English Poetry of the Eighteenth CenturyCecil Albert Moore |
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Page 47
... fall'n before . Scar'd at his near approach , great Louis fears Vengeance reserv'd for his declining years , Forgets his thirst of universal sway , And scarce can teach his subjects to obey ; His arms he finds on vain attempts employ'd ...
... fall'n before . Scar'd at his near approach , great Louis fears Vengeance reserv'd for his declining years , Forgets his thirst of universal sway , And scarce can teach his subjects to obey ; His arms he finds on vain attempts employ'd ...
Page 71
... Fall , wretched building ! to thy tomb . Thou , and thy painted roofs , in ruin mix'd , Fall to the earth , for that alone is fix'd . The same , poor man , the same must be Thy fate , now Fortune frowns on thee . Her favour ev'ryone ...
... Fall , wretched building ! to thy tomb . Thou , and thy painted roofs , in ruin mix'd , Fall to the earth , for that alone is fix'd . The same , poor man , the same must be Thy fate , now Fortune frowns on thee . Her favour ev'ryone ...
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... fall his scorn'd affairs . " Tis naught but gloom around . The darken'd sun Loses his light . The rosy - bosom'd ... falls : while borne away , On swelling thought , his wafted spirit flies To the vain bosom of his distant fair ; And ...
... fall his scorn'd affairs . " Tis naught but gloom around . The darken'd sun Loses his light . The rosy - bosom'd ... falls : while borne away , On swelling thought , his wafted spirit flies To the vain bosom of his distant fair ; And ...
Contents
MATTHEW PRIOR | 1 |
If wine and music | 7 |
Alma or The Progress of The Mind Canto I ΙΟ | 15 |
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