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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... ev'ry Month is May : Ev'n when the vital Sap retreats below , Ev'n when the hoary Head is hid in Snow , The Life is in the Leaf , and still between The Fits of falling Snows , appears the ftreaky Green . Dryd ( The Flower and the Leaf ...
... ev'ry Month is May : Ev'n when the vital Sap retreats below , Ev'n when the hoary Head is hid in Snow , The Life is in the Leaf , and still between The Fits of falling Snows , appears the ftreaky Green . Dryd ( The Flower and the Leaf ...
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... ry Stores from their spread Noftrils fly , " Its doubtful which is Sea , and which is Sky . LIBERTY . See Brutus ... ev'n Paradife itfelf my Prifon , Still I fhould long to leap the cryftal Walls . Dryd , Don . Seb . Quoth he , th ' one ...
... ry Stores from their spread Noftrils fly , " Its doubtful which is Sea , and which is Sky . LIBERTY . See Brutus ... ev'n Paradife itfelf my Prifon , Still I fhould long to leap the cryftal Walls . Dryd , Don . Seb . Quoth he , th ' one ...
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... Ev'n Luft , the Master of a harden'd Face , Blushes if thou be'ft in the Place ; To Darkness ' Curtains he retires ... ry , that delights our Eyes , Is but thy feveral Liveries . Thou the rich Dye on them bestow'ft ; Thy nimble Pencil ...
... Ev'n Luft , the Master of a harden'd Face , Blushes if thou be'ft in the Place ; To Darkness ' Curtains he retires ... ry , that delights our Eyes , Is but thy feveral Liveries . Thou the rich Dye on them bestow'ft ; Thy nimble Pencil ...
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... ev'ry Place .. As when by Lightnings , Jove's etherial Pow'r Foretels the rattling Hail , or weighty Show'r , Or fends foft Snows to whiten all the Shore , Or bids the brazen Throat of War to roar ; By Fits one Flash fucceeds as one ...
... ev'ry Place .. As when by Lightnings , Jove's etherial Pow'r Foretels the rattling Hail , or weighty Show'r , Or fends foft Snows to whiten all the Shore , Or bids the brazen Throat of War to roar ; By Fits one Flash fucceeds as one ...
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... ry , fet Amidst the meaner Foil of fable Jet . Thro ' his youthful Face Dryd . Virg . Wrath checks the Beauty , and fheds manly Grace ; Both in his Looks fo join'd , that they might move Fear ev'n in Friends , and from an En'my Love ...
... ry , fet Amidst the meaner Foil of fable Jet . Thro ' his youthful Face Dryd . Virg . Wrath checks the Beauty , and fheds manly Grace ; Both in his Looks fo join'd , that they might move Fear ev'n in Friends , and from an En'my Love ...
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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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