The Muses' Bower,: Embellished with the Beauties of English Poetry, 2. köideW. Plant Piercy, 1809 |
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Page 43
... blest , he thought , than any son of heaven : Till on a morn , with sighs and streaming tears , The train of nymphs before his bed appears ; And thus the youngest of the sisters speaks , Whilst a sad shower runs trickling down her ...
... blest , he thought , than any son of heaven : Till on a morn , with sighs and streaming tears , The train of nymphs before his bed appears ; And thus the youngest of the sisters speaks , Whilst a sad shower runs trickling down her ...
Page 44
... blest return ! ' The king , who wept , yet knew his tears were vain , Took the seven keys , and kiss'd the parting train . A glittering car , which bounding coursers drew , They mounted strait , and through the forest flew . The youth ...
... blest return ! ' The king , who wept , yet knew his tears were vain , Took the seven keys , and kiss'd the parting train . A glittering car , which bounding coursers drew , They mounted strait , and through the forest flew . The youth ...
Page 46
... blest shore , a sweeter fountain flows . Than this vain clime , or this gay palace knows , : Which if thou taste , whate'er was sweet before. * The life of man . † Heaven . * Death . 46 [ SIR W. JONES . THE SEVEN FOUNTAINS .
... blest shore , a sweeter fountain flows . Than this vain clime , or this gay palace knows , : Which if thou taste , whate'er was sweet before. * The life of man . † Heaven . * Death . 46 [ SIR W. JONES . THE SEVEN FOUNTAINS .
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... blest with favouring winds , they soon explore ; The haven enter , borne before the gale , Dispatch their commerce , and prepare to sail . Eternal powers ! what ruins from afar Mark the fell track of desolating war ! Here arts , and ...
... blest with favouring winds , they soon explore ; The haven enter , borne before the gale , Dispatch their commerce , and prepare to sail . Eternal powers ! what ruins from afar Mark the fell track of desolating war ! Here arts , and ...
Page 55
... blest Pierian train , To call Arion this ill - fated swain ; For , like that bard unhappy , on his head Malignant stars their hostile influence shed . Such were the pilots ; tutor'd to divine Th ' untravel'd course by geometric line ...
... blest Pierian train , To call Arion this ill - fated swain ; For , like that bard unhappy , on his head Malignant stars their hostile influence shed . Such were the pilots ; tutor'd to divine Th ' untravel'd course by geometric line ...
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