Minor English Poets, 1660-1780: A Selection from Alexander Chalmers' The English Poets, 1. köideDavid P. French B. Blom, 1967 |
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... friend , were We ' ave lost in him arts that not yet are found . Thou need'st not make new songs , but say the. But ... friends forget ; And , when deep talk and wisdom came in view , Retir'd , and gave to them their due : For the rich ...
... friend , were We ' ave lost in him arts that not yet are found . Thou need'st not make new songs , but say the. But ... friends forget ; And , when deep talk and wisdom came in view , Retir'd , and gave to them their due : For the rich ...
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... friends their beds did share , Secure t ' adopt a hopeful heir . Love drowsy days and stormy nights Makes ; and breaks friendship , whose delights Feed , but not glut , our appetites . Well - chosen friendship , the most noble Of ...
... friends their beds did share , Secure t ' adopt a hopeful heir . Love drowsy days and stormy nights Makes ; and breaks friendship , whose delights Feed , but not glut , our appetites . Well - chosen friendship , the most noble Of ...
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... friends might grieve , That in their memories he still might live . Yet wiser Ennius gave command to all His friends , not to bewail his funeral ; Your tears for such a death in vain you spend , Which straight in immortality shall end ...
... friends might grieve , That in their memories he still might live . Yet wiser Ennius gave command to all His friends , not to bewail his funeral ; Your tears for such a death in vain you spend , Which straight in immortality shall end ...
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