The Speaker; Or, Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Very Best English Writers, and Disposed Under Proper Heads, with a View to Facilitate the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking. To which is Prefixed an Essay on Elocution |
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... mufe . Each claffic beauty he foon made his own , And foon fam'd Ifis faw him woo the Nine On her inspiring banks . Love tun'd his fong ; For fair Theana was his only theme , Acafto's daughter , whom in early youth He oft diftinguifh'd ...
... mufe . Each claffic beauty he foon made his own , And foon fam'd Ifis faw him woo the Nine On her inspiring banks . Love tun'd his fong ; For fair Theana was his only theme , Acafto's daughter , whom in early youth He oft diftinguifh'd ...
Page 122
... mufe tho ' thousand charms confpire , Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnaffus but to please their ear , Not mend their minds ; as fome to church repair Not for the doctrine , but the mufic there , Thefe equal ...
... mufe tho ' thousand charms confpire , Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnaffus but to please their ear , Not mend their minds ; as fome to church repair Not for the doctrine , but the mufic there , Thefe equal ...
Page 126
... mufe would take me on her airy wing And waft to views romantic ; there prefent Some motley vition , fhade , and fun : the cliff O'er - hanging , sparkling brooks , and ruins grey ; Bade me meanders trace , and catch the form Of various ...
... mufe would take me on her airy wing And waft to views romantic ; there prefent Some motley vition , fhade , and fun : the cliff O'er - hanging , sparkling brooks , and ruins grey ; Bade me meanders trace , and catch the form Of various ...
Page 129
... mufe full of pursues a meteor fire ,, And vainly vent'rous , foars on waxen wing . Too actively awake at friendship's voice , The poet's bofom pours , the fervent strain , Till fad reflection blames the hafty choice , And oft invokes ...
... mufe full of pursues a meteor fire ,, And vainly vent'rous , foars on waxen wing . Too actively awake at friendship's voice , The poet's bofom pours , the fervent strain , Till fad reflection blames the hafty choice , And oft invokes ...
Page 130
... mufe would wish to fing , Be ftill thyself ; that open path of truth , Which led thee here , let manhood firm pursue ; Retain the sweet fimplicity of youth , And all thy virtue dictates , dare to do . Still fcorn , with confcious pride ...
... mufe would wish to fing , Be ftill thyself ; that open path of truth , Which led thee here , let manhood firm pursue ; Retain the sweet fimplicity of youth , And all thy virtue dictates , dare to do . Still fcorn , with confcious pride ...
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