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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... earth ; Near his pale corpfe his weeping fifter fate , Her eyes shed tears , her heart to fighs gave birth . " Philocrates when he faw this , did cry , Friend , I'll revenge , or bear thee com- pany ! " Juft Jove hath fent me to revenge ...
... earth ; Near his pale corpfe his weeping fifter fate , Her eyes shed tears , her heart to fighs gave birth . " Philocrates when he faw this , did cry , Friend , I'll revenge , or bear thee com- pany ! " Juft Jove hath fent me to revenge ...
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... earth to earth again . SYLVA : OR , DIVERS COPIES OF VERSES , MADE UPON SUNDRY OCCASIONS . DE FELICI PARTU REGINA MARIĆ . UM more antiquo jejunia fefta coluntur , D'Et populum pafcit religiofa fames , Quinta beat noftram foboles formosa ...
... earth to earth again . SYLVA : OR , DIVERS COPIES OF VERSES , MADE UPON SUNDRY OCCASIONS . DE FELICI PARTU REGINA MARIĆ . UM more antiquo jejunia fefta coluntur , D'Et populum pafcit religiofa fames , Quinta beat noftram foboles formosa ...
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... earth , by woman's hand folicited ; Life came fo too , and troops of Graces led To th ' earth , by woman's faith folicited . As our life's fprings came from thy bleffed womb , So from our mouths fprings of thy praise fhall come ; Who ...
... earth , by woman's hand folicited ; Life came fo too , and troops of Graces led To th ' earth , by woman's faith folicited . As our life's fprings came from thy bleffed womb , So from our mouths fprings of thy praise fhall come ; Who ...
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... earth Shall fweat for food in vain , " That will not long fuftain ; " And bring with labour forth cach fond abortive birth . " That ferpent too , their pride , " Which aims at things deny'd ; " That learn'd and cloquent luft ; " Inftead ...
... earth Shall fweat for food in vain , " That will not long fuftain ; " And bring with labour forth cach fond abortive birth . " That ferpent too , their pride , " Which aims at things deny'd ; " That learn'd and cloquent luft ; " Inftead ...
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... earth Did , more than he , deferve to have A life exempt from fortune and the grave ; Whether you look upon his birth And ancestors , whofe fame ' s fo widely spread- But ancestors , alas ! who long ago are dead- Or whether you confider ...
... earth Did , more than he , deferve to have A life exempt from fortune and the grave ; Whether you look upon his birth And ancestors , whofe fame ' s fo widely spread- But ancestors , alas ! who long ago are dead- Or whether you confider ...
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