A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes. By Several Hands, Volume 2Robert Dodsley J. Hughs, 1765 - English poetry |
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... the beams of one . Thee , CHURCHILL , firft the ruthless hand of death Tore from thy confort's fide , and call'd thee hence To the fublimer feats of joy and love ; ་ Where Where Fate again shall join her foul to thine , ( 30 )
... the beams of one . Thee , CHURCHILL , firft the ruthless hand of death Tore from thy confort's fide , and call'd thee hence To the fublimer feats of joy and love ; ་ Where Where Fate again shall join her foul to thine , ( 30 )
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Robert Dodsley. Where Fate again shall join her foul to thine , Who now , regardful of thy fame , erects The column to thy praife , and fooths her woe With pious honours to thy facred name Immortal . Lo ! where tow'ring on the height Of ...
Robert Dodsley. Where Fate again shall join her foul to thine , Who now , regardful of thy fame , erects The column to thy praife , and fooths her woe With pious honours to thy facred name Immortal . Lo ! where tow'ring on the height Of ...
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... fate , The jeft and envy of each wiser state . Yet here the Mufes deign'd awhile to sport In the fhort fun - fhine of a fav'ring court : Here Boileau , ftrong in fenfe , and sharp in wit , Who from the ancients , like the ancients writ ...
... fate , The jeft and envy of each wiser state . Yet here the Mufes deign'd awhile to sport In the fhort fun - fhine of a fav'ring court : Here Boileau , ftrong in fenfe , and sharp in wit , Who from the ancients , like the ancients writ ...
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... fate : Not that Barbarian hands her Fafces broke , And bow'd her haughty neck beneath their yoke ; Not that her palaces to earth are thrown , Her cities defart , and her fields unsown ; But that her ancient Spirit is decay'd , That ...
... fate : Not that Barbarian hands her Fafces broke , And bow'd her haughty neck beneath their yoke ; Not that her palaces to earth are thrown , Her cities defart , and her fields unsown ; But that her ancient Spirit is decay'd , That ...
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... friend , I fee , But better in thy Mind . To both from courts and all their state Eager I fly , to prove Joys far above a courtier's fate , Tranquillity and love . Το EEEEEEEEEEEE ** TEEEEEEEEE To Mifs LUCY F— . O By ( 72 )
... friend , I fee , But better in thy Mind . To both from courts and all their state Eager I fly , to prove Joys far above a courtier's fate , Tranquillity and love . Το EEEEEEEEEEEE ** TEEEEEEEEE To Mifs LUCY F— . O By ( 72 )
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ARCHIMAGO bards beſtow bleft blifs blissful band bluſh boaſt bofom breaſt Britiſh cauſe ceaſe charms cloſe defire delight diftant eaſe Edward EPIGRAM Ev'n eyes facred fage fair fame fatire fenfe fhade fhall fhine fing firſt fix'd flame flave flow'rs foft fome fond fong fons foon footh form'd foul fpirit friendſhip ftill fuch fure fweet gen'rous grace happineſs heart heav'n heav'nly honour infpire juſt juſtice king laſt lefs liberty loft lyre mind moſt Mufe Muſe muſt nature's ne'er o'er paffion pain paſt pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe pride prince purſue rage raiſe Reaſon reft reſt rife ſcene ſenſe ſhade ſhall ſhare ſhe ſhould ſmile SONNET ſpoils ſpread ſpring ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtore ſtream ſweet thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou throne toils train truth uſe verſe vex'd virtue Whate'er whofe Whoſe wife wiſdom wiſh youth
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Page 322 - Gainst graver hours, that bring constraint To sweeten liberty: Some bold adventurers disdain The limits of their little reign And unknown regions dare descry: Still as they run they look behind, They hear a voice in every wind, And snatch a fearful joy.
Page 321 - A stranger yet to pain! I feel the gales that from ye blow A momentary bliss bestow, As waving fresh their gladsome wing My weary soul they seem to soothe, And, redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring.
Page 324 - That every labouring sinew strains, Those in the deeper vitals rage: Lo! Poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the soul with icy hand, And slow-consuming Age. To each his sufferings: all are men, Condemned alike to groan; The tender for another's pain, Th
Page 54 - Seek to be good, but aim not to be great: A woman's noblest station is retreat; Her fairest virtues fly from public sight, Domestic worth, that shuns too strong a light.
Page 326 - To Contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of Man: And they that creep, and they that fly, Shall end where they began.
Page 312 - The chariot marks the rolling ring ; And gath'ring crowds, with eager eyes, And shouts, pursue him as he flies. Triumphant to the goal return'd, With nobler thirst his bosom burn'd ; And now along th...
Page 385 - ... second : If twice four verses were but fairly reckon'd I should turn back on the hardest part, and laugh. Thus far with good success I think I've scribbled, And of twice seven lines have clear got o'er ten. Courage ! Another'll finish the first triplet ; Thanks to the muse, my work begins to shorten, There's thirteen lines got through, driblet by driblet, 'Tis done!
Page 325 - Hours, Fair Venus' train, appear, Disclose the long-expecting flowers And wake the purple year! The attic warbler pours her throat Responsive to the cuckoo's note, The untaught harmony of Spring: While, whispering pleasure as they fly, Cool Zephyrs thro' the clear blue sky Their gather'd fragrance fling.
Page 47 - To whom I gave my own harmonious lyre, If high exalted on the Throne of Wit, Near Me and Homer thou afpire to...