The Works of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 2J. Moore, 1793 - English poetry |
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... against their fate , And fometimes they accus'd imperial Jove ; Sometimes repent their flames ; but all too late ; The arrows could not be recall'd : their state Was first ordain'd by Jupiter above , And Cupid had appointed they should ...
... against their fate , And fometimes they accus'd imperial Jove ; Sometimes repent their flames ; but all too late ; The arrows could not be recall'd : their state Was first ordain'd by Jupiter above , And Cupid had appointed they should ...
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... against the breaft to get away . And , when no art affords me help or cafe , I feek with verfe my griefs t ' appeale ; Just as a bird , that flies about And beats itself against the cage , Finding at laft no paffage out , It fits and ...
... against the breaft to get away . And , when no art affords me help or cafe , I feek with verfe my griefs t ' appeale ; Just as a bird , that flies about And beats itself against the cage , Finding at laft no paffage out , It fits and ...
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... AGAINST THE DOGMATISTS . IIE facred tree ' midft the fair orchard grew ; The Phoenix truth did on it reft , And built his perfum'd neft : That right Porphyrian tree which did true Logic fhew . Each leaf did learned notions give , And th ...
... AGAINST THE DOGMATISTS . IIE facred tree ' midft the fair orchard grew ; The Phoenix truth did on it reft , And built his perfum'd neft : That right Porphyrian tree which did true Logic fhew . Each leaf did learned notions give , And th ...
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... Against the Bishop , not his cap , or lawn . O let not fuch lewd facrilege begin , Tempted by Henry's rich fuccessful fia ! Henry ! the monster king of all that age ; Wild in his luft , but wilder in his rage . Expect not you his fate ...
... Against the Bishop , not his cap , or lawn . O let not fuch lewd facrilege begin , Tempted by Henry's rich fuccessful fia ! Henry ! the monster king of all that age ; Wild in his luft , but wilder in his rage . Expect not you his fate ...
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... against all alarms of Fear , Safety itself brings up the rear ; And , in the head of this angelic band , Lo ! how the goodly Prince at laft does ftand ( 0 righteous God ! ) on his own happy land : ' Tis happy now , which could with fo ...
... against all alarms of Fear , Safety itself brings up the rear ; And , in the head of this angelic band , Lo ! how the goodly Prince at laft does ftand ( 0 righteous God ! ) on his own happy land : ' Tis happy now , which could with fo ...
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