Poems on Various Subjects; Selected to Enforce the Practice of Virtue: And with a View to Comprise in One Volume the Beauties of English Poetry. By Thomas TomkinsJ. Wallis, 1782 - 204 pages |
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... ftreams of glory flow . Oh ! may fome nobler thought my foul employ , Than empty , tranfient , fublunary joy . The ftars fhall drop , the fun fhall lofe his flame , But thou , O God ! for ever fhine the fame . * W THE NU N. AN ELEGY ...
... ftreams of glory flow . Oh ! may fome nobler thought my foul employ , Than empty , tranfient , fublunary joy . The ftars fhall drop , the fun fhall lofe his flame , But thou , O God ! for ever fhine the fame . * W THE NU N. AN ELEGY ...
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... ftream , Ophelia , has not long to flow , This voice to murmur , and this breast to heave . Ah ! when extended on th ' untimely bier , To yonder vault this form fhall be convey'd , Thou'lt not refufe to fhed one grateful tear , And ...
... ftream , Ophelia , has not long to flow , This voice to murmur , and this breast to heave . Ah ! when extended on th ' untimely bier , To yonder vault this form fhall be convey'd , Thou'lt not refufe to fhed one grateful tear , And ...
Page 87
... ftreams that northern winds forbid to flow ; What present shall the muse to Dorset bring , Or how , fo near the pole , attempt to fing ? The hoary winter here conceals from fight , All pleasing objects that to verse invite . The hills ...
... ftreams that northern winds forbid to flow ; What present shall the muse to Dorset bring , Or how , fo near the pole , attempt to fing ? The hoary winter here conceals from fight , All pleasing objects that to verse invite . The hills ...
Page 104
... ftream , The peace which from folitude flows , Henceforth fhall be Corydon's theme . High tranfports are shown to the fight , But we are not to find them our own ; Fate never beftow'd fuch delight , As I with my Phyllis had known . O ye ...
... ftream , The peace which from folitude flows , Henceforth fhall be Corydon's theme . High tranfports are shown to the fight , But we are not to find them our own ; Fate never beftow'd fuch delight , As I with my Phyllis had known . O ye ...
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... ftreams that flow , " Nor from ambition's dangerous mountain " Look down upor the world below .. " The princely pine on hills exalted , " Whofe lofty branches cleave the sky , " By winds , long brav'd , at last affaulted , " Is headlong ...
... ftreams that flow , " Nor from ambition's dangerous mountain " Look down upor the world below .. " The princely pine on hills exalted , " Whofe lofty branches cleave the sky , " By winds , long brav'd , at last affaulted , " Is headlong ...
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æther beauty beſt bleffings blifs bloom bofom breaſt breath charms dear defcends delight e'er eafe eternal frame ev'ry facred fafe fair fate fcenes fecret feek fenfe ferene fhade fhall fhepherd figh filent filver fing fkies fleep flow flow'rs fmiling foft folemn fome fong fons footh forrow foul fpread friendſhip ftars ftill ftream fuch fung fwain fweet gay nature glory glow grace grove happineſs heart heav'n heav'nly houfe hour laft laſt luftre lyre mind moffy morn moſt mourn mufic nature's ne'er night nymph o'er paffions pain Palemon peace pity pleafing pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praife praiſe pride reft reſt rife rofe ſcene ſhade ſhall ſhe ſkies ſky ſmiling ſpring ſtate ſtill ſtorms ſtrain tear thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand touch of joy trembling tunes vale virtue voice whofe whoſe youth