Kentish Poets. A series of writers in English poetry, natives or residents in the county of Kent; with specimens of their compositions and some account of their lives and writings. By R. F. |
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Page 122
Let woe gripe on my heart , shame load mine eye ! ... When I was forced from
Stella ever dear , Stella ! food of my thoughts , heart of my heart ; Stella ! whose
eyes make all my tempests clear , By iron laws of duty to depart ; Alas ! I found
that ...
Let woe gripe on my heart , shame load mine eye ! ... When I was forced from
Stella ever dear , Stella ! food of my thoughts , heart of my heart ; Stella ! whose
eyes make all my tempests clear , By iron laws of duty to depart ; Alas ! I found
that ...
Page 370
Fairest of fairs , that at his eyes doth dress Her glorious face ; those eyes from
whence are shed Attractions infinite ; where to express His love , high God all
hear'n as captive leads And all the banners of his grace dispreads ; And in those
...
Fairest of fairs , that at his eyes doth dress Her glorious face ; those eyes from
whence are shed Attractions infinite ; where to express His love , high God all
hear'n as captive leads And all the banners of his grace dispreads ; And in those
...
Page 104
A thousand serpents goaw the heart , A thousand visions fill the eyes , And deaf
to all that can relief impart , We hate the councils of the wise , And sense like tales
of lunatics despise . THE CITY OF LOVE . In this vast isle a famous city stands ...
A thousand serpents goaw the heart , A thousand visions fill the eyes , And deaf
to all that can relief impart , We hate the councils of the wise , And sense like tales
of lunatics despise . THE CITY OF LOVE . In this vast isle a famous city stands ...
Page 355
Here , sweetly blended , to our wond'ring eyes , The Peeress , Poetess , and
Christian rise : And though the nine her tuneful strains inspire , We less her
genius , than her heart , admire ; Pleas'd , ' midst the great , one truly good to see
, And ...
Here , sweetly blended , to our wond'ring eyes , The Peeress , Poetess , and
Christian rise : And though the nine her tuneful strains inspire , We less her
genius , than her heart , admire ; Pleas'd , ' midst the great , one truly good to see
, And ...
Page 398
O Thus from the group where flew sad Dido's shade , Came the fond lovers
through the gloom profound ; So sweet , so grateful were the words I said . you
whose gentle eyes diffuse around Compassion's beams , who breathe this
noxious air ...
O Thus from the group where flew sad Dido's shade , Came the fond lovers
through the gloom profound ; So sweet , so grateful were the words I said . you
whose gentle eyes diffuse around Compassion's beams , who breathe this
noxious air ...
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