Poems Selected and Printed by a Small Party of English, who Made this Amusement a Substitute for Society, which the Disturbed Situation of the Country Prevented Their Enjoying |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 6
Page 4
... last . O bleft retirement , friend to life's decline , Retreats from care , that never must be mine , How bleft is he who crowns , in shades like thefe , A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where ftrong temptations ...
... last . O bleft retirement , friend to life's decline , Retreats from care , that never must be mine , How bleft is he who crowns , in shades like thefe , A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where ftrong temptations ...
Page 5
... last , His heav'n commences e'er the world be pass'd ! SWEET was the found , when oft , at ev'ning's close , Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There , as I past , with careless steps and flow , The mingling notes came foften'd ...
... last , His heav'n commences e'er the world be pass'd ! SWEET was the found , when oft , at ev'ning's close , Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There , as I past , with careless steps and flow , The mingling notes came foften'd ...
Page 7
... last fault'ring accents whisper'd praise . AT church , with meek and unaffected grace , His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double fway , And fools , who came to fcoff , remain'd to pray , The ...
... last fault'ring accents whisper'd praise . AT church , with meek and unaffected grace , His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double fway , And fools , who came to fcoff , remain'd to pray , The ...
Page 15
... last , And took a long farewell , and wish'd in vain For seats like these beyond the western main ; And shudd'ring ftill to face the distant deep , Return'd and wept , and still return'd to weep . The good old fire , the first prepar'd ...
... last , And took a long farewell , and wish'd in vain For seats like these beyond the western main ; And shudd'ring ftill to face the distant deep , Return'd and wept , and still return'd to weep . The good old fire , the first prepar'd ...
Page 46
... last , While Shakespeare's image , from its hallow'd base , Seem'd to prescribe the grave , and point the place , Nor thefe , nor all the fad regrets that flow From fond fidelity's domestic woe , So much are Garrick's praise - so much ...
... last , While Shakespeare's image , from its hallow'd base , Seem'd to prescribe the grave , and point the place , Nor thefe , nor all the fad regrets that flow From fond fidelity's domestic woe , So much are Garrick's praise - so much ...
Common terms and phrases
Belinda beneath beſt bleft blifs bloom bofom bow'rs breaſt breath careleſs charms dear defart defire difdain duft e'en e'er eaſe ev'ry eyes facred faid fair fair head fame fate fecret feen figh filent filver fing firft firſt flain flow'rs fmile foft folitary fome fond foon forrow foul fpirits fpread ftill ftrike fuch fweet gentle Gnome grace grief grove hair head heart Heav'n honours juft Juſt labour laſt lefs Lock maid manſion mortal moſt muſic muſt nymph o'er paffion pain paſt penſive Petrarch Phyllis pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe pride prize purſue raiſe rifing riſe roſe round ſcene ſeen shade shining ſmiling ſpoke ſports ſpring ſteps ſtill ſtray ſwain ſweet SWEET AUBURN Sylphs tear tender thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro toil train trembling Umbriel uſe vafe verſe whiſper whofe Whoſe wretched