The Works of the English Poets: SwiftH. Hughs, 1779 |
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... , and when you hear the furges roar , Avoid the rocks on Britain's angry shore . They lie , alas ! too eafy to be found ; For thee alone they lie the island round . VERSES ON THE SUDDEN DRYING - UP OF ST . VERSES SWIFT'S POEMS . ) .
... , and when you hear the furges roar , Avoid the rocks on Britain's angry shore . They lie , alas ! too eafy to be found ; For thee alone they lie the island round . VERSES ON THE SUDDEN DRYING - UP OF ST . VERSES SWIFT'S POEMS . ) .
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... round . Th ' amphibious tyrant , with his ravenous band , Drains all thy lakes of fish , of fruits thy land . Where is the holy well that bore my name ? Fled to the fountain back , from whence it came ! Fair Freedom's emblem once ...
... round . Th ' amphibious tyrant , with his ravenous band , Drains all thy lakes of fish , of fruits thy land . Where is the holy well that bore my name ? Fled to the fountain back , from whence it came ! Fair Freedom's emblem once ...
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... round , Why then recall your loan ; Sell them to Curll for fifty pound , And fwear they are your own . 1726 . * The original copy of Mr. Pope's celebrated tranfla- tion of Homer ( preferved in the British Museum ) is almost entirely ...
... round , Why then recall your loan ; Sell them to Curll for fifty pound , And fwear they are your own . 1726 . * The original copy of Mr. Pope's celebrated tranfla- tion of Homer ( preferved in the British Museum ) is almost entirely ...
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... round , Was too good to touch the ground ; Thought the life of every lady Should be one continual play - day- Balls , and masquerades , and fhows , Vifits , plays , and powder'd beaux . Thus have my you cafe at large , And may now ...
... round , Was too good to touch the ground ; Thought the life of every lady Should be one continual play - day- Balls , and masquerades , and fhows , Vifits , plays , and powder'd beaux . Thus have my you cafe at large , And may now ...
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... round . Have you feen a rocket fly ? You would fwear it pierc'd the fky : It but reach'd the middle air , Bursting into pieces there : Thousand sparkles falling down Light on many a coxcomb's crown : See what mirth the fport creates ...
... round . Have you feen a rocket fly ? You would fwear it pierc'd the fky : It but reach'd the middle air , Bursting into pieces there : Thousand sparkles falling down Light on many a coxcomb's crown : See what mirth the fport creates ...
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