Essays on Song-writing: With a Collection of Such English Songs as are Most Eminent for Poetical Merit |
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To pursue our instance taken from the passion of love ; the poet who wishes
rather to please and surprize than to move , will ranfack heaven and earth for
objects of brilliant and unusual comparison with every circumstance relating to
the ...
To pursue our instance taken from the passion of love ; the poet who wishes
rather to please and surprize than to move , will ranfack heaven and earth for
objects of brilliant and unusual comparison with every circumstance relating to
the ...
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... have lost the sweetest youth , That e'er won Lady's love . And now , and sigh ;
alas ! for thy fad loss I'll evermore weep For thee I only with'd to live , For thee I
wish to die . Weep Weep no more , lady , weep no more , PASTORAL SONGS .
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... have lost the sweetest youth , That e'er won Lady's love . And now , and sigh ;
alas ! for thy fad loss I'll evermore weep For thee I only with'd to live , For thee I
wish to die . Weep Weep no more , lady , weep no more , PASTORAL SONGS .
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There beauteous EMMA flourish'd fair Beneath a mother's eye , Whose only wish
on earth was now To see her bleft , and die . The softest blush that nature
spreads Gave colour to her cheek ; Such orient colour smiles thro ' heay'n When
May's ...
There beauteous EMMA flourish'd fair Beneath a mother's eye , Whose only wish
on earth was now To see her bleft , and die . The softest blush that nature
spreads Gave colour to her cheek ; Such orient colour smiles thro ' heay'n When
May's ...
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A mutual fame was quickly caught , Was quickly too reveal'd ; For neither bosom
lodg'd a wish , Which virtue keeps conceald . What happy hours of heartfelt bliss ,
Did love on both bestow ! But bliss too mighty long to last , Where fortune ...
A mutual fame was quickly caught , Was quickly too reveal'd ; For neither bosom
lodg'd a wish , Which virtue keeps conceald . What happy hours of heartfelt bliss ,
Did love on both bestow ! But bliss too mighty long to last , Where fortune ...
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I told my soft wishes , she sweetly replied ( Ye virgins , her voice was divine ) I've
rich ones rejected and great ones denied , Yet take me , fond shepherd , I'm thine
. Her air was so modeít , her aspect so meek , So simple , yet sweet were her ...
I told my soft wishes , she sweetly replied ( Ye virgins , her voice was divine ) I've
rich ones rejected and great ones denied , Yet take me , fond shepherd , I'm thine
. Her air was so modeít , her aspect so meek , So simple , yet sweet were her ...
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appear arms beauty breaſt bright Celia charms cheek cruel dead dear delight deſpair epigram eyes face fair fall fancy fate fear feel fighs firſt fond gentle give grace hand happy head hear heart heaven hope hour idea kind language laſt late leave lips live looks loſe lover maid meet mind morning moſt move muſic muſt nature ne'er never nymph o'er object once pain paſſion PHYLLIS pieces pity plain pleaſing pleaſure poetical poetry poets pride prove ſay ſee ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhepherd ſhould ſmile ſoft ſome ſong ſoul ſpeak ſtill ſubject ſuch ſwain ſweet taſte tears tell tender thee theſe thine thoſe thou thought thro true turn Twas vain vows weep whoſe wind wiſh young youth
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| Заглавие | Essays on Song-writing: With a Collection of Such English Songs as are Most Eminent for Poetical Merit Eighteenth century collections online |
| Автор | John Aikin |
| Издание | 2 |
| Издател | W. Eyres, 1774 |
| Оригиналът е от | Нюйоркската обществена библиотека |
| Цифровизирана на | 14 Дек 2006 |
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