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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Page 80
... meet again , I know not ; Therefore our everlasting farewel take ; For ever , and for ever , farewel , Caffius ! If we do meet again , why , we fhall fmile ; If not , why then this parting was well made . Caf . For ever , and for ever ...
... meet again , I know not ; Therefore our everlasting farewel take ; For ever , and for ever , farewel , Caffius ! If we do meet again , why , we fhall fmile ; If not , why then this parting was well made . Caf . For ever , and for ever ...
Page 184
... meet : The filver founding inftruments did meet With the bafe murmure of the waters fall : The waters fall , with difference difcreet , Now foft , now loud , unto the wind did call ; The gentle warbling wind lowe answering to all . § 63 ...
... meet : The filver founding inftruments did meet With the bafe murmure of the waters fall : The waters fall , with difference difcreet , Now foft , now loud , unto the wind did call ; The gentle warbling wind lowe answering to all . § 63 ...
Page 357
... meet with Little John's arrowe . But as it is faid , when men be mett , Fyve can doe more than three , The theriffe hath taken Little John , And bound him fast to a tree . Thou shalt be drawen by dale and downe , And hanged hye on a ...
... meet with Little John's arrowe . But as it is faid , when men be mett , Fyve can doe more than three , The theriffe hath taken Little John , And bound him fast to a tree . Thou shalt be drawen by dale and downe , And hanged hye on a ...
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