The Works of the English Poets, Volume 33W. and A. Strahan, 1779 - 360 pages |
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Page 58
... grace his towering height , Than what more humble mountains offer here , Where , in their bleffings , all those Gods appear . See Pan with flocks , with fruits Pomona crown'd , Here blushing Flora paints th ' enamel'd ground , Here ...
... grace his towering height , Than what more humble mountains offer here , Where , in their bleffings , all those Gods appear . See Pan with flocks , with fruits Pomona crown'd , Here blushing Flora paints th ' enamel'd ground , Here ...
Page 66
... grace the mansion of our earthly Gods : Nor all his ftars above a luftre fhow , Like the bright Beauties on thy banks below ; Where Jove , fubdued by mortal paffion still , Might change Olympus for a nobler hill . 225 230 Happy the man ...
... grace the mansion of our earthly Gods : Nor all his ftars above a luftre fhow , Like the bright Beauties on thy banks below ; Where Jove , fubdued by mortal paffion still , Might change Olympus for a nobler hill . 225 230 Happy the man ...
Page 98
... grace beyond the reach of art , Which , without paffing through the judgment , gains The heart , and all its end at once attains . 155 160 In profpects thus , fome objects please our eyes , Which out of nature's common order rise , The ...
... grace beyond the reach of art , Which , without paffing through the judgment , gains The heart , and all its end at once attains . 155 160 In profpects thus , fome objects please our eyes , Which out of nature's common order rise , The ...
Page 103
... grace , With gold and jewels cover every part , And hide with ornaments their want of art , True Wit is Nature to advantage dress'd , What oft was thought , but ne'er fo well exprefs'd ; Something , whose truth convinc'd at fight we ...
... grace , With gold and jewels cover every part , And hide with ornaments their want of art , True Wit is Nature to advantage dress'd , What oft was thought , but ne'er fo well exprefs'd ; Something , whose truth convinc'd at fight we ...
Page 112
... grace the foldiers too . Now , they who reach Parnaffus ' lofty crown , Employ their pains to spurn fome others down ; And while self - love each jealous writer rules , Contending wits become the sport of fools : But ftill the worst ...
... grace the foldiers too . Now , they who reach Parnaffus ' lofty crown , Employ their pains to spurn fome others down ; And while self - love each jealous writer rules , Contending wits become the sport of fools : But ftill the worst ...
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