A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes. By Several Hands: With NotesJ. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... soft wishes there : Soft wishes there they left , and gay defires , Delightful languors , and transporting fires . Where yonder limes combine to form a shade , These eyes first gaz'd upon the charming maid ; There the appear'd , on that ...
... soft wishes there : Soft wishes there they left , and gay defires , Delightful languors , and transporting fires . Where yonder limes combine to form a shade , These eyes first gaz'd upon the charming maid ; There the appear'd , on that ...
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With Notes. Then may the gentle hand of welcome death , At one soft stroke deprive us both of breath ; May we beneath one common ftone be laid , And the fame cypress both our ashes shade . Perhaps fome friendly Mufe , in tender verfe ...
With Notes. Then may the gentle hand of welcome death , At one soft stroke deprive us both of breath ; May we beneath one common ftone be laid , And the fame cypress both our ashes shade . Perhaps fome friendly Mufe , in tender verfe ...
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... thefe , yet these but faintly charm , They may delight us , but can never warm . May some fair eyes , my friend , thy bosom fire With pleafing pangs of ever gay defire ; C 3 And And teach thee that soft science , which alone Still [ 37 ]
... thefe , yet these but faintly charm , They may delight us , but can never warm . May some fair eyes , my friend , thy bosom fire With pleafing pangs of ever gay defire ; C 3 And And teach thee that soft science , which alone Still [ 37 ]
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With Notes. And teach thee that soft science , which alone Still to thy fearching mind rests slightly known . Thy foul , tho ' great , is tender and refin'd , To friendship fenfible , to love inclin'd ; And therefore long thou canst not ...
With Notes. And teach thee that soft science , which alone Still to thy fearching mind rests slightly known . Thy foul , tho ' great , is tender and refin'd , To friendship fenfible , to love inclin'd ; And therefore long thou canst not ...
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... fweeter than her Song , Soft as her Heart , and as her Reason strong ; Her Form each beauty of her mind exprefs'd , Her mind was Virtue by the Graces drefs'd . ཝ * XXXX ON THE ABUSE of TRAVELLING . A CANTO F 4 ON [ 87 ]
... fweeter than her Song , Soft as her Heart , and as her Reason strong ; Her Form each beauty of her mind exprefs'd , Her mind was Virtue by the Graces drefs'd . ཝ * XXXX ON THE ABUSE of TRAVELLING . A CANTO F 4 ON [ 87 ]
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ARCHIMAGO bards Bavius bleft blifs blissful band boaſt bofom breaft caufe cauſe charms court defire Delia delight diftant Druids eaſe Edward EPIGRAM erft Ev'n eyes facred fage fair falfe fame fatire fenfe fhade fhall fhine fhould fing firſt flame flave flow'ry fmiling foft fome fond fong foon footh form'd foul fov'reign fpirit fpreads fpring ftate ftill ftream fuch fure fweet GARTER gen'rous glorious glory grace happineſs heart heav'n heav'nly himſelf honour immortal infpire juft juftice king lefs liberty loft Lord lov'd lyre mind 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 ſhine ſmile SONNET ſpoils ſtate ſweet thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou throne toils train truth uſe vex'd virtue virtue's whofe whoſe wife wiſdom
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Page 75 - In vain I look around O'er all the well-known ground, My Lucy's wonted footsteps to descry ; Where oft we us'd to walk, Where oft in tender talk We saw the summer Sun go down the sky...
Page 280 - 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, Condemn'd alike to groan; The tender for another's pain, Th
Page 48 - 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 286 - 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 280 - Th' unfeeling for his own. Yet ah ! why should they know their fate ? Since sorrow never comes too late, And happiness too swiftly flies. Thought would destroy their paradise. No more ; where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise.
Page 281 - 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 32 - 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...
Page 83 - O best of wives ! O dearer far to me Than when thy virgin charms Were yielded to my arms, How can my soul endure the loss of thee?
Page 280 - A grisly troop are seen, The painful family of Death, More hideous than their Queen: This racks the joints, this fires the veins, That every labouring sinew strains, Those in the deeper vitals rage: Lo!
Page 278 - 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.