The virgin muse. Being a collection of poems from our most celebrated English poets. [Ed.] by J. Greenwood

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1722

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... ' Tis this . Comley . XI , The Defpairing Shepherd . Alexis fhun'd his Fellow - Swains , Their Rural Sports , and Jocund Strains , ( Heav'n guard us all from Cupid's Bow ! ) He He loft his Crook , he left his Flocks , ( 10 ) :
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... Heav'n had been fo much my Friend , To make my Fate upon my Choice depend : All my Ambition I would here confine , And only this Elyftum fhould be mine . Fond Men , by Paffion wilfully betray'd , Adore thofe Idols which their Fancy made ...
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... Heav'n his Throne : Great Eye of all , whofe glorious Ray Rules the bright Empire of the Day ; O praife his Name , without whofe purer Light , Thou hadst been hid in an Abyss of Night . Ye Moon and Planets , who difpenfe , By God's ...
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... Heav'n ; the Hills to their fupply Vapour , and Exhalation dusk and moist , Sent up amain ; and now the thicken'd Sky Like a dark Ceiling ftood ; down rufh'd the Rain Impetuous , and continu'd till the Earth No more was feen ; the ...
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... Heav'n fhall bear thee dead away . Gods ! a curft Boy ! the reft then murmuring out , He walks , and cafts a deadly Grin about . David with cheerful Anger in his Eyes , Advances boldly on , and thus replies , Thou com'it , vain Man ...

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Combat of David and Goliah p
26
Acme and Septimius Cowley p
27
Brutus Cowley p
29
Sarpedons Speech to Glaucus Sir John Denham P
32
Hunting of the Stag Denham p
33
A Song Denham P
35
Sir Richard Fanfhawon his Tranflation of Paftor Fido Denham F
36
Eve of her felf to Adam Milton p
38
Adams Account of the Creation of Eve and their Marriage Milton P
40
Song Mrs Wharton p
46
Conftancy Sir Charles Sedley P
47
Cowleys Latin Epitaph on himself while alive p 50 The foregoing Epitaph tranflated into English p
51
Paftoral Dialogues Sir Charles Sedley P
52
Parting of Hector and Andromacka By Mr Chetwood P
54
A Song Sir George Eheridge p
58
The Refurrection Cowley P
67
To Mr Granvile Waller p
69
Song Prior P
70
The Spleen p
71
Defpair Cowley p
76
On the late horrid Confpiracy Mr Prior P
77
Indifferency excusd Sir Charles Sidley p
78
Song By Sir Charles Sedley p
79
The Prophets Song Cowley p 8o LIV On Orindas Poems Cowley p
82
Melchors Song Comley p
85
The Wish Cowley p
86
The God of Sloth Sir Samuel Garth p
87
Chrifts Paffion Cowley p
88
The Cameleon Prior p
90
In praiſe of Pindar Cowley P
92
Song p
94
On reading Mr Wallers Poems p
95
To Amoret Waller p
96
On the Friendship between two Ladies Waller p
98
On Milton By Mr Dryden p
111
Creation of the World Milton p 112
112
Of the Dry Land p
113
Of the Herbs and Trees p
114
Of the Sun Moon and Stars p
115
Of Fish
117
Of Birds p
118
Of the Beats p
119
Of the Creeping Things p
120
Of Man p
121
Upon the Duke of Marlboroughs going into Germany P
122
On Cecilias Day Dryden p
123
Cunning Man or Conjurer Hudibrafs p 128
128
The Flight Hudibrafs p
129
To King William after the Confpiracy Mr Prior p
130
Love Ferfes p
133
Palace of Fame from Ovid Dryden p
135
Defcription of Fame Hudibrafs p
136
Sampfons Complaint of his Blindness Miltan p 137
137
Song by a Lady p
139
Written in the Leaves of a Fan p
140
Defcription of Fame Dryden from Virgil p
141
Of Fame Duke of Buckingham p
142
The Golden Age Dryden from Ovid P
144
Silver Age p
145
Brazen Age p
146
The Story of Midas Dryden from Chaucer P
147
Country Life Mrs Philips p
148
Death Mrs Philips p
151
Few happy Matches Mr Wats p
152
The Indian Philofopher Mr Wats p
154
The Four Seafons of the year Dryden from Ovid Spring p
157
Winter p
158
Again
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Bibliographic information

TitleThe virgin muse. Being a collection of poems from our most celebrated English poets. [Ed.] by J. Greenwood
AuthorVirgin muse
EditorJames Greenwood
Edition2
Published1722
Original fromOxford University
DigitizedAug 4, 2006
  
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