The Muses' Bower,: Embellished with the Beauties of English Poetry, 2. köideW. Plant Piercy, 1809 |
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... beamy sandals play'd , Their lucid mantles glitter'd in the sun , ( Webs half so bright the silk - worm never spun ) :人 Transparent robes , that bore the rainbow's hue , And 7 SIR W. JONES . ] THE PALACE OF FORTUNE . 7.
... beamy sandals play'd , Their lucid mantles glitter'd in the sun , ( Webs half so bright the silk - worm never spun ) :人 Transparent robes , that bore the rainbow's hue , And 7 SIR W. JONES . ] THE PALACE OF FORTUNE . 7.
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... play'd from every stream , Smil'd as it rose , and cast a transient gleam , Then , gently falling in a vocal show'r , Bath'd every shrub , and sprinkled every flow'r , B3 A r A 18 That on the banks , like many a lovely bride SIR . W ...
... play'd from every stream , Smil'd as it rose , and cast a transient gleam , Then , gently falling in a vocal show'r , Bath'd every shrub , and sprinkled every flow'r , B3 A r A 18 That on the banks , like many a lovely bride SIR . W ...
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... Play'd on the spires , and on the turrets danc'd ; To four bright gates four ivory bridges led , With pearls illumin'd , and with roses spread : And now , more radiant than the morning sun , Her easy way the gliding goddess won ; Still ...
... Play'd on the spires , and on the turrets danc'd ; To four bright gates four ivory bridges led , With pearls illumin'd , and with roses spread : And now , more radiant than the morning sun , Her easy way the gliding goddess won ; Still ...
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... play'd , As on a sky with living stars inlay'd ; Of precious diadems a regal store , With globes and sceptres , strew'd the porphyry floor ; Rich vests of eastern kings around were spread , And glittering zones a starry lustre shed ...
... play'd , As on a sky with living stars inlay'd ; Of precious diadems a regal store , With globes and sceptres , strew'd the porphyry floor ; Rich vests of eastern kings around were spread , And glittering zones a starry lustre shed ...
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... play'd ; Some wantonly were tripping in a ring On the soft border of a gushing spring ; While some , reclining in the shady vales , Told to their smiling loves their amorous tales : But when the sportful train beheld from far The nymphs ...
... play'd ; Some wantonly were tripping in a ring On the soft border of a gushing spring ; While some , reclining in the shady vales , Told to their smiling loves their amorous tales : But when the sportful train beheld from far The nymphs ...
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