The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales, and Translations ...J. and R. Tonson, 1767 - English poetry |
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... bring Such various creatures and make man their King , Yet leave his favourite man , his chiefest care , More wretched than the vileft infects are ? O ! how much happier and more fafe are they ? If helpless millions must be doom'd a ...
... bring Such various creatures and make man their King , Yet leave his favourite man , his chiefest care , More wretched than the vileft infects are ? O ! how much happier and more fafe are they ? If helpless millions must be doom'd a ...
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... bring ; Nor was his virtue poifon'd foon as born , With the too early thoughts of being king . VIII . Fortune , that eafy miftrefs to the young , But to her ancient fervants coy and hard , Him at that age her favourites rank'd among ...
... bring ; Nor was his virtue poifon'd foon as born , With the too early thoughts of being king . VIII . Fortune , that eafy miftrefs to the young , But to her ancient fervants coy and hard , Him at that age her favourites rank'd among ...
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... bring True forrow , Holland to regret a king ! While waiting him his royal fleet did ride , And willing winds to their lower'd fails deny'd . The wav'ring ftreamers , flags , and ftandards out , The merry feamen's rude but chearful ...
... bring True forrow , Holland to regret a king ! While waiting him his royal fleet did ride , And willing winds to their lower'd fails deny'd . The wav'ring ftreamers , flags , and ftandards out , The merry feamen's rude but chearful ...
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... beneath his years to ftoop , Nor do his wings with fickly feathers droop : Soft western winds waft o'er the gaudy fpring , And open'd fcenes of flowers and blooms bring , Το To grace this happy day , while you appear , [ 24 ] !
... beneath his years to ftoop , Nor do his wings with fickly feathers droop : Soft western winds waft o'er the gaudy fpring , And open'd fcenes of flowers and blooms bring , Το To grace this happy day , while you appear , [ 24 ] !
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... brings Her choiceft notes to praise the best of kings : Her melting ftrains in you a tomb have found , And lie like bees in their own fweetnefs drown'd , He that brought peace , all discord could atone , His name is mufic of itself ...
... brings Her choiceft notes to praise the best of kings : Her melting ftrains in you a tomb have found , And lie like bees in their own fweetnefs drown'd , He that brought peace , all discord could atone , His name is mufic of itself ...
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