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ANTIST Roв н Е I. And lo ! with frequent off rings , they adore Thee , first invok'd in ev'ry solen.n pray'r ! To thee unmix'd libations pour , And fill with od'rous fumes the fragrant air . Around in festive songs the hymning choir Mix ...
ANTIST Roв н Е I. And lo ! with frequent off rings , they adore Thee , first invok'd in ev'ry solen.n pray'r ! To thee unmix'd libations pour , And fill with od'rous fumes the fragrant air . Around in festive songs the hymning choir Mix ...
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Ah ! what avails it , that , from sav'ry far , I drew the breath of life in English air ; Was early taught a ... Wit , brav'ry , worth , his lavish tongue bestows ; In ev'ry face a thousand graces shine , From every tongue flows harmony ...
Ah ! what avails it , that , from sav'ry far , I drew the breath of life in English air ; Was early taught a ... Wit , brav'ry , worth , his lavish tongue bestows ; In ev'ry face a thousand graces shine , From every tongue flows harmony ...
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Be your Narrations lively , short , and smart ; In your Descriptions Shew your nobleft art ; " Tis there your Poetry may be employ'd ; But ev'ry trivial circumstance avoid . Let no mean objects stay the curious fight ; Allow your work a ...
Be your Narrations lively , short , and smart ; In your Descriptions Shew your nobleft art ; " Tis there your Poetry may be employ'd ; But ev'ry trivial circumstance avoid . Let no mean objects stay the curious fight ; Allow your work a ...
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| Title | The Art of Poetry on a New Plan: Illustrated with a Great Variety of Examples from the Best English Poets ; and of Translations from the Ancients ... Volume 2 of The Art of Poetry on a New Plan: Illustrated with a Great Variety of Examples from the Best English Poets; and of Translations from the Ancients, John Newbery |
| Author | John Newbery |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Gregg International Publishers Limited, 1969 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Sep 27, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0576029947, 9780576029940 |
| Length | 382 pages |
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