The Works of the English Poets, Volume 33W. and A. Strahan, 1779 - 360 pages |
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... spring , The skies to brighten , and the birds to fing . 71 DAPH- VARIATIONS . Ver . 61. It ftood thus at first : Let rich Iberia golden fleeces boast , Her purple wool the proud Affyrian coast , Bleft Thames's fhores , & c . Ver . 61 ...
... spring , The skies to brighten , and the birds to fing . 71 DAPH- VARIATIONS . Ver . 61. It ftood thus at first : Let rich Iberia golden fleeces boast , Her purple wool the proud Affyrian coast , Bleft Thames's fhores , & c . Ver . 61 ...
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... springs , to which the Lily yields : VARIATIONS . Ver . 69. & c . Thefe verfes were thus at firft : All nature mourns , the birds their fongs deny , Nor wafted brooks the thirty flowers fupply ; If Delia fmile , the flowers begin to ...
... springs , to which the Lily yields : VARIATIONS . Ver . 69. & c . Thefe verfes were thus at firft : All nature mourns , the birds their fongs deny , Nor wafted brooks the thirty flowers fupply ; If Delia fmile , the flowers begin to ...
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... spring ; Where gentle Thames his winding waters leads Thro ' verdant forefts , and thro ' flowery meads . Ver . 3. Originally thus in the MS . There to the winds he plain'd his hapless love , And Amaryllis fill'd the vocal grove . Har 5 ...
... spring ; Where gentle Thames his winding waters leads Thro ' verdant forefts , and thro ' flowery meads . Ver . 3. Originally thus in the MS . There to the winds he plain'd his hapless love , And Amaryllis fill'd the vocal grove . Har 5 ...
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... spring I view my face , Fresh rifing blushes paint the watery glass ; But fince thofe graces please thy eyes no more , I hun the fountains which I fought before . Oce I was skill'd in every herb that grew , Ad every plant that drinks ...
... spring I view my face , Fresh rifing blushes paint the watery glass ; But fince thofe graces please thy eyes no more , I hun the fountains which I fought before . Oce I was skill'd in every herb that grew , Ad every plant that drinks ...
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... spring , Their early fruit and milk - white turtles bring ! Each amorous nymph prefers her gifts in vain , On you their gifts are all bestow'd again , For you the swains the fairest flowers defign , And in one garland all their beauties ...
... spring , Their early fruit and milk - white turtles bring ! Each amorous nymph prefers her gifts in vain , On you their gifts are all bestow'd again , For you the swains the fairest flowers defign , And in one garland all their beauties ...
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