The Book of Gems: Pomfret to BloomfieldSamuel Carter Hall Saunders and Otley, 1837 |
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Page 28
... appears to be aware of his unfitness for the task , and speaks of himself as having- " presum'd To sing Britannick trophies , inexpert Of war , with mean attempt . " A subject more within the scope of his genius was soon afterwards ...
... appears to be aware of his unfitness for the task , and speaks of himself as having- " presum'd To sing Britannick trophies , inexpert Of war , with mean attempt . " A subject more within the scope of his genius was soon afterwards ...
Page 38
... appear'd to cease , A ready warning bid them part in peace . With still remark the pondering hermit view'd , In one so rich , a life so poor and rude ; " " " And why should such , ' within himself he cried , " Lock the lost wealth a ...
... appear'd to cease , A ready warning bid them part in peace . With still remark the pondering hermit view'd , In one so rich , a life so poor and rude ; " " " And why should such , ' within himself he cried , " Lock the lost wealth a ...
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... appears In its graces and airs , SONG . All bright as an angel new dropt from the sky , At distance I gaze , and am aw'd ... appear to each lover beside , " But still be a woman to you . " G EDWARD YOUNG , son of Edward Young , a fellow ...
... appears In its graces and airs , SONG . All bright as an angel new dropt from the sky , At distance I gaze , and am aw'd ... appear to each lover beside , " But still be a woman to you . " G EDWARD YOUNG , son of Edward Young , a fellow ...
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... appears , however , to have been satisfied , at a comparatively early age , with the advantages he had derived from his acquaintance with the Muses . In 1736 , in a letter to a friend , he states that for six or seven years past he had ...
... appears , however , to have been satisfied , at a comparatively early age , with the advantages he had derived from his acquaintance with the Muses . In 1736 , in a letter to a friend , he states that for six or seven years past he had ...
Page 56
... appear : Thy words excel the maist delightfu ' notes That warble through the merle or mavis ' throats : With thee I tent nae flowers that busk the field , Or ripest berries that our mountains yield : The sweetest fruits that hing upon ...
... appear : Thy words excel the maist delightfu ' notes That warble through the merle or mavis ' throats : With thee I tent nae flowers that busk the field , Or ripest berries that our mountains yield : The sweetest fruits that hing upon ...
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