The British Poets: Including Translations ...C. Whittingham, 1822 - Classical poetry |
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... rhyme , Sacred to ridicule his whole life long , And the sad burden of some merry song . Slander or poison dread from Delia's rage ; Hard words or hanging if your judge be Page : From furious Sappho scarce a milder fate , Pox'd by her ...
... rhyme , Sacred to ridicule his whole life long , And the sad burden of some merry song . Slander or poison dread from Delia's rage ; Hard words or hanging if your judge be Page : From furious Sappho scarce a milder fate , Pox'd by her ...
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... rhymes . Consult the statute ; quart . I think it is , Edwardi sext . or prim . et quint . Eliz . See libels , satires - here you have it — read . P. Libels and satires lawless things indeed ! But grave epistles , bringing vice to light ...
... rhymes . Consult the statute ; quart . I think it is , Edwardi sext . or prim . et quint . Eliz . See libels , satires - here you have it — read . P. Libels and satires lawless things indeed ! But grave epistles , bringing vice to light ...
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... rhyme : Ill - health some just indulgence may engage , And more the sickness of long life , old age : For fainting age what cordial drop remains , If our intemperate youth the vessel drains ? Our fathers praised rank venison . You ...
... rhyme : Ill - health some just indulgence may engage , And more the sickness of long life , old age : For fainting age what cordial drop remains , If our intemperate youth the vessel drains ? Our fathers praised rank venison . You ...
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... rhymes and rattles of the man or boy ; What right , what true , what fit , we justly call , Let this be all my care - for this is all ; To lay this harvest up , and hoard with haste What every day will want , and most the last . But ask ...
... rhymes and rattles of the man or boy ; What right , what true , what fit , we justly call , Let this be all my care - for this is all ; To lay this harvest up , and hoard with haste What every day will want , and most the last . But ask ...
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... rhymes which , fresh and fresh ap- Will cure the arrant'st puppy of his pride . [ plied , Be furious , envious , slothful , mad , or drunk , Slave to a wife , or vassal to a punk , A Switz , a High Dutch or a Low Dutch bear ; All that ...
... rhymes which , fresh and fresh ap- Will cure the arrant'st puppy of his pride . [ plied , Be furious , envious , slothful , mad , or drunk , Slave to a wife , or vassal to a punk , A Switz , a High Dutch or a Low Dutch bear ; All that ...
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