A Collection of Poems ...Robert Dodsley J. Hughs, 1758 |
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... nature , or of art , " We cannot break one stubborn country heart : " The brutes , infenfible , our pow'r defy : " To love exceeds a ' Squire's capacity . " The town , the court , is beauty's proper sphere ; " That is our heav'n , and ...
... nature , or of art , " We cannot break one stubborn country heart : " The brutes , infenfible , our pow'r defy : " To love exceeds a ' Squire's capacity . " The town , the court , is beauty's proper sphere ; " That is our heav'n , and ...
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... nature never could defign " To form a housewife in a mould like mine ! " O Venus , queen and guardian of the fair , " Attend propitious to thy vot'ry's pray'r " Let me re - vifit the dear town again : " Let me be seen ! -cou'd I that ...
... nature never could defign " To form a housewife in a mould like mine ! " O Venus , queen and guardian of the fair , " Attend propitious to thy vot'ry's pray'r " Let me re - vifit the dear town again : " Let me be seen ! -cou'd I that ...
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... nature were defign'd The pow'rs of thought- to benefit mankind ? Not like a cloyster'd drone , to read and doze , In undeferving , undeferv'd repofe ; But reafon's influence to diffuse ; to clear Th ' enlighten'd world of ev'ry gloomy ...
... nature were defign'd The pow'rs of thought- to benefit mankind ? Not like a cloyster'd drone , to read and doze , In undeferving , undeferv'd repofe ; But reafon's influence to diffuse ; to clear Th ' enlighten'd world of ev'ry gloomy ...
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... Nature in her rural works admire ; Tho ' grateful these , yet these but faintly charm , They may Delight us , but can never Warm . May fome fair eyes , my friend , thy bofom fire With pleafing pangs of ever gay defire ; And teach thee ...
... Nature in her rural works admire ; Tho ' grateful these , yet these but faintly charm , They may Delight us , but can never Warm . May fome fair eyes , my friend , thy bofom fire With pleafing pangs of ever gay defire ; And teach thee ...
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... nature form'd in courts to shine , Wilt thou once more a kind attention lend To thy long abfent and forgotten friend ; Who after feas and mountains wander'd o'er , Return'd at length to his own native shore , HORACE . From From all ...
... nature form'd in courts to shine , Wilt thou once more a kind attention lend To thy long abfent and forgotten friend ; Who after feas and mountains wander'd o'er , Return'd at length to his own native shore , HORACE . From From all ...
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ARCHIMAGE bards Bavius beſt bleft blifs bluſh boaſt bofom breaſt Britiſh cauſe charms cou'd defire Delia delight difdain Druids eaſe Edward EPIGRAM erft Ev'n ev'ry eyes facred fage fair falfe fame fenfe fhade fhall fhine fing firft firſt flame flave flow'ry fmiles foft fome fong fons foon footh form'd foul fov'reign fpirit ftill ftream fuch fure fweet GARTER gen'rous glorious glory heart heav'n heav'nly honour immortal infpire juft juftice king lefs loft lov'd lyre mind moſt Mufe muft Muſe muſt nature's o'er paffion pain pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe pride prince publick rage raiſe reafon reft rife ſcene ſhade ſhall ſhare ſhe ſhould sk sk ſmile ſpread ſpring ſtate ſtill ſtore ſweet thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thro throne toils train truth uſe verſe vex'd virtue virtue's whofe whoſe wife wiſdom wiſh wou'd
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