Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Prefaces, Volume 2John Aikin |
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Page 531
... er the land of Love , Mossop and Barry came - names ne'er design'd By Fate in the same sentence to be join'd . Rais'd by the breath of popular acclaim , They mounted to the pinnacle of Fame ; There the weak brain , made giddy with the ...
... er the land of Love , Mossop and Barry came - names ne'er design'd By Fate in the same sentence to be join'd . Rais'd by the breath of popular acclaim , They mounted to the pinnacle of Fame ; There the weak brain , made giddy with the ...
Page 566
... ne'er so high , Our height is but the gibbet of our name . A celebrated wretch , when I behold ; When I behold a genius bright , and base , Of towering talents , and terrestrial aims ; Methinks I see , as thrown from her high sphere ...
... ne'er so high , Our height is but the gibbet of our name . A celebrated wretch , when I behold ; When I behold a genius bright , and base , Of towering talents , and terrestrial aims ; Methinks I see , as thrown from her high sphere ...
Page 802
... ne'er entice To purchase chat , or laughter , at the price Of decency . Nor let it faith exceed , That Nature forms a rustic taste so nice . Ah ! had they been of court or city breed , Such delicacy were right marvellous indeed . Oft ...
... ne'er entice To purchase chat , or laughter , at the price Of decency . Nor let it faith exceed , That Nature forms a rustic taste so nice . Ah ! had they been of court or city breed , Such delicacy were right marvellous indeed . Oft ...
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