The Works of the English Poets, 39. köideJ. Nichols, 1779 - 736 pages |
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... ftill haunts there fince the dy'd . Confine her walks to colleges and fchools ; Her priests , her train , and followers show As if they all were spectres too ! They purchase knowledge at th ' expence Of common breeding , common fenfe ...
... ftill haunts there fince the dy'd . Confine her walks to colleges and fchools ; Her priests , her train , and followers show As if they all were spectres too ! They purchase knowledge at th ' expence Of common breeding , common fenfe ...
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... ftill did re - unite ) , Till , at laft , tir'd with lofs of time and cafe , Refolv'd to give himfelf , as well as country , peace . IX . Sing , belov'd Mufe ! the pleafures of retreat , And in fome untouch'd virgin ftrain Shew the ...
... ftill did re - unite ) , Till , at laft , tir'd with lofs of time and cafe , Refolv'd to give himfelf , as well as country , peace . IX . Sing , belov'd Mufe ! the pleafures of retreat , And in fome untouch'd virgin ftrain Shew the ...
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... ftill the fooner it arrives , Although we boaft our winter - fun looks bright , And foolishly are glad to fee it at its height , Yet fo much fooner comes the long and gloomy night . No conqueft ever yet begun , And by one mighty hero ...
... ftill the fooner it arrives , Although we boaft our winter - fun looks bright , And foolishly are glad to fee it at its height , Yet fo much fooner comes the long and gloomy night . No conqueft ever yet begun , And by one mighty hero ...
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... ftill , though fix'd among the stars Does fympathize with human a— . Thus , when you feel an hard - bound breech , Conclude love's bow - string at full stretch , Till the kind loofenefs comes , and then Conclude the bow relax'd again ...
... ftill , though fix'd among the stars Does fympathize with human a— . Thus , when you feel an hard - bound breech , Conclude love's bow - string at full stretch , Till the kind loofenefs comes , and then Conclude the bow relax'd again ...
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... ftill . Great Jove ! he cry'd , the art restore To build by verfe as heretofore , And make my Mufe the architect ; What palaces fhall we erect ! No longer fhall forsaken Thames Lament his old Whitehall in flames A pile fhall from its ...
... ftill . Great Jove ! he cry'd , the art restore To build by verfe as heretofore , And make my Mufe the architect ; What palaces fhall we erect ! No longer fhall forsaken Thames Lament his old Whitehall in flames A pile fhall from its ...
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