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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... never - quenched Love , " Which now this torment in my foul doth move . " Oh ! let not then my paffion cause your hate , " Nor let my choice offend you , or detain " Your ancient friendship ; ' tís , alas ! too late " To call my firm ...
... never - quenched Love , " Which now this torment in my foul doth move . " Oh ! let not then my paffion cause your hate , " Nor let my choice offend you , or detain " Your ancient friendship ; ' tís , alas ! too late " To call my firm ...
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... never fatisfy'd with ill : Thither blind Boldnefs , and impatient Rage , Reforted , with Death's neighbour , envious Age . Thefe , to opprefs the earth , the Furies fent ; The council thus diffolv'd an angry Fever , Whofe quenchless ...
... never fatisfy'd with ill : Thither blind Boldnefs , and impatient Rage , Reforted , with Death's neighbour , envious Age . Thefe , to opprefs the earth , the Furies fent ; The council thus diffolv'd an angry Fever , Whofe quenchless ...
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... never fword the blefs'd expel ! Hail , bank of all paft ages ! where they lie T'enrich with intereft pofterity ! Hail , Wit's illuftrious Galaxy ! ' T had happier been for him , as well as me ; For when all , alas ! is done , We books ...
... never fword the blefs'd expel ! Hail , bank of all paft ages ! where they lie T'enrich with intereft pofterity ! Hail , Wit's illuftrious Galaxy ! ' T had happier been for him , as well as me ; For when all , alas ! is done , We books ...
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... never but two women know , Who , one by fraud , the other by wit , did rife To the two tops of fpiritual dignities ; One female pope of old , one female poet now . Of female poets , who had names of old , Nothing is fhown , but only ...
... never but two women know , Who , one by fraud , the other by wit , did rife To the two tops of fpiritual dignities ; One female pope of old , one female poet now . Of female poets , who had names of old , Nothing is fhown , but only ...
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... Never , " and " In vain . " " Never , " alas ! that dreadful name Which fuels the internal flame : " Never " my time to come must waste ; " In vain " torments the present and the past . " In vain , in vain , " faid I ; " In vain , in ...
... Never , " and " In vain . " " Never , " alas ! that dreadful name Which fuels the internal flame : " Never " my time to come must waste ; " In vain " torments the present and the past . " In vain , in vain , " faid I ; " In vain , in ...
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