The Oxford Book of Eighteenth Century VerseDavid Nichol Smith Clarendon Press, 1971 - 727 pages |
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Page 128
... live , to live . ' Then all for Death , that Opiate of the soul ! Lucretia's dagger , Rosamonda's bowl . Say , what can cause such impotence of mind ? A Spark too fickle , or a Spouse too kind . Wise Wretch ! with Pleasures too refin'd ...
... live , to live . ' Then all for Death , that Opiate of the soul ! Lucretia's dagger , Rosamonda's bowl . Say , what can cause such impotence of mind ? A Spark too fickle , or a Spouse too kind . Wise Wretch ! with Pleasures too refin'd ...
Page 293
... live the faster . To live's to love , to bless , be bless'd With mutual inclination ; Share then my ardour in your breast , And kindly meet my passion . But if thus bless'd I may not live , And pity you deny , To me , at least , your ...
... live the faster . To live's to love , to bless , be bless'd With mutual inclination ; Share then my ardour in your breast , And kindly meet my passion . But if thus bless'd I may not live , And pity you deny , To me , at least , your ...
Page 577
... live the king , And Gilpin long live he ; And when he next doth ride abroad , May I be there to see ! The Public Advertiser , November 14 , 1782 On the Loss of the Royal George OLL for the brave- TOLL The brave ! that are no more : All ...
... live the king , And Gilpin long live he ; And when he next doth ride abroad , May I be there to see ! The Public Advertiser , November 14 , 1782 On the Loss of the Royal George OLL for the brave- TOLL The brave ! that are no more : All ...
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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