The Oxford Book of Eighteenth Century VerseDavid Nichol Smith Clarendon Press, 1971 - 727 pages |
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Page 235
... Spring , his Note renews : All follow what they most admire , As I pursue my Soul's Desire . Nature must change her beauteous Face , And vary as the Seasons rise ; As Winter to the Spring gives place , Summer th ' Approach of Autumn ...
... Spring , his Note renews : All follow what they most admire , As I pursue my Soul's Desire . Nature must change her beauteous Face , And vary as the Seasons rise ; As Winter to the Spring gives place , Summer th ' Approach of Autumn ...
Page 240
... Spring , to Summer's musky Tribes : Nor Hyacinths , deep - purpled ; nor Jonquils , Of potent Fragrance ; nor ... Spring , 1728 158 T Birds in Spring HE Black - bird whistles from the thorny Brake ; Black - b The mellow Bullfinch ...
... Spring , to Summer's musky Tribes : Nor Hyacinths , deep - purpled ; nor Jonquils , Of potent Fragrance ; nor ... Spring , 1728 158 T Birds in Spring HE Black - bird whistles from the thorny Brake ; Black - b The mellow Bullfinch ...
Page 607
... Spring 1749-1806 HE garlands fade that Spring so lately wove , Each simple flower , which she had nurs'd in dew , Anemonies that spangled every grove , The primrose wan , and hare - bell , mildly blue . No more shall violets linger in ...
... Spring 1749-1806 HE garlands fade that Spring so lately wove , Each simple flower , which she had nurs'd in dew , Anemonies that spangled every grove , The primrose wan , and hare - bell , mildly blue . No more shall violets linger in ...
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auld lang syne beauty beneath bless blest bliss bloom bosom breast breath busk charms chearful Cumnor dear Death delight divine dydd e'er Ev'n ev'ry eyes fair Fame Fancy Fate fear flowers frae Glory grace grave green Grongar Hill grove hand happy hear heart Heart of Oak Heav'n hill hour King live Lord lov'd lyre maid maun mind morning mourn Muse Nature's ne'er never night numbers Nymph o'er Olney Hymns pain Passion peace Pity plain pleas'd pleasure Poems poor pow'r praise pride rise round scene Scots Musical Museum shade shine sigh sing smile soft Song Sonnet sorrow soul Spring strain stream swain sweet tears tell thee thine thou thought thro toil Twas vale verse Virtue voice wave wawking weep wild wind wings wyfe wyllowe Yarrow ynne youth