Minor English Poets, 1660-1780: A Selection from Alexander Chalmers' The English Poets, Volume 1David P. French B. Blom, 1967 - English poetry |
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... stand , In old dung - lighter , hook in hand ; Between knees rod , with canvas crib , To girdle tide , close under rib ; Where worms are put , which must small fish Betray at night to earthen dish . Now London's chief , on sadle new ...
... stand , In old dung - lighter , hook in hand ; Between knees rod , with canvas crib , To girdle tide , close under rib ; Where worms are put , which must small fish Betray at night to earthen dish . Now London's chief , on sadle new ...
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... stand of pikes . When of the vine I speak , I seem inspir'd , And with delight , as with her juice , am fir'd ; At Nature's god - like power I stand amaz'd , Which such vast bodies hath from atoms rais'd . The kernel of a grape , the ...
... stand of pikes . When of the vine I speak , I seem inspir'd , And with delight , as with her juice , am fir'd ; At Nature's god - like power I stand amaz'd , Which such vast bodies hath from atoms rais'd . The kernel of a grape , the ...
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... stand upon our own defence , But keeping up our ancient party In vigour , confident and hearty : To reconcile our late dissenters , Our brethren , though by other venters ; Unite them , and their different maggots , As long and short ...
... stand upon our own defence , But keeping up our ancient party In vigour , confident and hearty : To reconcile our late dissenters , Our brethren , though by other venters ; Unite them , and their different maggots , As long and short ...
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ABRAHAM COWLEY Anacreon beauteous beauty blest blood bold breast bright burning-glass Chromius Constantia Cowley David death delight divine doth e'er Earth envy errour ev'n eyes fair fame fate fear fire flame friends gentle give gods gold Gondibert grief grow hand happy haste hath heart Heaven honour Jabesh KATHARINE PHILIPS kind king labour less light live lov'd Love's lovers lyre methinks mighty mind Moab Muse Nature ne'er never night noble nought numbers o'er Orinda Ovid Philetus Pindar pleasure poem poets praise pride prince proud rage rich sacred Saul Saul's shine sight smiling bank soul spirit stamp'd sure tears thee thine things thou dost thought tree twas Twill tyrant verse Virg Virgil virtue Whilst whole WILLIAM DAVENANT wise wonder wound wretched