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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Page 30
... these ancient walls Have often heard him , while his legends blithe He fang ; of love , or knighthood , or the wiles Of homely life through each eftate and age , The fashions and the follies of the world With With cunning hand ...
... these ancient walls Have often heard him , while his legends blithe He fang ; of love , or knighthood , or the wiles Of homely life through each eftate and age , The fashions and the follies of the world With With cunning hand ...
Page 38
... these vile waftes , we cry , had Fate decreed That Veii's fons fhould ftrive , for these Camillus bleed ? • The Flaminian way . Did Did here , in after - times of Roman pride [ 38 ]
... these vile waftes , we cry , had Fate decreed That Veii's fons fhould ftrive , for these Camillus bleed ? • The Flaminian way . Did Did here , in after - times of Roman pride [ 38 ]
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... these loose thoughts in pensive strain pursues , ) Avails it aught , that War's rude tumult fpare Yon cluster'd vineyard , or yon golden field , If niggards to yourselves , and fond of care , You flight the joys their copious treasures ...
... these loose thoughts in pensive strain pursues , ) Avails it aught , that War's rude tumult fpare Yon cluster'd vineyard , or yon golden field , If niggards to yourselves , and fond of care , You flight the joys their copious treasures ...
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... these mould'ring walls , this marble round , Where slept the Heroes of the Julian name , Say , fhall we linger ftill in thought profound , And meditate the mournful paths to fame ? * It is now a garden belonging to Marchefe di Corré ...
... these mould'ring walls , this marble round , Where slept the Heroes of the Julian name , Say , fhall we linger ftill in thought profound , And meditate the mournful paths to fame ? * It is now a garden belonging to Marchefe di Corré ...
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... These variegated walks , however gáy , Were once the filent manfions of the dead . In every fhrub , in every flow'ret's bloom That paints with different hues yon smiling plain , Some Hero's ashes issue from the tomb , And live a ...
... These variegated walks , however gáy , Were once the filent manfions of the dead . In every fhrub , in every flow'ret's bloom That paints with different hues yon smiling plain , Some Hero's ashes issue from the tomb , And live a ...
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