The Works of the English Poets, Volume 11E. Cox, 1779 - 212 pages |
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... Nature has mark'd him for a heavy fool ; By's flat broad face you'll know the owl . The other birds have hooted him from light ; Much buffeting has made him love the night , And only in the dark he strays ; Still wretch enough to live ...
... Nature has mark'd him for a heavy fool ; By's flat broad face you'll know the owl . The other birds have hooted him from light ; Much buffeting has made him love the night , And only in the dark he strays ; Still wretch enough to live ...
Page 41
... nature idle ) lov'd to fhift and lie , And was obftinately dull . Till , fpite of Nature , through great pains , the fot ( And th ' influence of th ' ill genius of our land ) At laft in part began to understand . Some infight in the ...
... nature idle ) lov'd to fhift and lie , And was obftinately dull . Till , fpite of Nature , through great pains , the fot ( And th ' influence of th ' ill genius of our land ) At laft in part began to understand . Some infight in the ...
Page 42
... Nature he was bent To fearch in hidden paths , and things long bury'd find , A wretch's converfe much he did frequent : One who this world , as that did him , difown'd , And in an unfrequented corner , where Nothing was pleafant ...
... Nature he was bent To fearch in hidden paths , and things long bury'd find , A wretch's converfe much he did frequent : One who this world , as that did him , difown'd , And in an unfrequented corner , where Nothing was pleafant ...
Page 44
... natural and politic ; How to make faithful fervants traitors Thorough - pac'd rebels legiflators , And at laft troopers adjutators . Thus well inform'd , and furnish'd with enough Of fuch - like wordy , canting stuff , Our blade fet ...
... natural and politic ; How to make faithful fervants traitors Thorough - pac'd rebels legiflators , And at laft troopers adjutators . Thus well inform'd , and furnish'd with enough Of fuch - like wordy , canting stuff , Our blade fet ...
Page 61
... nature next to thee : To which retiring quietly at night , If ( as that only can ) to add delight , When to our little cottage we repair , We find a friend or two , we'd wish for there , Dear Beverley , kind as parting lovers tears ...
... nature next to thee : To which retiring quietly at night , If ( as that only can ) to add delight , When to our little cottage we repair , We find a friend or two , we'd wish for there , Dear Beverley , kind as parting lovers tears ...
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Acontius arms beauty beſt bleffings bleft breaſt Cæfar Cæfar's charms Cyclops Cydippe dæmon Daphnis defign defire delight dreft e'er eaſe Ev'n eyes facred fafe fair falfe fame fate fatire fear feem'd fhall fhame fhew fhining fhore fighs fince firft firſt flain flave fmile foft fome fong fools foul ftill fuch fure fwain grace grave he lies hand heart heaven herſelf himſelf Hippolytus honour juſt kind king laft laſt laurels lefs lov'd Lucretius mighty mind moft MOPSUS moſt Mufe Muſe muſt ne'er noble nymph o'er OVID paſt peace pleaſe pleaſure Poet praiſe pride rage rais'd raiſe reft rife riſe royal ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhould ſpeak ſpread ſtand ſtar ſtate ſtay ſtill ſtreams Tartuffe tell thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand triumph Twas twill verfe virtue Whilft whofe whoſe wonder