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Page 115
... plain , this lobe is fo unfound , S- prints , before the months go round . But hold , before I close the scene , The facred altar fhould be clean . Oh Oh had I Shadwell's fecond bays , Or Tate ! POEMS on several OCCASIONS . 115.
... plain , this lobe is fo unfound , S- prints , before the months go round . But hold , before I close the scene , The facred altar fhould be clean . Oh Oh had I Shadwell's fecond bays , Or Tate ! POEMS on several OCCASIONS . 115.
Page 162
... fhould bring us where it was to be bestowed : And it was obfer- vable , that all the way we went , the company was either praifing themselves in their qualifications , or one another for those qualifications which they took . to be ...
... fhould bring us where it was to be bestowed : And it was obfer- vable , that all the way we went , the company was either praifing themselves in their qualifications , or one another for those qualifications which they took . to be ...
Page 163
... of a bubble . At the gate the travellers neither met with a porter , nor waited ' till one fhould appear ; every one thought his merits a fufficient paffport , and preffed preffed forward . In the hall we met with feveral VISION 163 I.
... of a bubble . At the gate the travellers neither met with a porter , nor waited ' till one fhould appear ; every one thought his merits a fufficient paffport , and preffed preffed forward . In the hall we met with feveral VISION 163 I.
Page 168
... fhould often fwell to fuch a fize as to burft the heart which contains it , if time did not make thefe circumftances lefs strong and lively , fo that reafon fhould become a more equal match for the paffion , or if another defire which ...
... fhould often fwell to fuch a fize as to burft the heart which contains it , if time did not make thefe circumftances lefs strong and lively , fo that reafon fhould become a more equal match for the paffion , or if another defire which ...
Page 176
... fhould rather reform than rail againft ) he would , however , endeavour to refcue me from my danger . At this I looked a little more chearful , and while I teftified my refignation to him , we faw the angry brother fling away from us in ...
... fhould rather reform than rail againft ) he would , however , endeavour to refcue me from my danger . At this I looked a little more chearful , and while I teftified my refignation to him , we faw the angry brother fling away from us in ...
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Ægypt againſt appear aſk beauty becauſe bluſhes caft Callimachus cauſe cloſe Comus Cras amet croud defign defire dreft eaſe eaſy envy ev'ry eyes fable facred fafe faid fame faſhion fays feat feem feem'd fhade fhall fhew fhould fide fight filent filver fince fing firſt flain fome fomething fometimes fong foul Frogs ftill fuch fung glaſs Gods guife heart himſelf HOMER houſe Iliad Ipfa itſelf Jove laft lefs Let thofe love loft Macedon Mice moſt Moufe Mouſe mufic Muſe muſt nature never lov'd numquam amavit Nymphs o'er obferved Ovid paffage paffion Pallas paſs pleaſe pleaſure poet Pow'r praiſe quique amavit raiſe reaſon reft rife roſe ſcene ſhades ſhake ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhow ſky ſpeak ſpread ſpring ſtand ſtate ſtill ſuch ſweet thee thefe themſelves theſe thoſe thou thouſand thro tion tranflation Twas uſe whofe whoſe youth ZOILUS
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Page 98 - Now awful beauty puts on all its arms ; The fair each moment rises in her charms, Repairs her smiles, awakens every grace, And calls forth all the wonders of her face : Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes.
Page 142 - Without a vain, without a grudging heart, To him who gives us all, I yield a part ; From him you come, for him accept it here, A frank and sober, more than costly cheer.
Page 98 - Grace, And calls forth all the Wonders of her Face ; Sees by Degrees a purer Blush arise, And keener Lightnings quicken in her Eyes. The...
Page 136 - To clear this doubt, to know the world by sight, To find if books, or swains, report it right, (For yet by swains alone the world he knew, Whose feet came wandering o'er the nightly dew...
Page 137 - Deep sunk in sleep, and silk, and heaps of down. At length 'tis morn, and at the dawn of day Along the wide canals the zephyrs play ; Fresh o'er the gay parterres the breezes creep.
Page 131 - Whither, O whither art thou fled, To lay thy meek contented head ? What happy region dost thou please To make the seat of calms and ease ? " Ambition searches all its sphere Of pomp and state to meet thee there.
Page 138 - And shake the neighbouring wood to banish sleep. Up rise the guests, obedient to the call: An early banquet deck'd the splendid hall; Rich luscious wine a golden goblet grac'd, Which the kind master forc'd the guests to taste. Then, pleas'd and thankful, from the porch...
Page 96 - And decks the goddess with the glitt'ring spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The tortoise here and elephant unite, Transform'd to combs, the speckled, and the white.
Page 41 - Till all the rout retreat. By this the stars began to wink, They shriek, they fly, the tapers sink, And down y^drops the Knight : For never spell by faerie laid With strong enchantment bound a glade, Beyond the length of night. Chill, dark, alone, adreed, he lay, Till up the welkin rose the...
Page 38 - Through all the land before. But soon as Dan Apollo rose, Full jolly creature home he goes, He feels his back the less ; His honest tongue and steady mind Had rid him of the lump behind, Which made him want success.