The Muses' Bower,: Embellished with the Beauties of English Poetry, 2. köideW. Plant Piercy, 1809 |
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... sigh , Whilst all her soul sits melting in her eye : Then with a smile the healing balm bestows , And sheds a tear of pity o'er their woes , Which , as it drops , some soft - eyed angel bears Transform'd to pearl , and in his bosom ...
... sigh , Whilst all her soul sits melting in her eye : Then with a smile the healing balm bestows , And sheds a tear of pity o'er their woes , Which , as it drops , some soft - eyed angel bears Transform'd to pearl , and in his bosom ...
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... than the morning sky , And the mild radiance of her sparkling eye , Low sighs and trickling tears by turns she stole , And thus discharg'd the anguish of her soul : ، • Why glow those cheeks , if unadmir'd they The Palace of Fortune Idem.
... than the morning sky , And the mild radiance of her sparkling eye , Low sighs and trickling tears by turns she stole , And thus discharg'd the anguish of her soul : ، • Why glow those cheeks , if unadmir'd they The Palace of Fortune Idem.
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... sigh'd ; she wept ; she struck her pensive breast ; And bade his urn in peaceful slumber rest . And now , in silence , o'er the gloomy land , She saw advance a slowly - winding band ; Their cheeks were veil'd , their robes of mournful ...
... sigh'd ; she wept ; she struck her pensive breast ; And bade his urn in peaceful slumber rest . And now , in silence , o'er the gloomy land , She saw advance a slowly - winding band ; Their cheeks were veil'd , their robes of mournful ...
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... sigh'd for sweeter joy , To the third gate * conducts the amorous boy ; She turns the key ; her cheeks like roses bloom , And on the lock her fingers drop perfume . His ravish'd sense a scene of pleasure meets , A maze of joy , a ...
... sigh'd for sweeter joy , To the third gate * conducts the amorous boy ; She turns the key ; her cheeks like roses bloom , And on the lock her fingers drop perfume . His ravish'd sense a scene of pleasure meets , A maze of joy , a ...
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... 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 cheeks : A custom which we cannot , dare not fail , ( Such are the laws ...
... 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 cheeks : A custom which we cannot , dare not fail , ( Such are the laws ...
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