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... charms confest , And soon his vows inclin'd her breast , And known from that auspicious morn , 45 Thee , pleasing Cheerfulness ! was born . Thou , Cheerfulness ! by Heav'n design'd To sway the movements of the mind , Whatever fretful ...
... charms confest , And soon his vows inclin'd her breast , And known from that auspicious morn , 45 Thee , pleasing Cheerfulness ! was born . Thou , Cheerfulness ! by Heav'n design'd To sway the movements of the mind , Whatever fretful ...
Page 533
... charm begins ! To yonder flood of light , That bursts o'er gloomy Britain , turn your sight . 570 What guardian pow'r o'erwhelms your souls with awe ? Her deeds are precepts , her example law ; ' Midst empire's charms how Carolina's ...
... charm begins ! To yonder flood of light , That bursts o'er gloomy Britain , turn your sight . 570 What guardian pow'r o'erwhelms your souls with awe ? Her deeds are precepts , her example law ; ' Midst empire's charms how Carolina's ...
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... charm that dress supplies , Nor shares with art the triumph of her eyes : 290 But when those charms are past , for charms are frail , When time advances , and when lovers fail , She then shines forth , solicitous to bless , In all the ...
... charm that dress supplies , Nor shares with art the triumph of her eyes : 290 But when those charms are past , for charms are frail , When time advances , and when lovers fail , She then shines forth , solicitous to bless , In all the ...
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MATTHEW PRIOR | 1 |
If wine and music | 7 |
The Female Phaeton | 15 |
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