The Works of the English Poets, Volume 20J. Nichols, 1779 - 432 pages |
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Page 37
... o'er his he fpread , And Salmon's works he laid beneath his head . But thofe blefs'd opiates ftill in vain he tries , Sleep's gentle image his embraces flies : Tumultuous cares lay rolling in his breast , And thus his anxious thoughts ...
... o'er his he fpread , And Salmon's works he laid beneath his head . But thofe blefs'd opiates ftill in vain he tries , Sleep's gentle image his embraces flies : Tumultuous cares lay rolling in his breast , And thus his anxious thoughts ...
Page 39
... o'er th ' azure waste are spread , And Mifs from inns of court bolts out unpaid ; The Sage , tranfported at th ' approaching hour , Imperiously thrice thunder'd on the floor ; Officious Squirt that moment had accefs , His truft was ...
... o'er th ' azure waste are spread , And Mifs from inns of court bolts out unpaid ; The Sage , tranfported at th ' approaching hour , Imperiously thrice thunder'd on the floor ; Officious Squirt that moment had accefs , His truft was ...
Page 44
... o'er the brim : Not beauties fret fo much if freckles come , Cr nofe fhould redden in the drawing - room ; Or lovers that mistake th ' appointed hour , Or in the lucky minute want the power .. Thus he Thou fcandal of great Pæan's art ...
... o'er the brim : Not beauties fret fo much if freckles come , Cr nofe fhould redden in the drawing - room ; Or lovers that mistake th ' appointed hour , Or in the lucky minute want the power .. Thus he Thou fcandal of great Pæan's art ...
Page 45
... o'er . 225 The wife through thought th ' infults of death defy ; The fools , through bleft infenfibility . ' Tis what the guilty fear , the pious crave ; Sought by the wretch , and vanquish'd by the brave . It eases lovers , fets the ...
... o'er . 225 The wife through thought th ' infults of death defy ; The fools , through bleft infenfibility . ' Tis what the guilty fear , the pious crave ; Sought by the wretch , and vanquish'd by the brave . It eases lovers , fets the ...
Page 52
... o'er a cafe , You but appear , and give the coup de grace . O that near Xanthus ' banks you had but dwelt , When Ilium firft Achaian fury felt ! The horned river then had curs'd in vain 83 85 Young Peleus ' arm , that chok'd his ftream ...
... o'er a cafe , You but appear , and give the coup de grace . O that near Xanthus ' banks you had but dwelt , When Ilium firft Achaian fury felt ! The horned river then had curs'd in vain 83 85 Young Peleus ' arm , that chok'd his ftream ...
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