The Works of Mr. John Gay: In Four Volumes. To which is Added an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author ...James Potts, 1770 |
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... breathing spring unfolds the buds , Love flies , the dufty town for fhady woods . Then Totenham fields with roving beauty fwarm , And Hampftead Balls the city virgin warm , Then Chelsea's meads o'erhear perfidious vows , And the preft ...
... breathing spring unfolds the buds , Love flies , the dufty town for fhady woods . Then Totenham fields with roving beauty fwarm , And Hampftead Balls the city virgin warm , Then Chelsea's meads o'erhear perfidious vows , And the preft ...
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... breath was ever spent To blaft the laurels of the Eminent . While Burlington's proportion'd columns rife , Does not he stand the gaze of envious eyes ? Doors , windows , are condemn'd by paffing fools , Who know not that they damn ...
... breath was ever spent To blaft the laurels of the Eminent . While Burlington's proportion'd columns rife , Does not he stand the gaze of envious eyes ? Doors , windows , are condemn'd by paffing fools , Who know not that they damn ...
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... breath ; And though you duck them ne'er so long , Not one falt drop e'er wets their tongue ; ' Tis hence they scandal have at will , And that this member ne'er lies ftill . 12 mikok was , dɔlitas amu yɔd't de bow All D 3 TALE S. 53.
... breath ; And though you duck them ne'er so long , Not one falt drop e'er wets their tongue ; ' Tis hence they scandal have at will , And that this member ne'er lies ftill . 12 mikok was , dɔlitas amu yɔd't de bow All D 3 TALE S. 53.
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... breath'd these moving strains , While fighing Zephyrs fhar'd her am'rous pains . Pale fettled forrow hangs upon my brow , Dead are my charms ; Alexis breaks his vow ! Think , think , dear fhepherd , on the days you knew , When I was ...
... breath'd these moving strains , While fighing Zephyrs fhar'd her am'rous pains . Pale fettled forrow hangs upon my brow , Dead are my charms ; Alexis breaks his vow ! Think , think , dear fhepherd , on the days you knew , When I was ...
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... breath is Africk's spicy gale , Thy skin is ivory , fo white . Thus ev'ry beauteous object that I view , Wakes in my foul fome charm of lovely Sue . VII . Though battle call me from thy arms , Let not my pretty Sufan mourn ; Though ...
... breath is Africk's spicy gale , Thy skin is ivory , fo white . Thus ev'ry beauteous object that I view , Wakes in my foul fome charm of lovely Sue . VII . Though battle call me from thy arms , Let not my pretty Sufan mourn ; Though ...
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Afide Alexis beauty behold betray'd boaſt bofom breaſt breath canft charms cheek Chloe CLEANTHES cloſe Daphnis defcend deſpair DIONE Dione's DORIS dy'd ECLOGUE Ev'n ev'ry Evander eyes faid fair faithful falfe fame fate fcorn fecret feek fhade fhall fighs fight filver fincere firft flain flame fleep flies flow tears foft fome forrow foul friendſhip ftill ftrain fuch fudden fure fwain fweet fylvan glance grace grove hafte hand hath hear heart heav'n honour houſe LAURA lips loft lover LYCIDAS maid MELANTHE Menalcas mourn Mufe muft muſt ne'er night nymph o'er paffion PARTHENIA perjur'd plain pleaſure praiſe pride profe purſue rais'd raiſe reft rife rofe SCENE ſhade ſhall ſhe SHEPHERD ſhould ſhow ſpeak ſpread ſtill ſtream ſwain tears thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou tongue trembling truft Twas vows wake Whofe wind wiſhes wretched youth
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