The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series Edited with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 10Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1810 - English poetry |
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... fair , But once such differing beauty met before , When warrior Mars did Love's bright queen adore ; Ev'n Love's bright queen might seem less winning And Mars submit to his heroic air . Not Jove himself , imperial Jove , can show A ...
... fair , But once such differing beauty met before , When warrior Mars did Love's bright queen adore ; Ev'n Love's bright queen might seem less winning And Mars submit to his heroic air . Not Jove himself , imperial Jove , can show A ...
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... fair mulberries of snowy hue . The prospect pleas'd ; the Sun's unwelcome light ( That slowly seem'd to move , and slack his flight ) Sunk in the seas ; from the same scas arose the sable night ; When , stealing through the dark , the ...
... fair mulberries of snowy hue . The prospect pleas'd ; the Sun's unwelcome light ( That slowly seem'd to move , and slack his flight ) Sunk in the seas ; from the same scas arose the sable night ; When , stealing through the dark , the ...
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... Fair Leda's sons , in such a league could join . One soul , as fables tell , by turns supply'd That heavenly pair , by turns they liv'd and dy'd : But these have sworn a matchless sympathy , They'll live together , or together die ...
... Fair Leda's sons , in such a league could join . One soul , as fables tell , by turns supply'd That heavenly pair , by turns they liv'd and dy'd : But these have sworn a matchless sympathy , They'll live together , or together die ...
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... fair . Hyde - Park the scene for the Review he nam'd , Hyde - Park for pleasure and for beauty fam'd , Where , oft from western skies the god of light Sees new - arising suns , than his more bright ; Then sets in blushes , and conveys ...
... fair . Hyde - Park the scene for the Review he nam'd , Hyde - Park for pleasure and for beauty fam'd , Where , oft from western skies the god of light Sees new - arising suns , than his more bright ; Then sets in blushes , and conveys ...
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... fair ! From whose gay plumes ev'n Phoebus with delight Sees his own rays reflected doubly bright ! Though numerous rivals of the wing there be That share our praise , when not compar'd to thee , Soon as thy rising glories strike our ...
... fair ! From whose gay plumes ev'n Phoebus with delight Sees his own rays reflected doubly bright ! Though numerous rivals of the wing there be That share our praise , when not compar'd to thee , Soon as thy rising glories strike our ...
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