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... Thefe , and a thousand yet unnam'd , we find ; Ah fear the thousand yet unnam'd behind ! Thus on Parnaffus tuneful Hefiod fung , The mountain echoed , and the valley rung , The facred groves a fix'd attention fhow , The crystal Helicon ...
... Thefe , and a thousand yet unnam'd , we find ; Ah fear the thousand yet unnam'd behind ! Thus on Parnaffus tuneful Hefiod fung , The mountain echoed , and the valley rung , The facred groves a fix'd attention fhow , The crystal Helicon ...
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... Thefe equal acts an equal glory claim , And thus the Mufe records the tale of fame . Once on a time , fatigued and out of breath , And juft efcap'd the ftretching claws of death , A gentle Mouse , whom cats pursued in vain , Fled swift ...
... Thefe equal acts an equal glory claim , And thus the Mufe records the tale of fame . Once on a time , fatigued and out of breath , And juft efcap'd the ftretching claws of death , A gentle Mouse , whom cats pursued in vain , Fled swift ...
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... thefe , and dreadful o'er the reft The potent warriors of the tabby vest , If to the dark we fly , the dark they trace , And rend our heroes of the nibbling race , But me , nor stalks nor waterish herbs delight , Nor can the crimson ...
... thefe , and dreadful o'er the reft The potent warriors of the tabby vest , If to the dark we fly , the dark they trace , And rend our heroes of the nibbling race , But me , nor stalks nor waterish herbs delight , Nor can the crimson ...
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... Thefe , mortal wits to call the Crabs agree , The Gods have other names for things than we . Now where the jointures from their loins depend , The heroes tail with fevering grafps they rend . Here , short of feet , depriv'd the power to ...
... Thefe , mortal wits to call the Crabs agree , The Gods have other names for things than we . Now where the jointures from their loins depend , The heroes tail with fevering grafps they rend . Here , short of feet , depriv'd the power to ...
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... thefe are helps to pleasure join'd - with thee . Let Sloth lie foftening till high noon in down , Or lolling fan her in the fultry town , Unnerv'd with reft ; and turn her own difeafe , Or fofter others in luxurious ease .: I mount the ...
... thefe are helps to pleasure join'd - with thee . Let Sloth lie foftening till high noon in down , Or lolling fan her in the fultry town , Unnerv'd with reft ; and turn her own difeafe , Or fofter others in luxurious ease .: I mount the ...
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æther ANTISTROPHE arife beauty beneath bleffings blefs'd blifs boaſt bofom breaſt breath bright charms chearful cloſe defcends defire divine eaſe eyes facred fafe faid fair falute fame fancy fate fear feas feat feek feems feen fhade fhall fhepherds fhine fhow fide fight filent filver fing fix'd flain flame flies flowers fmiles foft fome fong fons forrow foul fpring Frogs ftand ftill ftream fuch fung fweet glory grace grove heart Ifrael king laſt Lord lov'd Meaſures mind moſt mufic night numbers Nymphs o'er paffion Pelops plain pleafing pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure praife praiſe purſue rage rais'd raiſe realms reft rife riſe rofe ſcene ſhade ſhake ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhow ſkies ſkill ſky ſong ſpeak ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtrain ſweet thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand Twas voice Whofe whoſe winds wondrous
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Page 18 - Ye nightingales, ye twisting pines ! Ye swains that haunt the grove ! Ye gentle echoes, breezy winds ! Ye close retreats of love ! With all of nature, all of art, Assist the. dear design...
Page 90 - To what excefles had his dotage run ? But God, to fave the father, took the fon. To all but thee, in fits he feem'd to go, (And 'twas my miniftry to deal the blow) The poor fond parent, humbled in the duft, Now owns in tears the punifhment was juft.
Page 85 - And shake the neighbouring wood to banish sleep. Up rise the guests, obedient to the call: An early banquet deck'd the splendid hall; Rich luscious wine a golden goblet grac'd, Which the kind master forc'd the guests to taste. Then, pleas'd and thankful, from the porch...
Page 57 - And fits in meaiures, fuch as Virgil's Mufe To place thee near him might be fond to chufe. How might he tune th...
Page 78 - Those graves, with bending osier bound, That nameless heave the crumbled ground, Quick to the glancing thought disclose Where toil and poverty repose. The flat smooth stones that bear a name...
Page 89 - ... Detested wretch !" — but scarce his speech began, When the strange partner seem'd no longer man His youthful face grew more serenely sweet ; His robe turn'd white, and flow'd upon his feet ; Fair rounds of radiant points invest his hair ; Celestial odours...
Page 6 - A soul supreme, in each hard instance tried, Above all pain, all anger, and all pride, The rage of power, the blast of public breath, The lust of lucre, and the dread of death.
Page 338 - There folid billows of enormous fize, Alps of green ice, in wild diforder rife. And yet but lately have I feen, ev'n here, The winter in a lovely drefs appear.
Page 94 - But urge thy powers, thine utmost voice advance, Make the loud strings against thy fingers dance ; 'Tis love that angels praise and men adore, 'Tis love divine that asks it all and more. Fling back the gates of ever-blazing day, Pour floods of liquid light to gild the way ; And all in glory wrapt...
Page 78 - Arms, angels, epitaphs and bones, These (all the poor remains of state) Adorn the rich, or praise the great ; Who while on earth in fame they live, Are senseless of the fame they give.