Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry: Selected for the Improvement of Youth, in Speaking, Reading, Thinking, Composing; and in the Conduct of Life; Being Similar in Design to Elegant Extracts in Prose, Volume 2C. Dilly, 1791 - English poetry |
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... fuch a night as this , When the sweet wind did gently kifs the trees , And they did make no noife ; in fuch a night , Troilus , methinks , mounted the Trojans wall , And figh'd his foul towards the Grecian tents , Where Creffida lay ...
... fuch a night as this , When the sweet wind did gently kifs the trees , And they did make no noife ; in fuch a night , Troilus , methinks , mounted the Trojans wall , And figh'd his foul towards the Grecian tents , Where Creffida lay ...
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... fuch havoc of my means , Nor my bad life reft me fo much of friends , But they shall find awak'd , in fuch a kind , Both ftrength of limb , and policy of mind , Ability in means , and choice of friends , To quit me of them thoroughly ...
... fuch havoc of my means , Nor my bad life reft me fo much of friends , But they shall find awak'd , in fuch a kind , Both ftrength of limb , and policy of mind , Ability in means , and choice of friends , To quit me of them thoroughly ...
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... fuch as celeftial ipi'rits may bleed , And all his armour ftain'd , ere while fo bright . Forthwith on all fides to his aid was run By angels many and ftrong , who interpos'd Defence , while others bore him on their fhields Back to his ...
... fuch as celeftial ipi'rits may bleed , And all his armour ftain'd , ere while fo bright . Forthwith on all fides to his aid was run By angels many and ftrong , who interpos'd Defence , while others bore him on their fhields Back to his ...
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