A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes, Volume 6For R. and J. Dodsley, at Tully's-Head in Pall-Mall, 1763 - 336 pages |
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Page 82
... ev'ry kind ; By all the fandy defart's favage brood , And all the num'rous offspring of the flood ; Of these none uncontroul'd , and lawless rove , But to fome deftin'd end spontaneous move . Led Led by that inftin & t , heav'n itself ...
... ev'ry kind ; By all the fandy defart's favage brood , And all the num'rous offspring of the flood ; Of these none uncontroul'd , and lawless rove , But to fome deftin'd end spontaneous move . Led Led by that inftin & t , heav'n itself ...
Page 86
... ev'ry heart belov'd , For Virtues practis'd , and for Arts improv❜d : Their easy aspects fhine with fmiles ferene , And all is peace , and happiness within : Their fleep is ne'er disturb'd by fears , or strife , Nor luft , nor wine ...
... ev'ry heart belov'd , For Virtues practis'd , and for Arts improv❜d : Their easy aspects fhine with fmiles ferene , And all is peace , and happiness within : Their fleep is ne'er disturb'd by fears , or strife , Nor luft , nor wine ...
Page 90
... ev'ry rule of equity demands , That Vice and Virtue from the Almighty's hands , Shou'd due rewards , and punishments receive , And this by no means happens whilft we live , It follows , that a time muft furely come , When each fhall ...
... ev'ry rule of equity demands , That Vice and Virtue from the Almighty's hands , Shou'd due rewards , and punishments receive , And this by no means happens whilft we live , It follows , that a time muft furely come , When each fhall ...
Page 96
... ev'ry age , And makes me wife with knowledge not my own . Books rightly us'd may ev'ry state secure : From fortune's evils may our peace defend ; May teach us how to fhun , or to endure , The foe malignant , and the faithlefs friend ...
... ev'ry age , And makes me wife with knowledge not my own . Books rightly us'd may ev'ry state secure : From fortune's evils may our peace defend ; May teach us how to fhun , or to endure , The foe malignant , and the faithlefs friend ...
Page 100
... ev'ry bard , that ftrays along The fylvan fhade , intent on facred fong ; Shall all to thee thofe various praises give , Which , through thy friendly aid , themfelves receive : For tho ' thou mayft from glory's feats retire , Where loud ...
... ev'ry bard , that ftrays along The fylvan fhade , intent on facred fong ; Shall all to thee thofe various praises give , Which , through thy friendly aid , themfelves receive : For tho ' thou mayft from glory's feats retire , Where loud ...
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bard beauty behold beneath beſt bleffings bleft bofom breaſt charms Chlorinda cou'd diftant eaſe Ev'n ev'ry facred fafe fage fair fame fate fcene feat fenfe fhade fhall fhew fhould figh fight filent fince firft firſt flow'rs fmile foft folar folemn fome fong fons foul freſh ftands ftate ftill ftream fuch fure fweet fwell genius glory goddeſs grace grove guife hand heart heav'n himſelf laſt Latian lefs loft lyre mind moſt Mufe muft muſt Naiads ne'er numbers Nymphs o'er paffion peace plain pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe purſue raiſe reaſon reft rife rofe ſcene ſhade ſhall ſhare ſhe ſky ſmile ſome ſpeak ſpirit ſpread ſprings ſtate ſteps ſtill ſtrain ſweet taſk taſte thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro toil vale virtue Whilft whofe Whoſe wife wings worfe wou'd youth