The Works of the Most Celebrated Minor Poets: Containing the Works of George Stepney, William Walsh, Thomas Tickell, Never Before Collected and Publish'd Together. Volume the second, Том 2F. Cogan, 1749 - 262 страници |
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... heav'n : So when the Phænix of our empire dy'd , And with a greater heir the empty throne supply'd ; Your glory diffipates our mournful dew , And turns our grief for Charles to joy for you . Myfterious fate ; whofe one decree could ...
... heav'n : So when the Phænix of our empire dy'd , And with a greater heir the empty throne supply'd ; Your glory diffipates our mournful dew , And turns our grief for Charles to joy for you . Myfterious fate ; whofe one decree could ...
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... heav'n can save , Let death approach , and yet with - held the fting , Wounded the man , diftinguishing the king . They had enlarg'd , but found the ftrain too ftrong , And in foft notes allay'd the bolder fong : Flow , gentle Boyne ...
... heav'n can save , Let death approach , and yet with - held the fting , Wounded the man , diftinguishing the king . They had enlarg'd , but found the ftrain too ftrong , And in foft notes allay'd the bolder fong : Flow , gentle Boyne ...
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... foon defign'd him all your own . Such foft'ring favours to the damn'd are giv'n , When , to encrease their hell , you show ' em heav'n . } Ptolemy . tt Pompey . W26 Was it too godlike , he fhou'd long inherit 32 G. STEPNEY , Efq ; 13.
... foon defign'd him all your own . Such foft'ring favours to the damn'd are giv'n , When , to encrease their hell , you show ' em heav'n . } Ptolemy . tt Pompey . W26 Was it too godlike , he fhou'd long inherit 32 G. STEPNEY , Efq ; 13.
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... heav'n ; Who in a fixt unalterable state , Smile at the doubtful tide of fate , And fcorn alike her friendship and her hate ; Who poifon lefs than falfhood fear , Loth to purchase life so dear ; But kindly for their friend embrace cold ...
... heav'n ; Who in a fixt unalterable state , Smile at the doubtful tide of fate , And fcorn alike her friendship and her hate ; Who poifon lefs than falfhood fear , Loth to purchase life so dear ; But kindly for their friend embrace cold ...
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... heav'n can be my witness ; and how little fatisfaction I take in it , every vein in my heart can teftify . No ; I tremble , I am all confufion , and I die when I think upon it ; and it is only in complaifance to you , that I have refolv ...
... heav'n can be my witness ; and how little fatisfaction I take in it , every vein in my heart can teftify . No ; I tremble , I am all confufion , and I die when I think upon it ; and it is only in complaifance to you , that I have refolv ...
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Æneid againſt Albion ancient arms Atreus beauty becauſe bleft boaſt breaſt call'd Catiline cauſe charms cou'd Eclogue ev'ry eyes facred faid fair fame fate fear fecret felf fhade fhall fhepherds fhine fhou'd fighs fight fince fing firft firſt flain flave flow'rs fmiles foes foft fome fongs foon foul ftand ftate ftill ftrain fubject fuch fure fweet fword Gaul gen'rous GEORGE STEPNEY gods grace heart heav'n himſelf hoft honour Jove juft king laft laſt lefs lov'd lover madam maid moft monarch moſt mufe muft muſt ne'er numbers nymph o'er paffion Paftorals pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe pride purſue rage raiſe reafon reft Retiarius rife Rome ſcene Servius Tullius ſhade ſhall ſhe ſkies ſmile ſtand ſtate ſtill tears thee thefe Theocritus theſe thofe THOMAS TICKELL thoſe thou thought thouſand thro verfe verſe Virgil whofe whoſe wou'd youth
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