A Companion for a Leisure HourSamuel Derrick J. Almon, 1769 - 164 pages |
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... command . My kind land- lady intreated me to tafte this , and infifted upon helping me to another , which the affured me was moft excellent , till fhe had either forced upon me , B 2 or or taken to herfelf , a bit out of each [ 3 ]
... command . My kind land- lady intreated me to tafte this , and infifted upon helping me to another , which the affured me was moft excellent , till fhe had either forced upon me , B 2 or or taken to herfelf , a bit out of each [ 3 ]
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... command , And in luxurious forrow prompt the tear . Recall , foft fame of gentleness and love ! That calm , which triumph'd o'er thy parting breath ; That blooming texture by the graces wove : -And are those eyes for ever fet in death ...
... command , And in luxurious forrow prompt the tear . Recall , foft fame of gentleness and love ! That calm , which triumph'd o'er thy parting breath ; That blooming texture by the graces wove : -And are those eyes for ever fet in death ...
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... commands no profpects . Originally the ground was one continued dead flat : the foil was in general bar- ren , and without either wood or water . With fo many disadvantages it was not easy to produce any thing even tolerable in ...
... commands no profpects . Originally the ground was one continued dead flat : the foil was in general bar- ren , and without either wood or water . With fo many disadvantages it was not easy to produce any thing even tolerable in ...
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... frize is adorned with foliages ; and round the Attic are fufpended feftoons of laurel . The cell , which commands a pretty prospect towards Kichmond , Richmond , and likewise over Middlesex , is neatly finished [ 74 ]
... frize is adorned with foliages ; and round the Attic are fufpended feftoons of laurel . The cell , which commands a pretty prospect towards Kichmond , Richmond , and likewise over Middlesex , is neatly finished [ 74 ]
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... command a very extenfive view on all fides , and in fome directions upwards of forty miles diftance , over a rich and variegated country . Near the great pagoda , on a rifing ground , backed with thickets , ftands THE MOSQUE . It was ...
... command a very extenfive view on all fides , and in fome directions upwards of forty miles diftance , over a rich and variegated country . Near the great pagoda , on a rifing ground , backed with thickets , ftands THE MOSQUE . It was ...
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Page 97 - Turn, gentle hermit of the dale, And guide my lonely way To where yon taper cheers the vale With hospitable ray. " For here forlorn and lost I tread, With fainting steps and slow ; Where wilds immeasurably spread, Seem lengthening as I go.'" " Forbear, my son," the hermit cries, " To tempt the dangerous gloom ; For yonder faithless phantom flies To lure thee to thy doom.
Page 98 - I condemn ; Taught by that power that pities me, I learn to pity them. But from the mountain's grassy side A guiltless feast I bring ; A scrip with herbs and fruits supplied, And water from the spring. Then, pilgrim, turn, thy cares forego, All earth-born cares are wrong ; Man wants but little here below, Nor wants that little long.
Page 103 - Turn, Angelina, ever- dear. My charmer, turn to see Thy own, thy long-lost Edwin here, Restored to love and thee. "Thus let me hold thee to my heart; And every care resign : And shall we never, never part, My life — my all that's mine ? " No, never from this hour to part, We'll live and love so true, The sigh that rends thy constant heart Shall break thy Edwin's too.
Page 98 - No flocks that range the valley free, To slaughter I condemn: Taught by that Power that pities me, I learn to pity them : "But from the mountain's grassy side A guiltless feast I bring; A scrip with herbs and fruits supplied, And water from the spring. "Then, pilgrim, turn, thy cares forego ; All earth-born cares are wrong; Man wants but little here below, Nor wants that little long.
Page 99 - To soothe the stranger's woe; For grief was heavy at his heart, And tears began to flow. His rising cares the Hermit spied, With answering care opprest : " And whence, unhappy youth," he cried, " The sorrows of thy breast ? " From better habitations spurn'd, Reluctant dost thou rove?
Page 101 - But let a maid thy pity share, Whom love has taught to stray : Who seeks for rest, but finds despair Companion of her way. " My father liv'd beside the Tyne, A wealthy lord was he : And all his wealth was mark'd as mine, He had but only me. " To win me from his tender arms, Unnumber'd suitors came ; Who prais'd me for imputed charms, And felt or feign'da flame.
Page 107 - tis call'd, rifes up to the brim : The fourth part of a pint you next muft allow Of new milk made as warm as it comes from the cow. Put the rinds of the lemons, the milk, and the fyrup, With the rum, in a jar, and give 'em a...
Page 124 - And, by th' approaching summer season, Draws a few hundreds from the stocks, And purchases his country box. Some three or four miles out of town, (An hour's ride will bring you down,) He fixes on his choice abode, Not half a furlong from the road : And so convenient does it lay, The...
Page 136 - Say from what caufe it firfl deriv'd its birth, How form'd in heav'n, how thence deduc'd to earth. Once in Arcadia, that fam'd feat of love, There liv'da nymph, the pride of all the grove, A lovely nymph, adorn'd with ev'ry grace, An eafy fhape, and...
Page 125 - Hugging themselves in ease and clover. With all the fuss of moving over : Lo ! a new heap of whims are bred. And wanton in my lady's head. ' Well ! to be sure, it must be own'd.