Elegant Extracts: A Copious Selection of Instructive, Moral, and Entertaining Passages, from the Most Eminent Poets, Volume 6Wells and Lilly, 1826 - English poetry |
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... Emma The Spleen Page Pope . 1 Prior . 25 Gréen . 49 The Traveller ; or , a Prospect of Society Goldsmith . 74 The Deserted Village Goldsmith . 88 The Hermit of Warkworth , a Northumberland Ballad Cooper's Hill Percy . 101 Denham . 134 ...
... Emma The Spleen Page Pope . 1 Prior . 25 Gréen . 49 The Traveller ; or , a Prospect of Society Goldsmith . 74 The Deserted Village Goldsmith . 88 The Hermit of Warkworth , a Northumberland Ballad Cooper's Hill Percy . 101 Denham . 134 ...
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... EMMA . TO CHLOE . THOU , to whose eyes I bend , at whose command ( Though low my voice , though artless be my hand ) I take the sprightly reed , and sing and play , Careless of what the censuring world may say ; Right Chloe ! object of ...
... EMMA . TO CHLOE . THOU , to whose eyes I bend , at whose command ( Though low my voice , though artless be my hand ) I take the sprightly reed , and sing and play , Careless of what the censuring world may say ; Right Chloe ! object of ...
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... Emma's , has adorn'd thy face , And as her son has to my bosom dealt That constant flame which faithful Henry felt ; O let the story with thy life agree , Let men once more the bright example see ; What Emma was to him , be thou to me ...
... Emma's , has adorn'd thy face , And as her son has to my bosom dealt That constant flame which faithful Henry felt ; O let the story with thy life agree , Let men once more the bright example see ; What Emma was to him , be thou to me ...
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... Emma , for the beauteous dame Who gave the virgin birth had borne the name ; The name the indulgent father doubly lov'd ; For in the child the mother's charms improv'd : Yet as , when little , round his knees she play'd , He call'd her ...
... Emma , for the beauteous dame Who gave the virgin birth had borne the name ; The name the indulgent father doubly lov'd ; For in the child the mother's charms improv'd : Yet as , when little , round his knees she play'd , He call'd her ...
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... Emma's eyes . In tilts and tournaments the valiant strove , By glorious deeds , to purchase Emma's love . In gentle verse the witty told their flame , And grac'd their choicest songs with Emma's name . In vain they combated , in vain ...
... Emma's eyes . In tilts and tournaments the valiant strove , By glorious deeds , to purchase Emma's love . In gentle verse the witty told their flame , And grac'd their choicest songs with Emma's name . In vain they combated , in vain ...
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airy arms beauteous beauty bless'd bliss bosom breast bright charms cheek cincture cried crown'd dark delight dread e'en Earth Emma Emma's eyes fair fame fancy fate fear fire fix'd flame flies fond fondly frown gentle gnome grace groves guardian hair hand happy hast heart Heaven heavenly Henry honour hope hour kings lord Lord Percy lov'd lyre maid mind mortal Muse Nature's ne'er night Nut-brown Maid nymph o'er pain pass'd passions Percy Pleas'd pleasure poison'd pomp pow'r praise pride proud quick Raby Castle rage rais'd rapture rise rose round scene seem'd Serena shade shine sigh sight sire smile soft song Sophrosyne soul spirit Spleen spoke sprite sullen sweet SWEET Auburn swell sylphs tears tender Thalestris thee thine thou thought toil trembling triumph truth Umbriel vale vex'd virtue voice Warkworth wealth wild wings wonder wound youth