The Art of English Poetry: Containing. Rules for making verses. A collection of the most natural, agreeable, and sublime thoughts ... that are to be found in the best English poets. A dictionary of rhymes. I.. II.. III.Hitch and Hawes, 1762 - English language |
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... Some flying thro ' the Air , fome running on the Ground , Some fwimming o'er the Water's Face , Fill'd with bright Horror ev'ry Place .. As when by Lightnings , Jove's etherial Pow'r Foretels the rattling Hail , or weighty Show'r , Or ...
... Some flying thro ' the Air , fome running on the Ground , Some fwimming o'er the Water's Face , Fill'd with bright Horror ev'ry Place .. As when by Lightnings , Jove's etherial Pow'r Foretels the rattling Hail , or weighty Show'r , Or ...
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... Some duil , infipid , tedious Paradife , A brisk Arabian Girl came tripping by , Paffing , the caft at him a fide - long Glance , And look'd behind in hopes to be pursued ; He took the Hint , embrac'd the flying Fair , And having found ...
... Some duil , infipid , tedious Paradife , A brisk Arabian Girl came tripping by , Paffing , the caft at him a fide - long Glance , And look'd behind in hopes to be pursued ; He took the Hint , embrac'd the flying Fair , And having found ...
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... Some with Arabian Spices strive ' T ' embalm her cruelly alive . Her Mouth's compar'd t'an Oyfter's , with A Row of Pearls in't , ' ftead of Teeth ; Others make Pofies of her Cheeks , Where red and whiteft Colours mix : In which the ...
... Some with Arabian Spices strive ' T ' embalm her cruelly alive . Her Mouth's compar'd t'an Oyfter's , with A Row of Pearls in't , ' ftead of Teeth ; Others make Pofies of her Cheeks , Where red and whiteft Colours mix : In which the ...
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... Some Part of what was theirs before , they leave : Nor are To - day , what Yefterday they were , } Nor the whole fame To - morrow will appear . Dryd . Ovid . So Man , at first a Drop , dilates with Heat ; Then form'd , the little Heart ...
... Some Part of what was theirs before , they leave : Nor are To - day , what Yefterday they were , } Nor the whole fame To - morrow will appear . Dryd . Ovid . So Man , at first a Drop , dilates with Heat ; Then form'd , the little Heart ...
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... some say , That carries double in foul Way ; Therefore ' tis not to be admir'd It should fo fuddenly be tir'd . For after Matrimony's over , He that holds out but half a Lover , Deferves , for ev'ry Moment , more Than half a Year of ...
... some say , That carries double in foul Way ; Therefore ' tis not to be admir'd It should fo fuddenly be tir'd . For after Matrimony's over , He that holds out but half a Lover , Deferves , for ev'ry Moment , more Than half a Year of ...
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Arms bafe becauſe Billows Blac Blood Breaft Breath caft Cleom Clouds Courſe Cowl Death defcends Defire Don Seb Dryd Dryd.Virg Earth ev'n ev'ry Eyes fafe falute fame Fate Fear feems fhall fhining fhould filent fing Fire firft firſt flain Flame Flood Flow'rs foft fome form'd fpread ftand ftill fuch fweet Gerunds Gods Ground Guife Head Heart Heav'n himſelf itſelf Jove laft laſt Lee Alex lefs Light Love Lyre mighty Milt Mufick muſt Night Numbers o'er Oedip Orph Ovid Paffion Pain Perfon Plain pleaſe Pleaſure Pope Hom Pow'r Pref Prefent Rage Reafon reft Rhymes rife roar Rofe Rowe Fair Pen Senfe Shak ſhake ſhe Shore Show'rs Skies Soul ſtands Stars ſtill Storm Tears Tempeft thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thro Thunder ticiples trembling Verbs Verfe vex'd Virg Waves whofe Wife Winds worfe
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