Anthologia Hibernica: Or, Monthly Collections of Science, Belles-lettres, and History ..., Volume 3R. E. Mercier, and Company, 1794 |
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... Say , that we claim admittance in the council ; And , when the angry storm of war is o'er , We'll then enjoy the blissful calm of love . AMBASSADOR . Heroic Prince ! we ' ll lead thee where the chiefs Await their fovereign . How his ...
... Say , that we claim admittance in the council ; And , when the angry storm of war is o'er , We'll then enjoy the blissful calm of love . AMBASSADOR . Heroic Prince ! we ' ll lead thee where the chiefs Await their fovereign . How his ...
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... Say , wouldst thou , to anticipate thy blifs By a few moments , risk thy future hopes . PANTHEA . No ! no ! -And yet I'd dare the front of war For one kind glance . You fay he loves , he doats- .. How my heart throbs to meet him to ...
... Say , wouldst thou , to anticipate thy blifs By a few moments , risk thy future hopes . PANTHEA . No ! no ! -And yet I'd dare the front of war For one kind glance . You fay he loves , he doats- .. How my heart throbs to meet him to ...
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... Say , rather , may thy Abradates prove Worthy of thee , nor tarnish thefe , thy gifts , By an inglorious act . Oh didft thou know What tears they coft me ! -Hark ? it founds again . Farewell ! From danger imminent , to grace the wreaths ...
... Say , rather , may thy Abradates prove Worthy of thee , nor tarnish thefe , thy gifts , By an inglorious act . Oh didft thou know What tears they coft me ! -Hark ? it founds again . Farewell ! From danger imminent , to grace the wreaths ...
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... Say he is no more ! Panthea is the child of mifery , And nothing but affliction is her portion . AMINTUS , While , with incautious ardour , he purfu'd , And , bending forward , lafh'd his foaming fteeds , His chariot , jolting over ...
... Say he is no more ! Panthea is the child of mifery , And nothing but affliction is her portion . AMINTUS , While , with incautious ardour , he purfu'd , And , bending forward , lafh'd his foaming fteeds , His chariot , jolting over ...
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... Say , Mufe , what direful plague pervades the land ? What crimes fuch heavy punishment demand ? Or , fay , does Luna , verging to her wane , Shed aught of influence noxious to the brain ? Some god , or demon ( which ' tis hard to tell ...
... Say , Mufe , what direful plague pervades the land ? What crimes fuch heavy punishment demand ? Or , fay , does Luna , verging to her wane , Shed aught of influence noxious to the brain ? Some god , or demon ( which ' tis hard to tell ...
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