Elegant Extracts, 3–4. köideVicesimus Knox 1809 |
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Page 704
... bids us not delight in Roman blood Unprofitably shed . What men could do , Is done already heaven and earth will ... bid him spare his coun- try . Tell your dictator this ; and tell him , Cato Disdains a life which he has pow'r to offer ...
... bids us not delight in Roman blood Unprofitably shed . What men could do , Is done already heaven and earth will ... bid him spare his coun- try . Tell your dictator this ; and tell him , Cato Disdains a life which he has pow'r to offer ...
Page 768
... bid the realms of light and life adieu ! I hear the helpless wail , the shriek of woe ; I see the muddy wave , the ... bids fresh beauty live along the vale , And rapture tremble in the vocal shade : Sweet is the lucid morning's op ...
... bid the realms of light and life adieu ! I hear the helpless wail , the shriek of woe ; I see the muddy wave , the ... bids fresh beauty live along the vale , And rapture tremble in the vocal shade : Sweet is the lucid morning's op ...
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... bids the daring Muse Subjects more equal to her weakness choose ; Bids her frequent the haunts of humble swains , Nor dare to traffic in ambitious strains ; Bids her , indulging the poetic whim In quaint - wrought ode , or sonnet pertly ...
... bids the daring Muse Subjects more equal to her weakness choose ; Bids her frequent the haunts of humble swains , Nor dare to traffic in ambitious strains ; Bids her , indulging the poetic whim In quaint - wrought ode , or sonnet pertly ...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry ..., 1. köide Vicesimus Knox No preview available - 1801 |
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Adam Bell art thou beauty behold blood bosom breast breath Britons Brutus busk Cæsar call'd Cato charms cheek Childe Waters cried dead dear death Derry dost doth dreadful Epigram ev'ry eyes fair fair lady fame fate father fear fire flow'r fool GARRICK gentle give gods grace grief hand hath head hear heart heaven honor Juba king Lady live look lord lov'd maid mind muse ne'er never night noble nymph o'er once passion peace pity play poison'd poor pow'r praise pray pride prince Prologue quoth Rome round sayd scene seem'd Shakspeare sigh sing sleep smile soft Song sorrow soul speak spleen sweet sword Syphax tears tell thee thine thing thou art thou hast thought thro tongue true Twas twill vex'd virtue weep willow wind wretched yemen youth Zounds