A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes, Volume 6For R. and J. Dodsley, at Tully's-Head in Pall-Mall, 1763 - 336 pages |
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... court your friendship ? You fhe owns The fair affociates who extend her fway Wide o'er the mighty deep ; and grateful things Of you fhe uttereth , oft as from the shore Of Thames , or Medway's vale , or the green banks Of Vecta , fhe ...
... court your friendship ? You fhe owns The fair affociates who extend her fway Wide o'er the mighty deep ; and grateful things Of you fhe uttereth , oft as from the shore Of Thames , or Medway's vale , or the green banks Of Vecta , fhe ...
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... Gods : that fill the courts Of wide Olympus with oblivion sweet Of evils , with immortal rest from cares ; Affuage the terrours of the throne of Jove ; And And quench the formidable thunderbolt Of unrelenting fire . With [ 12 ]
... Gods : that fill the courts Of wide Olympus with oblivion sweet Of evils , with immortal rest from cares ; Affuage the terrours of the throne of Jove ; And And quench the formidable thunderbolt Of unrelenting fire . With [ 12 ]
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... courts , or fill the golden feat of kings : O fons of sport and pleasure : O thou wretch That weep'ft for jealous love , or the fore wounds Of conscious guilt , or death's rapacious hand Which left thee void of hope : O ye who roam In ...
... courts , or fill the golden feat of kings : O fons of sport and pleasure : O thou wretch That weep'ft for jealous love , or the fore wounds Of conscious guilt , or death's rapacious hand Which left thee void of hope : O ye who roam In ...
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... these delights foon pall upon the taste ; Let's try then if more serious cannot last : Wealth let us heap on wealth , or fame purfue , Let pow'r and glory be our points in view ; } } In In courts , in camps , in fenates let us [ 61 ]
... these delights foon pall upon the taste ; Let's try then if more serious cannot last : Wealth let us heap on wealth , or fame purfue , Let pow'r and glory be our points in view ; } } In In courts , in camps , in fenates let us [ 61 ]
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Robert Dodsley. In courts , in camps , in fenates let us live , Our levees crowded like the buzzing hive : Each weak attempt the fame fad lesson brings , Alas , what vanity in human things ! What means then shall we try ? where hope to ...
Robert Dodsley. In courts , in camps , in fenates let us live , Our levees crowded like the buzzing hive : Each weak attempt the fame fad lesson brings , Alas , what vanity in human things ! What means then shall we try ? where hope to ...
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