A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes, Volumen 3Robert Dodsley J. Dodsley, 1770 - 336 páginas |
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... loft in meditation , stray'd Far in a lonely vale , with folitude Converfing ; while intent his mind furvey'd The dubious path of life : before him lay Here Virtue's rough afcent , there Pleafure's flow'ry way . III . Much did the view ...
... loft in meditation , stray'd Far in a lonely vale , with folitude Converfing ; while intent his mind furvey'd The dubious path of life : before him lay Here Virtue's rough afcent , there Pleafure's flow'ry way . III . Much did the view ...
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... loft , Sprung the brave youth which Britain once could boaft ; Who curb the Gaul's ufurping fway , Who fwept th ' unnumber'd hofts away , In Agincourt , and Creffy's glorious plain ; Who dy'd the feas with Spanish blood , Their vainly ...
... loft , Sprung the brave youth which Britain once could boaft ; Who curb the Gaul's ufurping fway , Who fwept th ' unnumber'd hofts away , In Agincourt , and Creffy's glorious plain ; Who dy'd the feas with Spanish blood , Their vainly ...
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... loft in air he feem . XVI . He went to fet the watches of the east , That none mote rush in with the tyde of wind : He went to Venus to make fond requeft From fleshly ferm to loofen Pfyche's mind , And her eftfoons tranfmew . She ...
... loft in air he feem . XVI . He went to fet the watches of the east , That none mote rush in with the tyde of wind : He went to Venus to make fond requeft From fleshly ferm to loofen Pfyche's mind , And her eftfoons tranfmew . She ...
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... loft innocence again , And her loft peace , loft charms , loft love to find ; But fhame upbraids her with a wish so vain : Defpair fucceeded , and averfion blind ; Pain fills her tortur'd fense , and horror clouds her mind . 1 1 XL ...
... loft innocence again , And her loft peace , loft charms , loft love to find ; But fhame upbraids her with a wish so vain : Defpair fucceeded , and averfion blind ; Pain fills her tortur'd fense , and horror clouds her mind . 1 1 XL ...
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... loft ; The jarring feafons brought on various teen ; Each fought , each feeking , each by other croft . Young spring to fummer flies from winter's froft ; While fweltry fummer thirfts for autumn's bowl , Which autumn holds to winter ...
... loft ; The jarring feafons brought on various teen ; Each fought , each feeking , each by other croft . Young spring to fummer flies from winter's froft ; While fweltry fummer thirfts for autumn's bowl , Which autumn holds to winter ...
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Términos y frases comunes
beauty beneath bleffings blifs bluſh bofom breaſt bright CANTATA cauſe charms dæmon dance divine eaſe erft Ev'n eyes facred fafe fage faid fair fame fatire fear feek fenfe fhade fhall fhepherd fhine fhould fighs filk fing fire firſt flame flow'r fmiles foft folly fome fong fons fool foon foul fpring ftill ftrains ftream fuch fure fweet goddeſs grace grove happineſs heart heav'n heav'nly himſelf Honour juft laſt lefs loft lov'd luftre lyre maid MARRIAGE A-LA-MODE Mufe muft Muſe muſt ne'er numbers nymph o'er paffion pain Pfyche plain pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe pride purſue rage raiſe reafon reft rife riſe rofe roſe ſcene ſhade ſhall ſhame ſhe ſkies ſmile ſpread ſtate ſtep ſtill taſte thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thouſand toil truth Twas uſe Verfe verſe vice Virtue Virtue's ween Whilft whofe whoſe wife wiſdom youth
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Página 72 - When sinking under a new weight of chain, Or more rebellious might perhaps repine, When tax'd to dow'ra titled Concubine, But the Priest christens all a Right Divine.
Página 103 - Peace resort, And Venus keeps her festive court, Where Mirth and Youth each evening meet, And lightly trip with nimble feet, Nodding their lily-crowned heads, Where Laughter rose-lip'd Hebe leads...
Página 167 - Too wretched to endure one lonely day, Too proud one friendly vifit to repay, Too indolent to read, too criminal to pray. At length half dead, half mad, and quite confin'd, Shunning, and...
Página 129 - There o'er fome folio pore, I pore 'tis true, But oh my thoughts are fled, and fled to you ! I hear you, fee you, feaft upon your eyes, And clafp with...
Página 298 - And fancies light in fimple guife pourtray ? *' Lifting to chear thee at this rueful time, *« While as black Death doth on thy heartftrings prey. " Yet rede aright, and if this friendly lay " Thou nathlefs judgeft all too flight and vain, " Let my well-meaning mend my ill effay : " So may I greet thee with a nobler ftrain, " When foon we meet for aye, in yon ftar-fprinkled plain.
Página 169 - The daily bounties of their Maker's care : The great Creator from his heav'nly throne, Pleas'd on the wide-expanded joy looks down, And his eternal law is only this, That all contribute to the general blifs. Nature fo plain this primal law difplays, Each living creature fees it, and obeys ; Each, form'd for all, promotes thro' private care The public good, and juftly taftes its fhare.
Página 151 - Tis not a nimble bound, or caper high, That can pretend to pleafe a curious eye, Good judges no fuch tumblers tricks regard, Or think them beautiful, becaufe they're hard. 'Tis not enough...
Página 266 - Supreme of beaux, great bulwark of our ifle ! Mark well his feather'd hat, his gilt cockade, Rich rings, white hand, and coat of ftiff brocade ; Such weak-wing'd May-flies BRITAIN'S troops difgrace, That FLANDRIA, wond'ring, mourns our alter'd race : With him the fair, enraptur'd with a rattle, Of VAUXHALL, GARRICK, or PAMELA prattle : This felf-pleas'd king of emptinefs permit At the dear toilette...
Página 95 - Of murm'ring waters call'd to slake their thirst, Or with fair nymphs their sun-brown limbs to bathe; With nymphs who fondly clasp'd their fav'rite youths, Unaw'd by shame, beneath the beechen shade, Nor wiles, nor artificial coyness knew.
Página 172 - Oh! would mankind but make thefe truths their guide, And force the helm from prejudice and pride, Were once thefe maxims fix'd, that God's our friend, Virtue our good, and happinefs our end, How foon muft reafon o'er the world prevail, And error, fraud, and fuperftition fail! None would hereafter then with groundlefs fear Defcribe th...