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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... Muft I be comforted , not in his sphere . Th ' ambition in my love thus plagues itself : The hind , that would be mated by the lion Muft die for love . ' Twas pretty , tho ' a plague , To see him every hour ; to fit and draw His arched ...
... Muft I be comforted , not in his sphere . Th ' ambition in my love thus plagues itself : The hind , that would be mated by the lion Muft die for love . ' Twas pretty , tho ' a plague , To see him every hour ; to fit and draw His arched ...
Page 79
... Muft I budge ? Muft I obferve you ? must I stand and crouch Under your testy humour ? By the gods , You fhall digeft the venom of your pleen , Tho ' it do fplit you . For , from this day forth , I'll ufe you for my mirth , yea , for my ...
... Muft I budge ? Muft I obferve you ? must I stand and crouch Under your testy humour ? By the gods , You fhall digeft the venom of your pleen , Tho ' it do fplit you . For , from this day forth , I'll ufe you for my mirth , yea , for my ...
Page 141
... muft declare . Yet pitying Heav'n ! Why must I fpeak ? why muft unwilling Lycon Accufe the prince of impious love to Phædra ? Thef . Love to his mother ! to the wife of Thefeus ! [ eyes , Lyc . Yes ; at the moment first he view'd her Ev ...
... muft declare . Yet pitying Heav'n ! Why must I fpeak ? why muft unwilling Lycon Accufe the prince of impious love to Phædra ? Thef . Love to his mother ! to the wife of Thefeus ! [ eyes , Lyc . Yes ; at the moment first he view'd her Ev ...
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