The Poetical Works of John Dryden, 3. köideHenry G. Bohn, 1853 - 524 pages |
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... stood : As if they had been there as servants set To stay , or to go on , as he thought good , And not pursue but wait on his retreat . So Libyan huntsmen , on some sandy plain , From shady coverts roused , the lion chase : The kingly ...
... stood : As if they had been there as servants set To stay , or to go on , as he thought good , And not pursue but wait on his retreat . So Libyan huntsmen , on some sandy plain , From shady coverts roused , the lion chase : The kingly ...
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... stood , reflecting on his country's loss ; Himself an object of the public scorn , And often wish'd he never had been born . At last , ( for so his destiny required , ) With walking giddy , and with thinking tired , He through a little ...
... stood , reflecting on his country's loss ; Himself an object of the public scorn , And often wish'd he never had been born . At last , ( for so his destiny required , ) With walking giddy , and with thinking tired , He through a little ...
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... stood an infant Love , With wings unfledged ; his eyes were banded o'er ; His hands a bow , his back a quiver bore ... stood Threatening from high , and overlook'd the wood : Beneath the lowering brow , and on a bent , The temple stood ...
... stood an infant Love , With wings unfledged ; his eyes were banded o'er ; His hands a bow , his back a quiver bore ... stood Threatening from high , and overlook'd the wood : Beneath the lowering brow , and on a bent , The temple stood ...
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Upon the Death of Lord Hastings | 1 |
To Charles the Second | 16 |
Satire on the Dutch | 23 |
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