English Poetry of the Eighteenth CenturyCecil Albert Moore |
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... give , In untrod meadows thou mayst live . None from his ready road will turn , With thee thy wretched change to mourn . Not the soft nights , or cheerful days Thou hast bestow'd , can give thee praise . No lusty tree that near thee ...
... give , In untrod meadows thou mayst live . None from his ready road will turn , With thee thy wretched change to mourn . Not the soft nights , or cheerful days Thou hast bestow'd , can give thee praise . No lusty tree that near thee ...
Page 74
... Give me then , in that retreat , Give me , O indulgent Fate ! For all pleasures left behind , Contemplations of the mind . Let the fair , the gay , the vain Courtship and applause obtain ; Let th ' ambitious rule the earth ; Let the ...
... Give me then , in that retreat , Give me , O indulgent Fate ! For all pleasures left behind , Contemplations of the mind . Let the fair , the gay , the vain Courtship and applause obtain ; Let th ' ambitious rule the earth ; Let the ...
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... give . 160 If satire charms , strike faults , but spare the man ; ' Tis dull to be as witty as you can . Satire recoils whenever charg'd too high ; Round your own fame the fatal splinters fly . As the soft plume gives swiftness to the ...
... give . 160 If satire charms , strike faults , but spare the man ; ' Tis dull to be as witty as you can . Satire recoils whenever charg'd too high ; Round your own fame the fatal splinters fly . As the soft plume gives swiftness to the ...
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MATTHEW PRIOR | 1 |
If wine and music | 7 |
Alma or The Progress of The Mind Canto I ΙΟ | 15 |
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