Eighteenth-century PoetryPatricia Ann Meyer Spacks, Patricia Meyer Spacks |
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Page 123
... , Since drums and parchment were invented . ” 25 the wrangling bar : i.e. , of law , for which sheepskin is made into parch- ment . Fable VII ( 1727 ) The Lion , the Fox John Gay 123 Fable V: The Wild Boar and the Ram.
... , Since drums and parchment were invented . ” 25 the wrangling bar : i.e. , of law , for which sheepskin is made into parch- ment . Fable VII ( 1727 ) The Lion , the Fox John Gay 123 Fable V: The Wild Boar and the Ram.
Page 156
... wild , 505 Where , undisguised by mimic art , she spreads Unbounded beauty to the roving eye . Here their delicious task the fervent bees In swarming millions tend . Around , athwart , Through the soft air , the busy nations fly , Cling ...
... wild , 505 Where , undisguised by mimic art , she spreads Unbounded beauty to the roving eye . Here their delicious task the fervent bees In swarming millions tend . Around , athwart , Through the soft air , the busy nations fly , Cling ...
Page 204
... wild unsated foe ! By Pella's bard , a magic name , By all the griefs his thought could frame , Receive my humble rite : Long , Pity , let the nations view And eyes of dewy light ! 5 10 Thy sky - worn robes of tend'rest blue , But ...
... wild unsated foe ! By Pella's bard , a magic name , By all the griefs his thought could frame , Receive my humble rite : Long , Pity , let the nations view And eyes of dewy light ! 5 10 Thy sky - worn robes of tend'rest blue , But ...
Contents
Introduction | xvii |
Matthew Prior | xxiv |
To the Honorable Charles Montague Esq | 2 |
Copyright | |
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