The Works of the English Poets: Parnell and A. PhilipsH. Hughs, 1779 - English poetry |
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... breath , The luft of lucre , and the dread of death . In vain to deserts thy retreat is made ; The Muse attends thee to thy filent shade : Tis hers , the brave man's latest steps to trace , Re - judge his acts , and dignify difgrace ...
... breath , The luft of lucre , and the dread of death . In vain to deserts thy retreat is made ; The Muse attends thee to thy filent shade : Tis hers , the brave man's latest steps to trace , Re - judge his acts , and dignify difgrace ...
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... breath'd her various arts , Of trifling prettily with wounded hearts ; A mind for love , but fill a changing mind ; The lifp affected , and the glance defign'd ; The fweet confufing blush , the fecret wink , The gentle fwimming walk ...
... breath'd her various arts , Of trifling prettily with wounded hearts ; A mind for love , but fill a changing mind ; The lifp affected , and the glance defign'd ; The fweet confufing blush , the fecret wink , The gentle fwimming walk ...
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... breath , And juft efcap'd the ftretching claws of death , A gentle Moufe , whom cats pursued in vain , Fled fwift of foot across the neighbouring plain , Hung o'er a brink , his eager thirst to cool , And dipp'd his whiskers in the ...
... breath , And juft efcap'd the ftretching claws of death , A gentle Moufe , whom cats pursued in vain , Fled fwift of foot across the neighbouring plain , Hung o'er a brink , his eager thirst to cool , And dipp'd his whiskers in the ...
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... breath . He , vain of youth , our art of swimming try'd , And , venturous , in the lake the wanton dy'd . To vengeance . now by falfe appearance led , They point their anger at my guiltless head , But wage the rifing war by deep device ...
... breath . He , vain of youth , our art of swimming try'd , And , venturous , in the lake the wanton dy'd . To vengeance . now by falfe appearance led , They point their anger at my guiltless head , But wage the rifing war by deep device ...
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... breath'd his foul against the face of day . The ftrong Lymnocharis , who view'd with ire A victor triumph , and a friend expire ; With heaving arms a rocky fragment caught , ~ And fiercely flung where Troglodytes fought ( A warrior vers ...
... breath'd his foul against the face of day . The ftrong Lymnocharis , who view'd with ire A victor triumph , and a friend expire ; With heaving arms a rocky fragment caught , ~ And fiercely flung where Troglodytes fought ( A warrior vers ...
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Page 87 - Thy prayer, thy praise, thy life to vice unknown, In sweet memorial rise before the throne: These charms success in our bright region...
Page 81 - 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 22 - Yet, spite of all that Nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain the prize, Could ladies look within...
Page 26 - To see the revel scene : At close of eve he leaves his home, And wends to find the ruin'd dome, All on the gloomy plain. As there he bides, it...
Page 87 - ... Detested wretch !" — but scarce his speech began, When the strange partner seem'd no longer man His youthful face grew more serenely sweet ; His robe turn'd white, and flow'd upon his feet ; Fair rounds of radiant points invest his hair ; Celestial odours...
Page 81 - FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a reverend hermit grew ; The moss his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the crystal well: Remote from man, with God he pass'd the days, Prayer all his business, all his pleasure praise.
Page 7 - The price of favours; the designing arts That aim at riches in contempt of hearts; And, for a comfort in the marriage life, The little pilfering temper of a wife.
Page 21 - To measure heighth against his head, And lift itself above : Yet spite of all that nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain...
Page 88 - The mean, suspicious wretch, whose bolted door Ne'er mov'd in duty to the wandering poor ; With him I left the cup, to teach his mind That heaven can bless, if mortals will be kind. Conscious of wanting worth, he views the bowl, And feels compassion touch his grateful soul. Thus artists melt the sullen ore of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head ; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And loose from dross, the silver runs below.
Page 83 - And much he wish'd, but durst not ask, to part ; Murmuring he lifts his eyes, and thinks it hard That generous actions meet a base reward. While thus they pass, the sun his glory shrouds, The changing skies hang out their sable clouds ; A sound in air presag'd approaching rain, And beasts to covert scud across the plain. Warn'd by the signs, the wandering pair retreat To seek...