The Works of the English Poets, Volume 11E. Cox, 1779 - 212 pages |
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Page 23
... should rise . But where his fmiles extend , draw beauteous peace , The poor man's chearful toils , the rich man's cafe Here , fhepherds piping to their feeding fheep , Or ftretch'd at length in their warm huts asleep ; There jolly hinds ...
... should rise . But where his fmiles extend , draw beauteous peace , The poor man's chearful toils , the rich man's cafe Here , fhepherds piping to their feeding fheep , Or ftretch'd at length in their warm huts asleep ; There jolly hinds ...
Page 29
... should I go ? I , whose blooming hopes all wither'd were , Who'd little fortune , and a deal of care ? To Britain's great metropolis I ftray'd , Where Fortune's general game is play'd ; Where honesty and wit are often prais'd , But ...
... should I go ? I , whose blooming hopes all wither'd were , Who'd little fortune , and a deal of care ? To Britain's great metropolis I ftray'd , Where Fortune's general game is play'd ; Where honesty and wit are often prais'd , But ...
Page 63
... For , as to fome good - nature I pretend , I fear'd to read , lest I should not commend . Lucretius Lucretius english'd ! ' twas a work might shake The EPISTLE TO MR . DUKE . 63 To Mr Creech, upon his Translation of Lucretius.
... For , as to fome good - nature I pretend , I fear'd to read , lest I should not commend . Lucretius Lucretius english'd ! ' twas a work might shake The EPISTLE TO MR . DUKE . 63 To Mr Creech, upon his Translation of Lucretius.
Page 64
... could afpire , And reach this height , aim yet at laurels higher : Secure great injur'd Maro from the wrong He unredeem'd has labour'd with so long i In Holbourn rhyme , and , left the book should In 64 · OTWA Y'S POEM S.
... could afpire , And reach this height , aim yet at laurels higher : Secure great injur'd Maro from the wrong He unredeem'd has labour'd with so long i In Holbourn rhyme , and , left the book should In 64 · OTWA Y'S POEM S.
Page 65
... should fail , Expos'd with pictures to promote the fale : So tapfters fet out signs , for muddy ale . You're only able to retrieve his doom , And make him here as fam'd as once at Rome : For fure , when Julius first this ifle fubdued ...
... should fail , Expos'd with pictures to promote the fale : So tapfters fet out signs , for muddy ale . You're only able to retrieve his doom , And make him here as fam'd as once at Rome : For fure , when Julius first this ifle fubdued ...
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