Poetical Works: To which is Prefixed a Life of the AuthorCrosby, Nichols, Lee & Company, 1860 |
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... e'en those clouds at last adorn its way , Reflect new glories , and augment the day . Be thou the first true merit to befriend ; Itis praise is lost who stays till all commend . Short is the date , alas ! of modern rhymes , And ' tis ...
... e'en those clouds at last adorn its way , Reflect new glories , and augment the day . Be thou the first true merit to befriend ; Itis praise is lost who stays till all commend . Short is the date , alas ! of modern rhymes , And ' tis ...
Page 97
... e'en Belinda may vouchsafe to view : Slight is the subject , but not so the praise , If she inspire , and he approve my lays . Say what strange motive , goddess ! could compel A well - bred lord to assault a gentle belle ? O say what ...
... e'en Belinda may vouchsafe to view : Slight is the subject , but not so the praise , If she inspire , and he approve my lays . Say what strange motive , goddess ! could compel A well - bred lord to assault a gentle belle ? O say what ...
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... E'en copious Dryden wanted , or forgot , The last and greatest art , the art to blot . Some doubt , if equal pains , or equal fire , The humbler muse of comedy require . But in known images of life , I guess The labour greater , as the ...
... E'en copious Dryden wanted , or forgot , The last and greatest art , the art to blot . Some doubt , if equal pains , or equal fire , The humbler muse of comedy require . But in known images of life , I guess The labour greater , as the ...
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