The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Smart, Wilkie, P. Whitehead, Fawkes, Lovibond, Harte, Langhorne, Goldsmith, Armstrong, JohnsonAlexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1810 |
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... fear , Nor heed the moderator's voice Loud thundering in my ears . Then with Eolian flute I blow A soft Italian lay " , Or where Cam's scauty waters flow , Releas'd from lectures , stray . Meanwhile , friend Banks , my merits claim ...
... fear , Nor heed the moderator's voice Loud thundering in my ears . Then with Eolian flute I blow A soft Italian lay " , Or where Cam's scauty waters flow , Releas'd from lectures , stray . Meanwhile , friend Banks , my merits claim ...
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... fear him partial ; for with Pan He tends the sheep - walks all the live - long day , And on the braky lawn to the shrill pipe In aukward gambols he affects to dance , Or tumbles to the tabor - ' tis not likely That such an umpire shou'd ...
... fear him partial ; for with Pan He tends the sheep - walks all the live - long day , And on the braky lawn to the shrill pipe In aukward gambols he affects to dance , Or tumbles to the tabor - ' tis not likely That such an umpire shou'd ...
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... fear I'll tarry long , sweet lady , Where there is din enough already , We never should agree together , Although we're so much of a feather ; You're fond of peace , no man can doubt it , Who make such wond'rous noise about it ; And ...
... fear I'll tarry long , sweet lady , Where there is din enough already , We never should agree together , Although we're so much of a feather ; You're fond of peace , no man can doubt it , Who make such wond'rous noise about it ; And ...
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... fear , As Pallas turns to feast - Lardella's bier ; Yet ' twould have been a better scheme by half T have thrown his weeds aside , and learnt with me to laugh . I cou'd have shown him , had he been inclin'd , A spouting junto of the ...
... fear , As Pallas turns to feast - Lardella's bier ; Yet ' twould have been a better scheme by half T have thrown his weeds aside , and learnt with me to laugh . I cou'd have shown him , had he been inclin'd , A spouting junto of the ...
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... fear a dearth in these flagitious times . No pardon vile obscenity shou'd find , Though wit and art conspire to move your mind But dulness with obscenity must prove , As shameful sure as impotence in love . In the fat age of pleasure ...
... fear a dearth in these flagitious times . No pardon vile obscenity shou'd find , Though wit and art conspire to move your mind But dulness with obscenity must prove , As shameful sure as impotence in love . In the fat age of pleasure ...
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