 | Children's poetry, English - 1780 - 226 pages
...refign. I have found out a gift for my fair; I have found where the wood-pigeons breed: But let me that plunder forbear, She will fay 'twas a barbarous deed. For he ne'er could be true, (he averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of its young: And I lov'd her the more, when I heard I have... | |
 | William Shenstone - 1780 - 318 pages
...forbear, 35 She will fay 'twas a barbarous deed : For he ne'er eould be true, fhe averr'd, Who eould rob a poor bird of its young ; And I lov'd her the more when I heard Sueh tenderneis fall from her tongue. 41 I have heard her with fweetnefs unfold How that pity was due... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 522 pages
...former : I have found out a gift for my fair ; I have found where the wood-pigeons breed ; But let me that plunder forbear, She will fay 'twas a barbarous...the more, when I heard Such tendernefs fall from her tongue. In the third he mentions the common places of amorous poetry with fome addrefs : 'Tis his with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...former : . I have found out a gift for my fair ; I have found where the wood-pigeons breed: But let me that plunder forbear, She will fay 'twas a barbarous...its young; And I lov'd her the more, when I heard .--r Such tendefnefs fall from her tongue. • • • 9 • * ' In the third he mentions the common... | |
 | Thomas Percival - 1781 - 330 pages
...plunder forbear ! She will fay 'tis a barbarous deed. For he ne'er can be frue, lhe averr'd, Who can rob a poor bird of its young : And I lov'd her the more when I heard Such tendernefs fall from her tongue. I have heard her with fweetnefs unfold, How that pity was due to a dove ; That it ever attended... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...former : I have found out a gift for my "faSr ; I have found where the wood-pigeons breed: But let me that plunder forbear, She will fay 'twas a barbarous deed : For he ne'er could be true, (he averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of its youn°-; And I Wd.her the more, when I heard Such tendernefs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...former : I have found out a gift for my fair ; .1 have found where the wood-pigeons breed : But let me that plunder forbear. She will fay 'twas a barbarous deed : • ' For he ne'er could be true, (he averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of its young ; And I lov'd her the more, when I heard Such tendernefs... | |
 | English periodicals - 1781 - 512 pages
...refign. I have found out a gift for my fair ; I have found where the wood-pigeons breed : But let me that plunder forbear ; She will fay, 'twas a barbarous deed. For he ne'er could be true, me averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of it's young : And I lov'd her the more, when I heard Such tendernefs... | |
 | English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...'twas a barbarous deed. For he ne'er could be true, (he averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of it's young : And I lov'd her the more, when I heard Such tendernefs fall from her tongue. I have heard her with fweetnefs unfold, How that pity was due to— a dove ; That it ever attended... | |
 | SAMUEL johnson - 1781 - 292 pages
...former : 1 have found out a gift for my fair ;. I have found where the wood-pigeons breed : But let me that plunder forbear,. She will fay 'twas a. barbarous deed : For he ne'er coiled be true, fhe averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of its young ; And I lov'd her the more, when... | |
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twas a barbarous deed. For he ne'er could be true, she averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of its young ; And I lov'd her the more, when I heard Such tenderness fall from her tongue. 
