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 19
... thefe arduous cares of public weal She bids each bard begone , and reft him with his Mufe . O fool ! to think the man , whofe ample mind Muft grafp at all that yonder ftars survey ; Muft join the noblest form of every kind , The world's ...
... thefe arduous cares of public weal She bids each bard begone , and reft him with his Mufe . O fool ! to think the man , whofe ample mind Muft grafp at all that yonder ftars survey ; Muft join the noblest form of every kind , The world's ...
Page 23
... thefe laws , this public care , Which Naffau gave us all to share , Had ne'er adorn'd the English name , Could fear have filenc'd freedom's claim . But fear in vain attempts to bind Those lofty efforts of the mind Which focial good ...
... thefe laws , this public care , Which Naffau gave us all to share , Had ne'er adorn'd the English name , Could fear have filenc'd freedom's claim . But fear in vain attempts to bind Those lofty efforts of the mind Which focial good ...
Page 24
... thefe are they , Who challenge to themselves thy country's love : The true ; the conftant who alone can weigh , What glory fhould demand , or Liberty approve ! But let their works declare them . Thy free powers , The generous powers of ...
... thefe are they , Who challenge to themselves thy country's love : The true ; the conftant who alone can weigh , What glory fhould demand , or Liberty approve ! But let their works declare them . Thy free powers , The generous powers of ...
Page 68
... Thefe heroines mourn not with loud female cries Their husbands loft , or with o'erflowing eyes , But , ftrange to tell ! their funeral piles afcend , And in the fame fad flames their forrows end ; In hopes with them beneath the fhades ...
... Thefe heroines mourn not with loud female cries Their husbands loft , or with o'erflowing eyes , But , ftrange to tell ! their funeral piles afcend , And in the fame fad flames their forrows end ; In hopes with them beneath the fhades ...
Page 73
... aids th ' obftructed ear , And optic glaffes the dim eye can clear ; Thefe in mankind new faculties create , And lift him far above his native ftate ; } } Call Call down revolving planets from the sky , Earth's fecret [ 73. ] .
... aids th ' obftructed ear , And optic glaffes the dim eye can clear ; Thefe in mankind new faculties create , And lift him far above his native ftate ; } } Call Call down revolving planets from the sky , Earth's fecret [ 73. ] .
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bard beauty behold beneath beſt bleffings bleft bofom breaſt charms Chlorinda cou'd diftant eaſe Ev'n ev'ry facred fafe fage fair fame fate fcene feat fenfe fhade fhall fhew fhould figh fight filent fince firft firſt flow'rs fmile foft folar folemn fome fong fons foul freſh ftands ftate ftill ftream fuch fure fweet fwell genius glory goddeſs grace grove guife hand heart heav'n himſelf laſt Latian lefs loft lyre mind moſt Mufe muft muſt Naiads ne'er numbers Nymphs o'er paffion peace plain pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe purſue raiſe reaſon reft rife rofe ſcene ſhade ſhall ſhare ſhe ſky ſmile ſome ſpeak ſpirit ſpread ſprings ſtate ſteps ſtill ſtrain ſweet taſk taſte thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro toil vale virtue Whilft whofe Whoſe wife wings worfe wou'd youth