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A Lady came , with borrow'd grace He from his Venus form'd her face . Her lover
prais'd the Painter's art ; So like the pi & ture in his heart ! To ev'ry age some
charm he lent ; Ev'n Beauties were almost content . Through all the town his art
they ...
A Lady came , with borrow'd grace He from his Venus form'd her face . Her lover
prais'd the Painter's art ; So like the pi & ture in his heart ! To ev'ry age some
charm he lent ; Ev'n Beauties were almost content . Through all the town his art
they ...
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Resolv'd to smooth his shaggy face , He sought the barber of the place . A
flippant monkey , spruce and Smart , Hard by , profess'd the dapper art . His pole
with pewter basons hung , Black rotten teeth in order ftrung ; Rang'd cups , that in
the ...
Resolv'd to smooth his shaggy face , He sought the barber of the place . A
flippant monkey , spruce and Smart , Hard by , profess'd the dapper art . His pole
with pewter basons hung , Black rotten teeth in order ftrung ; Rang'd cups , that in
the ...
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This prais'd his parts , and that his face , T'other his dignity in place . From bill to
bill the flatt'ry ran : He hears and bears it like a man : For , when we flatter felf -
conceit , We but his sentiments repeat . If we're too scrupulously just , What
profit's ...
This prais'd his parts , and that his face , T'other his dignity in place . From bill to
bill the flatt'ry ran : He hears and bears it like a man : For , when we flatter felf -
conceit , We but his sentiments repeat . If we're too scrupulously just , What
profit's ...
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Unless due court to him were shown , And both their face and bus'ness known .
No honest tongue an audience found : He worried all the tenants round ; For why
, he liv'd in constant fear , Left truth by chance should interfere , If any stranger ...
Unless due court to him were shown , And both their face and bus'ness known .
No honest tongue an audience found : He worried all the tenants round ; For why
, he liv'd in constant fear , Left truth by chance should interfere , If any stranger ...
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Though in full lustre ev'ry grace Distinguish your celestial face ; Though beauties
of inferior ray ( Like stars before the orb of day ) Turn pale and fade : I check my
lays , Admiring what I dare not praise . If you the tribute due disdain , The muse's
...
Though in full lustre ev'ry grace Distinguish your celestial face ; Though beauties
of inferior ray ( Like stars before the orb of day ) Turn pale and fade : I check my
lays , Admiring what I dare not praise . If you the tribute due disdain , The muse's
...
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| Заглавие | The Works of Mr. John Gay: In Four Volumes. To which is Added an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author ... Том 4 от The Works of Mr. John Gay: In Four Volumes. To which is Added an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, John Gay |
| Автор | John Gay |
| Издател | James Potts, 1770 |
| Оригиналът е от | Нюйоркската обществена библиотека |
| Цифровизирана на | 7 Дек 2006 |
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