THE POETICAL WORKS OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH WITH THE LIFE OF THE AUTHORC. COOKE, No. 17, Paternoster-Row. And sold, 1796 |
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... e'en the matron of the creffy lake In piteous plight her palfied head shall shake , While all adown the furrows of her face Slow fhall the lingering tears each other trace , Ca And , Oh , my child ; feverer woes remain COMMENDATORY ...
... e'en the matron of the creffy lake In piteous plight her palfied head shall shake , While all adown the furrows of her face Slow fhall the lingering tears each other trace , Ca And , Oh , my child ; feverer woes remain COMMENDATORY ...
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... E'en now , methinks , his well - known voice I hear , When late he meditated flight from care , When , as imagination fondly hied To fcenes of iweet retirement , thus he cried . " Ye fplendid fabrics , palaces and towers , " Where ...
... E'en now , methinks , his well - known voice I hear , When late he meditated flight from care , When , as imagination fondly hied To fcenes of iweet retirement , thus he cried . " Ye fplendid fabrics , palaces and towers , " Where ...
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... e en vicious minds , and thefe With harmless mirth the focial foul to please . Another's woe thy heart could always melt ; None gave more free , -for none more deeply felt .. Sweet bard , adieu ! thy own harmonious lays Have fculptur'd ...
... e en vicious minds , and thefe With harmless mirth the focial foul to please . Another's woe thy heart could always melt ; None gave more free , -for none more deeply felt .. Sweet bard , adieu ! thy own harmonious lays Have fculptur'd ...
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... E'en now , where Alpine folitudes afcend ,. I fet me down a penfive hour to spend ; And , plac'd on high above the ftorm's career , Look downward where an hundred realms appear ; Lakes , forefts , cities , plains extending wide , The ...
... E'en now , where Alpine folitudes afcend ,. I fet me down a penfive hour to spend ; And , plac'd on high above the ftorm's career , Look downward where an hundred realms appear ; Lakes , forefts , cities , plains extending wide , The ...
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... e'en in penance planning fins anew . All evils here contaminate the mind , That opulence departed leaves behind ; For wealth was theirs ; not far remov'd the date , When commerce proudly flourish'd through the state ; At her command the ...
... e'en in penance planning fins anew . All evils here contaminate the mind , That opulence departed leaves behind ; For wealth was theirs ; not far remov'd the date , When commerce proudly flourish'd through the state ; At her command the ...
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