Juvenile poemsJ. French, 1777 - 195 pages |
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Page v
... thofe which are called Paftorals ; nor a smaller , than of thofe which are tru- ly fo . It therefore seems neceffary to give fome ac- count of this kind of Poèm , and it is my defign to comprize in this fhort paper the fubftance of ...
... thofe which are called Paftorals ; nor a smaller , than of thofe which are tru- ly fo . It therefore seems neceffary to give fome ac- count of this kind of Poèm , and it is my defign to comprize in this fhort paper the fubftance of ...
Page vii
... thofe days to have been the business of men , but their recreation at vacant hours . But with refpect to the prefent age , nothing more conduces to make these compofures natural , than when fome knowledge in rural affairs is difcovered ...
... thofe days to have been the business of men , but their recreation at vacant hours . But with refpect to the prefent age , nothing more conduces to make these compofures natural , than when fome knowledge in rural affairs is difcovered ...
Page viii
... thofe fhort ; fometimes by infifting a little on cir- cumftances ; and , laftly , by elegant turns on the words , which render the numbers extremely fwect and pleaf- ing . As for the numbers themfelves , though they are properly of the ...
... thofe fhort ; fometimes by infifting a little on cir- cumftances ; and , laftly , by elegant turns on the words , which render the numbers extremely fwect and pleaf- ing . As for the numbers themfelves , though they are properly of the ...
Page 7
... thofe graces fing fo well ! Now rife , and hafte to yonder woodbine bow'rs , A foft retreat from sudden vernal show'rs ; The turf with rural dainties fhall be crown'd , While op'ning blooms diffufe their fweets around . For fee ! the ...
... thofe graces fing fo well ! Now rife , and hafte to yonder woodbine bow'rs , A foft retreat from sudden vernal show'rs ; The turf with rural dainties fhall be crown'd , While op'ning blooms diffufe their fweets around . For fee ! the ...
Page 9
... thofe fair fields where facred Ifis glides , Or else where Cam his winding vales divides ? As in the crystal spring I view my face , Fresh rifing blushes paint the wat'ry glass ; But fince thofe graces please thy eyes no more , I thun ...
... thofe fair fields where facred Ifis glides , Or else where Cam his winding vales divides ? As in the crystal spring I view my face , Fresh rifing blushes paint the wat'ry glass ; But fince thofe graces please thy eyes no more , I thun ...
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ancient ANTISTROPHE ariſe beauty Belinda beſt bleft bluſh breaſt bright ceafe charms critics Cynthus DAPHNIS Eclogue Eurydice ev'ry eyes facred faid fair fame fate fatire fcenes feas feem fenfe fhades fhall fhining fhould fighs filent filver fince fing firſt fkies flame flocks flow flowers foft fome fong foon forefts foul fpirits fpring ftill ftreams fubject fuch fung fwains fwell fylvan Gnome grace groves hair heart heaven honours infpire itſelf laft laſt lefs lofe loft lov'd lyre maid moſt mournful Mufe mufic muſt nature numbers nymph o'er paffion Paftoral paſt Phaon Phoebus plain pleaſe pleaſure praiſe rage refound rife Sappho ſcene SEMICHORUS ſhades ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhore ſkies ſky ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtrains Sylphs tears thee thefe Theocritus theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro trembling Umbriel uſeful vafe Virg virgin whofe whoſe winds