The Lady's Poetical Magazine: Or, Beauties of British Poetry, 1. köideHarrison and Company, 1781 |
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... foes , fentry that never flept . Here , fell Detraction darts her pois'nous breath Fraught with a thoufand ftings , and scatters death ; Sharp - fighted Envy there maintains her poft , • And shakes her flaming brand , and stalks around ...
... foes , fentry that never flept . Here , fell Detraction darts her pois'nous breath Fraught with a thoufand ftings , and scatters death ; Sharp - fighted Envy there maintains her poft , • And shakes her flaming brand , and stalks around ...
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... foes Look'd stern defiance , the fad bird of night , In mournful accent , to the moon complains : Those towers with venerable ivy crown'd , And mouldering into ruin , yield no more A fafe retirement to the hostile bands ; But there the ...
... foes Look'd stern defiance , the fad bird of night , In mournful accent , to the moon complains : Those towers with venerable ivy crown'd , And mouldering into ruin , yield no more A fafe retirement to the hostile bands ; But there the ...
Page 131
... foes to thought , Who fearch for blifs in the capacious bowl , And blindly woo intemperance for joy ; Durst ye retire , hold converse with yourselves , And in the filent hours of darkness court Kind Contemplation with her peaceful train ...
... foes to thought , Who fearch for blifs in the capacious bowl , And blindly woo intemperance for joy ; Durst ye retire , hold converse with yourselves , And in the filent hours of darkness court Kind Contemplation with her peaceful train ...
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... foes , in deep conviction , see The force of British unanimity . Be this , O George ! be this thy nobleft aim ; By this afcent pursue the heights of fame ! Princes , like Heav'n , fhould wide around dispense The rich profufion of ...
... foes , in deep conviction , see The force of British unanimity . Be this , O George ! be this thy nobleft aim ; By this afcent pursue the heights of fame ! Princes , like Heav'n , fhould wide around dispense The rich profufion of ...
Page 169
... foes betray ,: Lavish her wealth , yet , ftipulate for pay ! To fhameful falfhoods venal flavės fuborn , And dare to laugh the virtuous man to fcorn Deride religion , justice , honour , fame , And hardly know of honefty the name ! Ág In ...
... foes betray ,: Lavish her wealth , yet , ftipulate for pay ! To fhameful falfhoods venal flavės fuborn , And dare to laugh the virtuous man to fcorn Deride religion , justice , honour , fame , And hardly know of honefty the name ! Ág In ...
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Amyntor behold beneath bleffings blefs'd blifs bofom breaſt cauſe charms chearful cloſe death defcend defire deſpair e'en eaſe ev'ry eyes facred fafe faid fair fame fate fcene fear feems fenfe fhade fhall fhine fhore fhould fide figh filent fing firſt fix'd fkies fleep flow flow'rs fmiles foft fome fong fons foon foothe forrow foul ftands ftill ftrain ftreams fuch fweet fwell grief heart Heav'n Higham Hill himſelf juft laft laſt loft Lycon lyre magick mind mourn Mufe muft muſt Nature's ne'er numbers nymph o'er paffion pain peace plain pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe rage raiſe Reaſon reft rife riſe rofe ſcene ſhade ſhall ſhe ſkies ſky ſmile ſpeak ſpread ſtate ſteps ſtill ſweet tears thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro trembling Twas virtue whofe Whoſe youth