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 86
... leave him , and with wild affright He looks within , and fhudders at the fight : When threatning Death uplifts his pointed dart , With what impatience he applies to art , Life to prolong amidst disease and pains ! Why this , if after it ...
... leave him , and with wild affright He looks within , and fhudders at the fight : When threatning Death uplifts his pointed dart , With what impatience he applies to art , Life to prolong amidst disease and pains ! Why this , if after it ...
Page 91
... leave its pleasures to the rich and great . : Oft as the fummer's fun fhall cheer this fcene , ' With that mild gleam which points his parting ray , Here let my foul enjoy each eve ferene , Here share its calm , ' till life's declining ...
... leave its pleasures to the rich and great . : Oft as the fummer's fun fhall cheer this fcene , ' With that mild gleam which points his parting ray , Here let my foul enjoy each eve ferene , Here share its calm , ' till life's declining ...
Page 125
... leaving the world ere I'm forty and five ; More than probable ' tis , that in twenty - four hours , This manor , this house , and eftate will be yours ; My early exceffes may teach you this truth , That ' tis working for death to drink ...
... leaving the world ere I'm forty and five ; More than probable ' tis , that in twenty - four hours , This manor , this house , and eftate will be yours ; My early exceffes may teach you this truth , That ' tis working for death to drink ...
Page 136
... leaves his fource , Than here the wand'ring rivers fhape their course . Obliquely lab'ring runs the gurgling rill ; Still murm'ring runs , or feems to murmur ftill . An aged oak , with hoary mofs o'erfpread , Here lifts aloft its ...
... leaves his fource , Than here the wand'ring rivers fhape their course . Obliquely lab'ring runs the gurgling rill ; Still murm'ring runs , or feems to murmur ftill . An aged oak , with hoary mofs o'erfpread , Here lifts aloft its ...
Page 137
... Leave the blissful bow'rs awhile , Paphos and the Cyprian ifle : Vifit Britain's rocky shore , Britons too thy pow'r adore . Britons hardy , bold , and free , Own thy laws , and yield to thee , Source of ev'ry heart - felt joy , Come ...
... Leave the blissful bow'rs awhile , Paphos and the Cyprian ifle : Vifit Britain's rocky shore , Britons too thy pow'r adore . Britons hardy , bold , and free , Own thy laws , and yield to thee , Source of ev'ry heart - felt joy , Come ...
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