The art of poetry on a new plan, illustrated with a great variety of examples [compiled by J. Newbery, revised by O. Goldsmith].1762 |
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... fings on yon pomgranate tree : Believe me , love , it was the nightingale . But after a moment's reflection , fhe corrects herself , and replies , It is , it is , hie hence , begone , away ; It is the lark that fings fo out of tune ...
... fings on yon pomgranate tree : Believe me , love , it was the nightingale . But after a moment's reflection , fhe corrects herself , and replies , It is , it is , hie hence , begone , away ; It is the lark that fings fo out of tune ...
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... fing . And these fhort allegories and ima . ges , which convey particular circumstances to the reader af- ter an unusual and entertaining manner , have a fine effect in poetry , that delights in imitation , and endeavours to give to ...
... fing . And these fhort allegories and ima . ges , which convey particular circumstances to the reader af- ter an unusual and entertaining manner , have a fine effect in poetry , that delights in imitation , and endeavours to give to ...
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... fing , Each drops his head , and hangs his wing . The clouds have bent their bofom lower , And fhed their forrow in a fhow'r . The brooks beyond their limit flow , And louder murmurs fpeak their woe : The nymphs and fwains adopt thy ...
... fing , Each drops his head , and hangs his wing . The clouds have bent their bofom lower , And fhed their forrow in a fhow'r . The brooks beyond their limit flow , And louder murmurs fpeak their woe : The nymphs and fwains adopt thy ...
Page 87
... fing the praifes of his love , complain of her in- conftancy , lament her absence , her death , & c . and addrefs himself to groves , hills , rivers , and fuch like rural objects , even when alone . We shall now give examples from each ...
... fing the praifes of his love , complain of her in- conftancy , lament her absence , her death , & c . and addrefs himself to groves , hills , rivers , and fuch like rural objects , even when alone . We shall now give examples from each ...
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... fing diftinct and clear , Perhaps the fair my tender notes may hear ; Perhaps may pity my melodious moan ; She is not metamorphos'd into ftone . Hippomenes , provok'd by noble ftrife , To win a mistress , or to lose his life , Threw ...
... fing diftinct and clear , Perhaps the fair my tender notes may hear ; Perhaps may pity my melodious moan ; She is not metamorphos'd into ftone . Hippomenes , provok'd by noble ftrife , To win a mistress , or to lose his life , Threw ...
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