A collection of poems, by several hands [ed. by R. Dodsley]. [2 other copies of vols. 5,6].1766 |
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... dear , Speed whistling home acrofs the plain ; Sees vagrant Luxury , her hand - maid grown , For half her graceless deeds atone , And hails the bounteous work , and ranks it with her own . XVI . Why A 4 XVI . Why brand thefe pleasures ...
... dear , Speed whistling home acrofs the plain ; Sees vagrant Luxury , her hand - maid grown , For half her graceless deeds atone , And hails the bounteous work , and ranks it with her own . XVI . Why A 4 XVI . Why brand thefe pleasures ...
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... dear , Forego a court's alluring pale , For dimpled brook and leafy grove , For that rich luxury of thought they love ! Ah no , from these the public sphere requires Example for its giddy bands ; From these impartial Heav'n demands To ...
... dear , Forego a court's alluring pale , For dimpled brook and leafy grove , For that rich luxury of thought they love ! Ah no , from these the public sphere requires Example for its giddy bands ; From these impartial Heav'n demands To ...
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... dear , That hill and ftream my zeal oppose , And check my fond career . No more , fince Daphne was my theme , Their wonted charms I fee : That verdant hill , and filver ftream , Divide my love and me . YE SONG III . E gentle nymphs ...
... dear , That hill and ftream my zeal oppose , And check my fond career . No more , fince Daphne was my theme , Their wonted charms I fee : That verdant hill , and filver ftream , Divide my love and me . YE SONG III . E gentle nymphs ...
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... dear Auguste in the midst of the dance ; And Harlequin too ! - ' Twas in vain to require it- And she wonder'd how folks had the face to defire it ! She might yield to resign the sweet fingers of Ruckholt , Where the citizen - matron ...
... dear Auguste in the midst of the dance ; And Harlequin too ! - ' Twas in vain to require it- And she wonder'd how folks had the face to defire it ! She might yield to resign the sweet fingers of Ruckholt , Where the citizen - matron ...
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... dear , This plaintive marble afks thee for a tear ! For here , alas ! too early fnatch'd away , All that was lovely Death has made his prey . No more her cheeks with crimson roses vie , No more the diamond sparkles in her eye ; Her ...
... dear , This plaintive marble afks thee for a tear ! For here , alas ! too early fnatch'd away , All that was lovely Death has made his prey . No more her cheeks with crimson roses vie , No more the diamond sparkles in her eye ; Her ...
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Страница 117 - WHILE at the helm of state you ride, Our nation's envy, and its pride ; While foreign courts with wonder gaze, And curse those councils which they praise; Would you not wonder, sir, to view Your bard a greater man than you ? Which that he is, you cannot doubt, When you have read the sequel out. You know, great sir, that ancient fellows, Philosophers, and such folks, tell us, No great analogy between Greatness and happiness is seen. If then, as it might follow straight, Wretched to be, is to be great....
Страница 7 - In fome fair villa's peaceful bound, To catch foft hints from nature's tongue, And bid ARCADIA bloom around: Whether we fringe the •Hoping hill, Or fmoothe below the verdant mead ; Whether we break the falling rill, Or thro...
Страница 223 - Oft has it been my lot to mark A proud, conceited, talking spark, With eyes that hardly served at most To guard their master 'gainst a post; Yet round the world the blade has been, To see whatever could be seen.
Страница 225 - I'll eat him." He said : then full before their sight Produced the beast, and lo! — 'twas white. Both stared, the man looked wondrous wise — "My children," the chameleon cries, (Then first the creature found a tongue), "You all are right, and all are wrong: When next you talk of what you view, Think others see as well as you: Nor wonder, if you find that none Prefers your eyesight to his own.
Страница 4 - By her aufpicious aid refin'd ; Lo ! not an hedge-row hawthorn blows, Or humble hare-bell paints the plain, Or valley winds, or fountain flows...
Страница 82 - To print, or not to print — that is the question. Whether 'tis better in a trunk to bury The quirks and crotchets of outrageous fancy, Or send a well wrote copy to the press...
Страница 225 - Twere no great loss," the friend replies; "For if they always serve you thus, You'll find them but of little use." So high at last the contest rose, From words they almost came to blows: When luckily came by a third; To him the question they referred; And begged he'd tell them, if he knew, Whether the thing was green or blue. "Sirs," cries the umpire, "cease your pother, The creature's neither one nor t'other.
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Страница 224 - And what a length of tail behind! How slow its pace! And then its hue, — Who ever saw so fine a blue?
Страница 225 - I'll lay my life the thing is blue.' — . ' And I'll be sworn that when you've seen The reptile, you'll pronounce him green.' ' Well, then, at once to ease the doubt,' Replies the man, ' I'll turn him out : And when before your eyes I've set him, If you don't find him black, I'll eat him.