own . 15 Hafte to th ' Elyfian fields , those bless'd abodes , Where Harvey fits among the demi - gods . Confult that facred fage , he ' ll foon disclose The method that must mollify thefe woes . Let Let Celfus * for ...
... should blush to own . 15 Hafte to th ' Elyfian fields , those bless'd abodes , Where Harvey fits among the demi - gods . Confult that facred fage , he ' ll foon disclose The method that must mollify thefe woes . Let Let Celfus * for ...
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