Poems on Various Subjects: Selected to Enforce the Practice of Virtue : and with a View to Comprise in One Volume the Beauties of English Poetry |
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... youth from city cares withdrawn ; Long was the pleafing walk he wander'd through , A cover'd arbour clos'd the diftant view ; There refts the youth , and , while the feather'd throng Raife their wild mufick , thus contrives a fong ...
... youth from city cares withdrawn ; Long was the pleafing walk he wander'd through , A cover'd arbour clos'd the diftant view ; There refts the youth , and , while the feather'd throng Raife their wild mufick , thus contrives a fong ...
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... youth ! " he cried , " The forrows of thy breaft ? From better habitation spurn'd , " Reluctant doft thou rove ; " Or grieve for friendship unreturn'd , " Or unregarded love ? " Alas ! the joys that fortune brings , " Are trifling , and ...
... youth ! " he cried , " The forrows of thy breaft ? From better habitation spurn'd , " Reluctant doft thou rove ; " Or grieve for friendship unreturn'd , " Or unregarded love ? " Alas ! the joys that fortune brings , " Are trifling , and ...
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... youth , thy forrows hush , " And fpurn the fex , " he said : But , while he spoke , a rifing blush His love - lorn guest betray'd . Surpriz'd , he fees new beauties rife Swift mantling to the view , Like colours o'er the morning skies ...
... youth , thy forrows hush , " And fpurn the fex , " he said : But , while he spoke , a rifing blush His love - lorn guest betray'd . Surpriz'd , he fees new beauties rife Swift mantling to the view , Like colours o'er the morning skies ...
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... youth with love , Each maiden with despair ; And though by all a wonder own'd , Yet knew not fhe was fair . VI . Till Edwin came , the pride of swains , A foul devoid of art ; And from whole eye , ferenely mild , Shone forth the feeling ...
... youth with love , Each maiden with despair ; And though by all a wonder own'd , Yet knew not fhe was fair . VI . Till Edwin came , the pride of swains , A foul devoid of art ; And from whole eye , ferenely mild , Shone forth the feeling ...
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... youth believ'd , Unbought experience learn from my distress , Oh ! mark my lot , and be no more deceiv'd . Three ... youths array'd in pureft white , Who fcattered myrtles as I pafs'd along ; The thousand lamps that pour'd a flood of ...
... youth believ'd , Unbought experience learn from my distress , Oh ! mark my lot , and be no more deceiv'd . Three ... youths array'd in pureft white , Who fcattered myrtles as I pafs'd along ; The thousand lamps that pour'd a flood of ...
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æther beauty beneath beſtow bids bleffings blifs bloom bofom breaſt breath charms cheek clouds DAVID GARRICK defcends deſpair e'er earth eaſe Ev'n ev'ry facred fafe fair fate fcenes fecret feek feen fhade fhall fhepherd fhine figh filent filver fing flame fleep flow flow'rs fmiling foft folemn fome fong fons footh forrow foul fpread fpring ftill ftream fuch fwain fweet glories glow grace grove heart Heav'n hour laft luftre lyre mind moffy morn mourn mufe mufic muſt Nature's ne'er night nymph o'er paffions pain Palemon peace pleafing pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praife praiſe pride refign'd reft rife rofe round ſcene ſhade ſhall ſhe ſkies ſky ſteps ſtill ſtrain ſweet tear thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand train trembling tuneful vale virtue voice warbling whofe whoſe wings youth