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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... Virg . Come lead me forward now , like a tame Lamb , To facrifice . Thus , in his fatal Garlands , Deck'd fine and pleas'd , the Wanton Ikips and plays , Trots by th ' enticing flatt'ring Priestess Side ; And , much tranfported with its ...
... Virg . Come lead me forward now , like a tame Lamb , To facrifice . Thus , in his fatal Garlands , Deck'd fine and pleas'd , the Wanton Ikips and plays , Trots by th ' enticing flatt'ring Priestess Side ; And , much tranfported with its ...
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... Virg . Laws bear the Name , but Money has the Pow'r ; The Caufe is bad , whene'er the Client's poor : Those ftrict liv'd - Men , that seem above our World , Are oft too modeft to refift our Gold ; So Judgment , like our other Wares , is ...
... Virg . Laws bear the Name , but Money has the Pow'r ; The Caufe is bad , whene'er the Client's poor : Those ftrict liv'd - Men , that seem above our World , Are oft too modeft to refift our Gold ; So Judgment , like our other Wares , is ...
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... Virg . Stepn . Juve Gods ! Life's your Gift ; then season't with fuch Fate , That what you meant a Bleffing prove no Weight . Let me to the remoteft Part be whirl'd They do not truly live , who merit Death . * Of this your Play thing ...
... Virg . Stepn . Juve Gods ! Life's your Gift ; then season't with fuch Fate , That what you meant a Bleffing prove no Weight . Let me to the remoteft Part be whirl'd They do not truly live , who merit Death . * Of this your Play thing ...
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... Virg . A gamefome Goat , that frifks about the Folds , Or beamy Stag that grazes on the Plain , He runs , he roars , he thakes his rifing Mane : He grins , he opens wide his greedy Jaws ; The Prey lies panting underneath his Paws : He ...
... Virg . A gamefome Goat , that frifks about the Folds , Or beamy Stag that grazes on the Plain , He runs , he roars , he thakes his rifing Mane : He grins , he opens wide his greedy Jaws ; The Prey lies panting underneath his Paws : He ...
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... Virg . Thus as a Lion , when he fpies from far A Bull , that feems to meditate the War , Bending his Neck , and fpurning back the Sand , Runs roaring downward from his hilly Stand , To rush from high on his unequal Foe , Like a Lion ...
... Virg . Thus as a Lion , when he fpies from far A Bull , that feems to meditate the War , Bending his Neck , and fpurning back the Sand , Runs roaring downward from his hilly Stand , To rush from high on his unequal Foe , Like a Lion ...
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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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