The Works of the English Poets, Volume 11E. Cox, 1779 - 212 pages |
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Page 56
... thee thy being gave , A mother worthy of a fon fo brave , From cruel Thefeus yet her death did find , Nor , though fhe gave him thee , could make him kind . Unwedded too he murder'd her in fpight , To bastardize , and rob thee of thy ...
... thee thy being gave , A mother worthy of a fon fo brave , From cruel Thefeus yet her death did find , Nor , though fhe gave him thee , could make him kind . Unwedded too he murder'd her in fpight , To bastardize , and rob thee of thy ...
Page 57
... thee be kind . For this I am an humble fuppliant grown ; Now where are all my boasts of greatness gone ? I fwore I ne'er would yield , refolv'd to fight , Deceiv'd by Love , that's feldom in the right ; Now on my own I crawl , to clafp ...
... thee be kind . For this I am an humble fuppliant grown ; Now where are all my boasts of greatness gone ? I fwore I ne'er would yield , refolv'd to fight , Deceiv'd by Love , that's feldom in the right ; Now on my own I crawl , to clafp ...
Page 58
... thee ftill , And every wood afford thee game to kill ; So may the Mountain Gods and Satyrs all Be kind , fo may the boar before thee fall ; So may the Water - nymphs in heat of day , Though thou their fex defpife , thy thirst allay ...
... thee ftill , And every wood afford thee game to kill ; So may the Mountain Gods and Satyrs all Be kind , fo may the boar before thee fall ; So may the Water - nymphs in heat of day , Though thou their fex defpife , thy thirst allay ...
Page 59
... thee . Last night methought ( heaven make the next as kind ! ) Free as first innocence , and unconfin'd As our first parents in their Eden were , Ere yet condemn'd to eat their bread with care ; We two together wander'd through a grove ...
... thee . Last night methought ( heaven make the next as kind ! ) Free as first innocence , and unconfin'd As our first parents in their Eden were , Ere yet condemn'd to eat their bread with care ; We two together wander'd through a grove ...
Page 61
... thee , we read , Who can our transports , or our longings tell , To taste of pleasures , prais'd by him fo well ? With thoughts of love and wine by him we ' re fir'd , Two things in fweet retirement much defir'd : A generous bottle and ...
... thee , we read , Who can our transports , or our longings tell , To taste of pleasures , prais'd by him fo well ? With thoughts of love and wine by him we ' re fir'd , Two things in fweet retirement much defir'd : A generous bottle and ...
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