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Page 136
... cry'd , And hail , my Son , the rev'rend Sire reply'd ; Words follow'd words , from question answer flow'd , And talk of various kind deceiv'd the road ; ' Till each with other pleas'd , and loth to ' Till 136 POEMS on feveral OCCASIONS .
... cry'd , And hail , my Son , the rev'rend Sire reply'd ; Words follow'd words , from question answer flow'd , And talk of various kind deceiv'd the road ; ' Till each with other pleas'd , and loth to ' Till 136 POEMS on feveral OCCASIONS .
Page 147
... follow too . The bending Hermit here a pray'r begun , Lord ! as in heav'n , on earth thy will be done . Then gladly turning , fought his ancient place , And pafs'd a life of piety and peace . PIETY , H 3 PIETY , or the VISION * . TWAS ...
... follow too . The bending Hermit here a pray'r begun , Lord ! as in heav'n , on earth thy will be done . Then gladly turning , fought his ancient place , And pafs'd a life of piety and peace . PIETY , H 3 PIETY , or the VISION * . TWAS ...
Page 156
... follow after : The Fauns afide the vats remain To show the work , and reap the gain . All around , and all around They fit to riot on the ground ; A veffel stands amidst the ring , And here they laugh , and there they fing ; Or rife a ...
... follow after : The Fauns afide the vats remain To show the work , and reap the gain . All around , and all around They fit to riot on the ground ; A veffel stands amidst the ring , And here they laugh , and there they fing ; Or rife a ...
Page 162
... follow her , ' till fhe 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 ...
... follow her , ' till fhe 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 ...
Page 203
... follows , in imitation of the fhort antient Greek infcriptions to the Iliad . BOOK I. In Alpha the ground Of the quarrel is found . BOOK II .. In Beta , we The council fee .. BOOK III .. Dire Gamma relates The work of the Fates . But as ...
... follows , in imitation of the fhort antient Greek infcriptions to the Iliad . BOOK I. In Alpha the ground Of the quarrel is found . BOOK II .. In Beta , we The council fee .. BOOK III .. Dire Gamma relates The work of the Fates . But as ...
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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.