The Works of the English Poets, Volume 20J. Nichols, 1779 - 432 pages |
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Page 77
... charm she takes from each excelling fair , And borrow's Carlifle's fhape , and Grafton's air . Her eyes like Ranelagh's their beams difpenfe , With Churchill's bloom , and Berkeley's innocence ; On Iris thus the differing beams bestow ...
... charm she takes from each excelling fair , And borrow's Carlifle's fhape , and Grafton's air . Her eyes like Ranelagh's their beams difpenfe , With Churchill's bloom , and Berkeley's innocence ; On Iris thus the differing beams bestow ...
Page 79
... charms the fight ; Hence arbours are with twining greens array'd , T'oblige complaining lovers with their fhade ; And hence on Daphne's laurel'd forehead grow Immortal wreaths for Phoebus and Naffau . The infects here their lingering ...
... charms the fight ; Hence arbours are with twining greens array'd , T'oblige complaining lovers with their fhade ; And hence on Daphne's laurel'd forehead grow Immortal wreaths for Phoebus and Naffau . The infects here their lingering ...
Page 82
... charms her bloom secure . Whilft meagre Pthifis gives a filent blow , Her ftrokes are fure , but her advances flow : No loud alarms , nor fierce affaults , are shown ; 140 145 150 155 She ftarves the fortrefs first , then takes the town ...
... charms her bloom secure . Whilft meagre Pthifis gives a filent blow , Her ftrokes are fure , but her advances flow : No loud alarms , nor fierce affaults , are shown ; 140 145 150 155 She ftarves the fortrefs first , then takes the town ...
Page 92
... charms of a nymph , of which Ovid had difpoffeffed her , 46 vox tantum atque offa fuperfunt , " # is too great a violation of poetical authority . I dare fay the gentleman who is meant , would have been well pleafed to have found no ...
... charms of a nymph , of which Ovid had difpoffeffed her , 46 vox tantum atque offa fuperfunt , " # is too great a violation of poetical authority . I dare fay the gentleman who is meant , would have been well pleafed to have found no ...
Page 100
... charms impair , And prove at laft but defpicably fair . His own undoing glutton Love decrees ; And palls the appetite , he meant to please : His flender wants too largely he supplies ; Thrives on fhort meals , but by indulgence dies ...
... charms impair , And prove at laft but defpicably fair . His own undoing glutton Love decrees ; And palls the appetite , he meant to please : His flender wants too largely he supplies ; Thrives on fhort meals , but by indulgence dies ...
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ancient Apicius arms Art of Cookery becauſe beft beſt Britiſh charms Cook cries defign defire difh diſhes drefs eaſe Ev'n eyes faid fair fame fate fatire fear feas feem feen fend fent feven fhade fhall fhew fhine fhould fighs filk filver fince firft firſt Fiſh fkies flain flame fleep fmall fmiling foft fome fomething foon foul fpread fprings Friend ftand ftill fubject fuch fure give grace hafte himſelf honour juft juſt King laft laſt Latian leaſt lefs loft Love Mafter meat moft moſt muft muſt ne'er numbers Nymph o'er occafion Orpheus Ovid paffion perfons Phyficians pleaſe pleaſure Poem Poets prefent raiſe reaſon reft reign rife ſhall ſhe ſkies ſtand ſtate ſtay ſtill ſuch taſte tell thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou thouſand unleſs uſe verfe Vertumnus Whilft whofe Whoſe wife Wine