The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 5John & Arthur Arch ... and for Bell & Bradfute and J. Mundell & Company Edinburgh, 1795 - English poetry |
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... laft , Rous'd from the flumber , on that fiery couch , At their great Emp'ror's call , as next in worth Came fingly where he stood on the bare strand , While the promifcuous crowd stood yet aloof . The chief were those who from the pit ...
... laft , Rous'd from the flumber , on that fiery couch , At their great Emp'ror's call , as next in worth Came fingly where he stood on the bare strand , While the promifcuous crowd stood yet aloof . The chief were those who from the pit ...
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... laft will reign Sole king , and of his kingdom lose no part By our revolt , but over hell extend His empire , and with iron fceptre rule Us here , as with his golden those in heav'n . What ! fit we then projecting peace and war ? War ...
... laft will reign Sole king , and of his kingdom lose no part By our revolt , but over hell extend His empire , and with iron fceptre rule Us here , as with his golden those in heav'n . What ! fit we then projecting peace and war ? War ...
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... laft his fail - broad var He fpreads for flight , and in the furging smoke Uplifted fpurns the ground ; thence many a league , As in a cloudy chair , afcending rides Audacious ; but that feat foon failing , meets A vaft vacuity : all ...
... laft his fail - broad var He fpreads for flight , and in the furging smoke Uplifted fpurns the ground ; thence many a league , As in a cloudy chair , afcending rides Audacious ; but that feat foon failing , meets A vaft vacuity : all ...
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... laft , the facred influence Of light appears , and from the walls of Heav'n Shoots far into the boiom of dim night A glimmering dawn ; here Nature first begins Her fartheft verge , and Chaos to retire As from her utmoft works a broken ...
... laft , the facred influence Of light appears , and from the walls of Heav'n Shoots far into the boiom of dim night A glimmering dawn ; here Nature first begins Her fartheft verge , and Chaos to retire As from her utmoft works a broken ...
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... laft beft gift , my ever new delight , Awake ; the morning fhines , and the freth field Calls us ; we lofe the prime , to mark how spring Our tended plants , how blows the citron grove , What drops the myrrh , and what the balmy reed ...
... laft beft gift , my ever new delight , Awake ; the morning fhines , and the freth field Calls us ; we lofe the prime , to mark how spring Our tended plants , how blows the citron grove , What drops the myrrh , and what the balmy reed ...
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againſt angels becauſe Befides beft beſt breaſt bright caft call'd caufe death defire doft e'er earth elfe ev'n ev'ry eyes facred fafe faid fair falute fame fate fear feem feen fenfe fhade fhall fhew fhine fhould fide fight fince fing fire firft firſt flain flame fleep flow'rs fome fong foon foul fpirits fpring ftand ftill fuch fure fweet fword glory gods hafte hand hath heart Heav'n himſelf honour Hudibras itſelf juft juſt King laft laſt lefs light loft mighty moft moſt Mufe muft muſt ne'er night numbers nymph o'er Pindar pleaſure pow'r praiſe prefent Quoth rage reafon reft rife rofe Satan ſhall ſhe ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtill ſtood thee thefe themſelves theſe thine things thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand tree uſe vex'd virtue Whilft whofe whoſe wife worfe