Select Works of the British Poets, in a Chronological Series from Ben Jonson to Beattie with Biographical and Critical Notices |
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... NYMPH 1 . THUS , thus , begin : the yearly rites Are due to Pan on these bright nights ; His morn now riseth , and invites To sports , to dances , and delights : All envious and profane , away , This is the shepherd's holiday . NYMPH 11 ...
... NYMPH 1 . THUS , thus , begin : the yearly rites Are due to Pan on these bright nights ; His morn now riseth , and invites To sports , to dances , and delights : All envious and profane , away , This is the shepherd's holiday . NYMPH 11 ...
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... Nymph , and bring with thee Jest and youthful Jollity , Quips , and Cranks , and wanton Wiles , Nods , and Becks , and wreathed Smiles . Such as hang on Hebe's cheek , And love to live in dimple sleek ; Sport that wrinkled Care derides ...
... Nymph , and bring with thee Jest and youthful Jollity , Quips , and Cranks , and wanton Wiles , Nods , and Becks , and wreathed Smiles . Such as hang on Hebe's cheek , And love to live in dimple sleek ; Sport that wrinkled Care derides ...
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... Nymph . The chief persons , who presented , were The lord Brackley ; Mr. Thomas Egerton , his brother ; The lady Alice Egerton . The first Scene discovers a wild wood . The ATTENDANT SPIRIT descends or enters . BEFORE the starry ...
... Nymph . The chief persons , who presented , were The lord Brackley ; Mr. Thomas Egerton , his brother ; The lady Alice Egerton . The first Scene discovers a wild wood . The ATTENDANT SPIRIT descends or enters . BEFORE the starry ...
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... nymphs , deck'd with daisies trim , Their merry wakes and pastimes keep ; What hath night to do with sleep ? Night hath better sweets to prove , Venus now wakes , and wakens Love . Come , let us our rites begin ; " Tis only daylight ...
... nymphs , deck'd with daisies trim , Their merry wakes and pastimes keep ; What hath night to do with sleep ? Night hath better sweets to prove , Venus now wakes , and wakens Love . Come , let us our rites begin ; " Tis only daylight ...
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... nymph , that liv'st unseen Within thy aery shell , By slow Meander's margent green , And in the violet - embroider'd vale , Where the lovelorn nightingale Nightly to thee her sad song mourneth well ; Canst thou not tell me of a gentle ...
... nymph , that liv'st unseen Within thy aery shell , By slow Meander's margent green , And in the violet - embroider'd vale , Where the lovelorn nightingale Nightly to thee her sad song mourneth well ; Canst thou not tell me of a gentle ...
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