The Works of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 5J. Moore, 1800 - English poetry |
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... shall be plac'd by fame ; Thy Charles for Neptune shall the feas , command , " HO ' train'd in arms , and learn'd in martial arts , And Sachariffa fhall for Venus ftand : Thou chooseft , not to conquer men , but hearts ; Expecting ...
... shall be plac'd by fame ; Thy Charles for Neptune shall the feas , command , " HO ' train'd in arms , and learn'd in martial arts , And Sachariffa fhall for Venus ftand : Thou chooseft , not to conquer men , but hearts ; Expecting ...
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... shall obtain . Who to a husband juftlier can fucceed , Than the foft partner of his nuptial bed ; Or to a father's right lay ftronger claim , Than the dear youth in whom furvives his name ? Behold that youth , confider whence he springs ...
... shall obtain . Who to a husband juftlier can fucceed , Than the foft partner of his nuptial bed ; Or to a father's right lay ftronger claim , Than the dear youth in whom furvives his name ? Behold that youth , confider whence he springs ...
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... shall fruftrate thy vain rape , And in variety of charms escape . The twinkling ftars drop numberless each night , Yet fhines the radiant firmament as bright ; So from the ocean fhould we rivers drain , Still would enough to drown the ...
... shall fruftrate thy vain rape , And in variety of charms escape . The twinkling ftars drop numberless each night , Yet fhines the radiant firmament as bright ; So from the ocean fhould we rivers drain , Still would enough to drown the ...
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... shall I do ? Shall I in filence bear , Destroy myself , or kill the ravisher ? Die , wretched lover , die ; but O ! beware , Hurt not the man who is belov'd by her ; Wait for a better hour , and trust thy fate , Thou feck'ft her love ...
... shall I do ? Shall I in filence bear , Destroy myself , or kill the ravisher ? Die , wretched lover , die ; but O ! beware , Hurt not the man who is belov'd by her ; Wait for a better hour , and trust thy fate , Thou feck'ft her love ...
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... shall ' scape of all the cozening fex , Vex'd fhall they be , who fo delight to vex . In vain I try , in vain to vengeance move My gentle mufe , fo us'd to tender love ; Such magic rules my heart , whate'er I write Turns all to foft ...
... shall ' scape of all the cozening fex , Vex'd fhall they be , who fo delight to vex . In vain I try , in vain to vengeance move My gentle mufe , fo us'd to tender love ; Such magic rules my heart , whate'er I write Turns all to foft ...
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AMADIS ARCABON arms beauty blefs bleft breaft bright charms Dæmons Dean defcend defire defpair delight dreadful Ev'n eyes facred fafe faid fair fame fate fatire fcene fcorn feas fecret feems feen fenfe fhade fhall fhew fhine fhore fhould fide fighs fight fing fire firft fkies flain flame flave fleep flies fmile foft fome fong foon foul fpread fpring ftand ftate ftill ftreams fuch fure fweet Gods grace heart heaven Jove juft king laft lefs loft Lord lyre maid mind Mufe muft muſt ne'er night numbers nymph o'er ORIANA paffion Peleus plain pleafing pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure praife praiſe pride rage reft rife rofe ſhall ſkies ſtand ſtate tears thee thefe theſe Thetis thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand trembling Twas verfe vex'd virtue whofe whoſe wife wind worfe youth