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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... race ; But all in vain , fince the wife house confpire To damn the canvas traytor to the fire , Left it , like bones of Scanderbeg , incite Scythe - men next harveft to renew the fight . Then in comes mayor Eagle , and does gravely ...
... race ; But all in vain , fince the wife house confpire To damn the canvas traytor to the fire , Left it , like bones of Scanderbeg , incite Scythe - men next harveft to renew the fight . Then in comes mayor Eagle , and does gravely ...
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... race of whence they come . He advises his noble friend Ponticus , to whom he dedicates the fatyr , to lead a virtuous life , diffuading him from debauchery , luxury , oppreffion , cruelty , and other vices , by his fevere cenfures on ...
... race of whence they come . He advises his noble friend Ponticus , to whom he dedicates the fatyr , to lead a virtuous life , diffuading him from debauchery , luxury , oppreffion , cruelty , and other vices , by his fevere cenfures on ...
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... race , While their ill lives that family bely , And grieve the brass which stands difhonour'd by . " Tis meer burlesque , that to our genʼrals praise Their progeny immortal ftatues raife , Yet , far from that old gallantry , delight To ...
... race , While their ill lives that family bely , And grieve the brass which stands difhonour'd by . " Tis meer burlesque , that to our genʼrals praise Their progeny immortal ftatues raife , Yet , far from that old gallantry , delight To ...
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... race ; And who by practising the dismal skill Of pois'ning , and fuch treach'rous ways to kill , Makes his unhappy kindred - marble sweat , When his degen'rate head by theirs is set . Long galleries of ancestors , and all The follies ...
... race ; And who by practising the dismal skill Of pois'ning , and fuch treach'rous ways to kill , Makes his unhappy kindred - marble sweat , When his degen'rate head by theirs is set . Long galleries of ancestors , and all The follies ...
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... race ? Whose only title to their father's fame Is couch'd in the dead letters of their name ? A dwarf as well may for a giant pass ; A Negro for a swan ; a crook - back'd lafs Be call'd Europa ; and a curr may bear The name of tyger ...
... race ? Whose only title to their father's fame Is couch'd in the dead letters of their name ? A dwarf as well may for a giant pass ; A Negro for a swan ; a crook - back'd lafs Be call'd Europa ; and a curr may bear The name of tyger ...
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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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