A collection of poems, by several hands [ed. by R. Dodsley]. [2 other copies of vols. 5,6].1766 |
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... youth to all the tuneful plain , Lov'd by the nymphs , by Phoebus lov'd in vain : Around his tomb their tears the Mufes paid , And all things mourn'd but the relentless maid . Would I could die like him , and be at peace , Thefe ...
... youth to all the tuneful plain , Lov'd by the nymphs , by Phoebus lov'd in vain : Around his tomb their tears the Mufes paid , And all things mourn'd but the relentless maid . Would I could die like him , and be at peace , Thefe ...
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... youth restore , Fancy again fhall run past pleasures o'er , And while in Stowe's enchanting walks you stray , This theme may help to cheat the fummer's day . Beneath the covert of a myrtle wood , To Venus rais'd , a rustic altar stood ...
... youth restore , Fancy again fhall run past pleasures o'er , And while in Stowe's enchanting walks you stray , This theme may help to cheat the fummer's day . Beneath the covert of a myrtle wood , To Venus rais'd , a rustic altar stood ...
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... ages hence , the British youth , When honour calls them to the field of war , Behold the trophies which thy valour rais'd ; The roud reward of thy fuccessful toils For — For Europe's freedom , and Britannia's fame : That ( 24 )
... ages hence , the British youth , When honour calls them to the field of war , Behold the trophies which thy valour rais'd ; The roud reward of thy fuccessful toils For — For Europe's freedom , and Britannia's fame : That ( 24 )
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... youth a tyrant's frown defy'd , Firm and intrepid on his country's fide , Her boldest champion then , and now her mildest guide . O gen'rous warmth ! O fanctity divine ! To emulate his worth , my friend , be thine : Learn from his life ...
... youth a tyrant's frown defy'd , Firm and intrepid on his country's fide , Her boldest champion then , and now her mildest guide . O gen'rous warmth ! O fanctity divine ! To emulate his worth , my friend , be thine : Learn from his life ...
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... youth , And conquer Prejudice , worst foe to Truth ; By foreign arts domestic faults to mend , Enlarge my notions , and my views extend ; The useful fcience of the world to know , Which books can never teach , or pedants shew . A nation ...
... youth , And conquer Prejudice , worst foe to Truth ; By foreign arts domestic faults to mend , Enlarge my notions , and my views extend ; The useful fcience of the world to know , Which books can never teach , or pedants shew . A nation ...
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