Poems by Mr. Gray. A new editionOsborne & Griffin, 1787 - 132 pages |
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... Shall end where they began . Alike the Bufy and the Gay But flutter thro ' life's little day , In Fortune's varying colours dreft ; Brush'd by the hand of rough Mifchance , Or chill'd by Age , their airy dance They leave in duft to rest ...
... Shall end where they began . Alike the Bufy and the Gay But flutter thro ' life's little day , In Fortune's varying colours dreft ; Brush'd by the hand of rough Mifchance , Or chill'd by Age , their airy dance They leave in duft to rest ...
Page 24
... shall the fury Paffions tear , The vultures of the mind , Difdainful Anger , pallid Fear , And Shame that skulks behind Or pining Love fhall waste their youth , Or Jealousy with rankling tooth , That inly gnaws the fecret heart , And ...
... shall the fury Paffions tear , The vultures of the mind , Difdainful Anger , pallid Fear , And Shame that skulks behind Or pining Love fhall waste their youth , Or Jealousy with rankling tooth , That inly gnaws the fecret heart , And ...
Page 25
... shall tempt to rife , Then whirl the wretch from high ,, To bitter Scorn a facrifice , And grinning Infamy . The ftings of Falsehood those shall try , And hard Unkindness ' alter'd eye , That mocks the tear it forc'd to flow ; And keen ...
... shall tempt to rife , Then whirl the wretch from high ,, To bitter Scorn a facrifice , And grinning Infamy . The ftings of Falsehood those shall try , And hard Unkindness ' alter'd eye , That mocks the tear it forc'd to flow ; And keen ...
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... Shall share the fulness of my power : From all your bows , In levell'd rows , My own dread fhafts shall show'r . Go then to conqueft , gladly go , Deal forth my dole of destiny ; With all my fury dafh the trembling foe Down to thofe ...
... Shall share the fulness of my power : From all your bows , In levell'd rows , My own dread fhafts shall show'r . Go then to conqueft , gladly go , Deal forth my dole of destiny ; With all my fury dafh the trembling foe Down to thofe ...
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... shall he mount , and keep his diftant way Beyond the limits of a vulgar fate . Beneath the Good how far --- but far above the Great . II . 2 . Where creeps the Ninefold ftream profound Her black inexorable round ; And on the bank To ...
... shall he mount , and keep his diftant way Beyond the limits of a vulgar fate . Beneath the Good how far --- but far above the Great . II . 2 . Where creeps the Ninefold ftream profound Her black inexorable round ; And on the bank To ...
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art thou beneath bluſh breaſt breath brow Caernarvonshire Cambria's chearful cloſe crimſon crown dauntlefs death Denmark Difdainful dread dreft Dryden's Edward Eirin Eolian ETON COLLEGE fable fate feen fend fhade fhaggy fhall fide Firſt fkies flaughter fleep flowers fmiling foft folemn fome fong forrows foul fpirit fpring ftately ftill ftrains ftream fublime fuch fway fwell glitt'ring glory hafty hand Hark Hauberk heart Heav'n Henry VI Hoder's horſe Italy kindred King lance lefs loft Lord Love lyre Milton Mufe ne'er numbers o'er Odin OWEN Paffions pain Paradife Petrarch PINDARIC ODE pleaſure Prophetefs purſues Quarto reign repoſe reſt rhime rifing rill rofe ſhade ſhall ſhare ſhe ſhield Snowdon ſpeed ſpread ſtate ſteep ſteps ſweet Talieffin tear thee thefe theſe thoſe thou thro thund'ring tomb triumph Twas tyrant Virg voice wave Weave Welch Where-e'er whofe wing youth