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... thee long , And be thou negligent of fame ; With every Mufe to grace thy song , May'ft thou defpise a poet's name ! Of modeft poets thou be first ; To filent fhades repeat thy verfe , Till Fame and Echo almost burst , Yet hardly dare ...
... thee long , And be thou negligent of fame ; With every Mufe to grace thy song , May'ft thou defpise a poet's name ! Of modeft poets thou be first ; To filent fhades repeat thy verfe , Till Fame and Echo almost burst , Yet hardly dare ...
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... thee like a fnail : Or , harness'd to a nag , at ease Take journeys in it like a chaife ; Or in a boat , whene'er thou wilt , Canft make it ferve thee for a tilt ! Capacious house ! ' tis own'd by all Thou ' rt well contriv'd , though ...
... thee like a fnail : Or , harness'd to a nag , at ease Take journeys in it like a chaife ; Or in a boat , whene'er thou wilt , Canft make it ferve thee for a tilt ! Capacious house ! ' tis own'd by all Thou ' rt well contriv'd , though ...
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... thee the Bull will lend his bide , By Phoebus newly tann'd and dry'd : For thee they Argo's hulk will tax , And scrape her pitchy fides for wax : Then Ariadne kindly lends Her braided hair to make thee ends ; The points of Sagittarius ...
... thee the Bull will lend his bide , By Phoebus newly tann'd and dry'd : For thee they Argo's hulk will tax , And scrape her pitchy fides for wax : Then Ariadne kindly lends Her braided hair to make thee ends ; The points of Sagittarius ...
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... thee always that name , Which backwards and forwards | is almost the fame . And , England , wouldst thou be happy still , Bury those Carrots under a Hill ** . * The dutchefs of Somerset . + Thomas Thynne of Longleate , efq ; a gentleman ...
... thee always that name , Which backwards and forwards | is almost the fame . And , England , wouldst thou be happy still , Bury those Carrots under a Hill ** . * The dutchefs of Somerset . + Thomas Thynne of Longleate , efq ; a gentleman ...
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... thee : And , be affur'd , the Court will find him Prepar'd to leap o'er flicks , or bind them . To make the bundle ftrong and fafe , Great Ormond , lend thy General's staff : And , if the Crofier could be cramm'd in , A fig for Lechmere ...
... thee : And , be affur'd , the Court will find him Prepar'd to leap o'er flicks , or bind them . To make the bundle ftrong and fafe , Great Ormond , lend thy General's staff : And , if the Crofier could be cramm'd in , A fig for Lechmere ...
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Page 20 - Madam, I die without your grace"— « Item, for half a yard of lace." Who that had wit would place it here, For every peeping fop to jeer ? In power of fpittle and a clout, Whene'er he pleafe, to blot it out; And then, to heighten the difgrace, Clap his own nonfenfe in the place. Whoe'er
Page 49 - to the top> As if they ne'er had touch'da drop. The good old couple were amaz'd, 35 And often on each other gaz'd ; For both were frighten'd to the heart, And juft began to cry, — What art! Then foftly turn'd afide to view Whether the lights were burning blue.
Page 92 - From Pope, from Parnell, or from Gay ?" Such tattle often entertains • 95 My lord and me as far as Staines, As once a week we travel down To Windfor, and again to town, Where all that pafles inter
Page 89 - clear, •*• For life, fix hundred pounds a-year, A handfome houfe to lodge a friend,. A river at my garden's end, A terrace-walk, and half a rood £: Of land fet out to plant a Wood. Well, now I have all this and more, I afk not to increafe my
Page 334 - afliam'd to ufe a glafs; And till I fee them with thefe eyes, •» ' Whoever fays you have them, lies. No length of time can make you quit Honour and virtue, fenfe and wit : Thus you may ftill be young to me, While I can better bear than fee. Oh, ne'er may Fortune
Page 159 - Tis never by invention got, Men have it when they know it not. Our converfation to refine, Humour and wit muft both combine : From both we learn to railly well, Wherein fometimes the French excel. Voiture, in various lights, difplays That irony which turns to praife : His genius firft
Page 25 - Truly, fays he, Mrs. Nab, it might become you to be more civil; If your money be gone, as a learned divine fays, d'ye fee, You .are no text for my handling ; fo take that from me : I was never taken for a conjurer before, I'd have you to know.
Page 170 - you live to fee the day When Stella's locks muft all be grey. When age muft print a furrow'd trace On every feature of her face ; Though you, and all your fenfelefs tribe, Could art, or time, or nature bribe, To make you look like Beauty's
Page 51 - which it cannot turn. The groaning-chair began to crawl, •85 Like a huge fnail, along the wall; There ftuck aloft in public view, And, with fmall change, a pulpit grew. The porringers, that in a row Hung high, and made a glittering
Page 95 - the Queen A dangerous treatife J writ againft the fpleen; Which, by the ftyle, the matter, and the drift, 'Tis thought could be the work of none but Swift. Poor York ! the harmlefs tool of others hate j He fues for pardon ||, and repents too late. Now,