Eighteenth-century PoetryPatricia Ann Meyer Spacks, Patricia Meyer Spacks |
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... fire : 360 That fire once more by thicker air o'ercome , And downward forced , in earth's capacious womb Alters its particles ; is fire no more ; But lies resplendent dust , and shining ore : 343 glebe : earth . 348 rude of : ignorant ...
... fire : 360 That fire once more by thicker air o'ercome , And downward forced , in earth's capacious womb Alters its particles ; is fire no more ; But lies resplendent dust , and shining ore : 343 glebe : earth . 348 rude of : ignorant ...
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... fire . At first a glowing red enwraps the skies , And borne by winds the scatt'ring sparks arise ; From beam to beam the fierce contagion spreads ; The spiry flames now lift aloft their heads , Through the burst sash a blazing deluge ...
... fire . At first a glowing red enwraps the skies , And borne by winds the scatt'ring sparks arise ; From beam to beam the fierce contagion spreads ; The spiry flames now lift aloft their heads , Through the burst sash a blazing deluge ...
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... fire this figure hardens , made of clay , And this of wax with fire consumes away ; Such let the soul of cruel Daphnis be , Hard to the rest of women , soft to me . Crumble the sacred mole of salt and corn : 115 Next in the fire the ...
... fire this figure hardens , made of clay , And this of wax with fire consumes away ; Such let the soul of cruel Daphnis be , Hard to the rest of women , soft to me . Crumble the sacred mole of salt and corn : 115 Next in the fire the ...
Contents
Introduction | xvii |
Matthew Prior | xxiv |
To the Honorable Charles Montague Esq | 2 |
Copyright | |
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