Poems by Mr. Gray. A new editionOsborne & Griffin, 1787 - 132 pages |
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Page 61
... still alive in Fairy - land , and should return again to reign over Britain . ✦ Both Merlin and Talieffin had prophefied , that the Welch fhould regain their fovereignty over this Ifland , which feemed to be accom- plished in the houfe ...
... still alive in Fairy - land , and should return again to reign over Britain . ✦ Both Merlin and Talieffin had prophefied , that the Welch fhould regain their fovereignty over this Ifland , which feemed to be accom- plished in the houfe ...
Page 96
... still erected nigh , With uncouth rhimes and fhapeless sculp ture deck'd , Implores the paffing tribute of a figh . Their name , their ter'd Mufe , years , fpelt by th ' unlet- The place of Fame and Elegy fupply : And many a holy text ...
... still erected nigh , With uncouth rhimes and fhapeless sculp ture deck'd , Implores the paffing tribute of a figh . Their name , their ter'd Mufe , years , fpelt by th ' unlet- The place of Fame and Elegy fupply : And many a holy text ...
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art thou beneath bluſh breaſt breath brow Caernarvonshire Cambria's chearful cloſe crimſon crown dauntlefs death Denmark Difdainful dread dreft Dryden's Edward Eirin Eolian ETON COLLEGE fable fate feen fend fhade fhaggy fhall fide Firſt fkies flaughter fleep flowers fmiling foft folemn fome fong forrows foul fpirit fpring ftately ftill ftrains ftream fublime fuch fway fwell glitt'ring glory hafty hand Hark Hauberk heart Heav'n Henry VI Hoder's horſe Italy kindred King lance lefs loft Lord Love lyre Milton Mufe ne'er numbers o'er Odin OWEN Paffions pain Paradife Petrarch PINDARIC ODE pleaſure Prophetefs purſues Quarto reign repoſe reſt rhime rifing rill rofe ſhade ſhall ſhare ſhe ſhield Snowdon ſpeed ſpread ſtate ſteep ſteps ſweet Talieffin tear thee thefe theſe thoſe thou thro thund'ring tomb triumph Twas tyrant Virg voice wave Weave Welch Where-e'er whofe wing youth