A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes, Volume 2Robert Dodsley J. Dodsley, 1782 - English poetry |
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... fported in the fecret fhade ; Scarce could Anchifes ' raptures equal mine , And Delia's beauties only yield to thine . What are you now , my once moft - valu'd 2 What [ 15 ] Nor there in sprightly Pleafure's genial train, ...
... fported in the fecret fhade ; Scarce could Anchifes ' raptures equal mine , And Delia's beauties only yield to thine . What are you now , my once moft - valu'd 2 What [ 15 ] Nor there in sprightly Pleafure's genial train, ...
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... call'd thee hence To the sublimer feats of joy and love ; The duke of Marlborough died at Windfor , June 16 , 1722 , having fome years furvived his mental faculties . Where Where fate again fhall join her foul to thine , [ 24 ]
... call'd thee hence To the sublimer feats of joy and love ; The duke of Marlborough died at Windfor , June 16 , 1722 , having fome years furvived his mental faculties . Where Where fate again fhall join her foul to thine , [ 24 ]
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Robert Dodsley. Where fate again fhall 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 fhall 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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... thine : Learn from his life the duties of the gown ; Learn not to flatter , nor infult the crown ; Nor bafely fervile court the guilty great , Nor raise the Church a rival to the State : To Error mild , to Vice alone fevere , Seek not ...
... thine : Learn from his life the duties of the gown ; Learn not to flatter , nor infult the crown ; Nor bafely fervile court the guilty great , Nor raise the Church a rival to the State : To Error mild , to Vice alone fevere , Seek not ...
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... thine , Addrefs the leaft attractive of the Nine . Of thee more worthy were the task , to raise A lafting column to thy Country's praife ; To fing the land , which yet alone can boast That Liberty corrupted Rome has loft ; Where Science ...
... thine , Addrefs the leaft attractive of the Nine . Of thee more worthy were the task , to raise A lafting column to thy Country's praife ; To fing the land , which yet alone can boast That Liberty corrupted Rome has loft ; Where Science ...
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ARCHIMAGO bards beſtows bleft blifs blissful band boaſt bofom breaſt Britiſh caufe cauſe charms defires Delia delight Druids eaſe ECLOGUE Edward EPIGRAM Ev'n eyes facred fage fair falfe fame fatire fenfe fhades fhall fhine fing firft firſt flame flave flow'ry fmiles foft fome fond fong foon footh form'd foul fov'reign fpirit fpring ftand ftate ftill ftream fuch fure fweet GARTER gen'rous glorious glory grace happineſs heart heav'n heav'nly himſelf honour infpire juft juftice king lefs liberty loft Lord lyre mind Monody Mufe muft muſt nature's o'er paffion pain pleafing pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe pride prince rage raiſe reafon reft rife ſcene ſhade ſhall ſhare ſhe ſhould ſmile SONNET ſpread ſtate ſtill ſweet taſte thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou throne toils train truth uſe vex'd virtue whofe whoſe wife wiſdom
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Page 274 - 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 277 - 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 279 - 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 276 - 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 44 - 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 282 - Eight times emerging from the flood She mew'd to ev'ry watry God, Some speedy aid to send. No Dolphin came, no Nereid stirr'd: Nor cruel Tom, nor Susan heard. A Fav'rite has no friend! From hence, ye Beauties, undeceiv'd, Know, one false step is ne'er retriev'd, And be with caution bold. Not all that tempts your wand'ring eyes And heedless hearts, is lawful prize; Nor all, that glisters, gold.
Page 292 - When agen the Cricket's gay (Little Cricket, full of Play) Can afford his Tube to feed With the fragrant Indian weed : Pleasure for a Nose divine, Incense of the God of Wine. Happy thrice, and thrice agen, Happiest he of happy Men.
Page 332 - ... 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 72 - In vain I look around O'er all the well-known ground, My Lucy's wonted footfteps to defcry ; Where oft we us'd to walk, • Where oft in tender talk We faw the...
Page 28 - A nation here I pity and admire, Whom noblest sentiments of glory fire, Yet taught, by custom's force, and bigot fear, To serve with pride, and boast the yoke they bear : Whose nobles, born to cringe and to command...