 As after noon, one summer's day, Venus stood bathing in a river, Cupid a-shooting went that way, New strung his bow, new fill'd his quiver. With skill he chose his sharpest dart, With all his might his bow he drew ; Swift to his beauteous parent's heart...  Select Proverbs, Italian, Spanish, French, English, Scotish, British, &c ... - Page 27by John Mapletoft - 1707 - 126 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Matthew Prior - 1718 - 566 pages
...a-ihooting went that Way, New ftrung his Bow, new fill'd his Quiver. II. With Skill He chofe his fliarpeft Dart : With all his Might his Bow He drew : Swift to His beauteous Parent's Heart The too well-guided Arrow flew« III, I faint ! I die! the Goddefs cry'di .* 0 cruel, could'ft Thou find none... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1732 - 284 pages
...bathing in a river ; Cupid, a fhooting, went that way, New ftrung his bow, new fill'd his quiver. A With skill he chofe his fharpeft dart ; With all his...drew : Swift to his beauteous parent's heart The too well-guided arrow flew. I faint ! I die T the goddefs cryM: Oh cruel, cou'dft thoa find none other... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - Ballads, English - 1750 - 492 pages
...ftood bathing in a river, .Lufid a fhooting went that way, New ftrung his bow, and fill'd his qu;ver : With skill he chofe his fharpeft dart, With all his might his how he drew. Swift to his beauteous parent's heart, The too well guided arrow flew. II. I faint ! I... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - 1762 - 506 pages
...in a river, CupiJ a-fhooting went that way, New ftrung his bow, and fill'd his quiver : With fkill he chofe his fharpeft dart, With all his might his...drew, Swift to his beauteous parent's heart, The too well-guided arrow flew. II. I faint ! I die ! the goddefs cry'd : 0 cruel ! cou'dft thou find none... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1779 - 480 pages
...a river; Cupid a-fhooting went that way, New flrung his bow, new fill'd his quiver, II. With fkill he chofe his fharpeft dart: With all his might his...drew, Swift to his beauteous parent's heart The too well-guided arrow flew, III. I faint ! I die ! the goddefs cry'd; 0 cruel, could'ft thou find none... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 322 pages
...a river ; Cupid a-fhooting went that way, New finmg his bow, new fill'd his quiver. II. With fkill he chofe his fharpeft dart, With all his might his...he drew; Swift to his beauteous parent's heart The too-well-guided arrow flew. III. I faint ! I die ! the goddefs cried : 0 cruel, could'ft thou find... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 320 pages
...a-lhooting went that way, New fining his bow, new fill'd his quiver. II. With feill he chofe his flurpeft dart, With all his might his bow he drew; Swift to his beauteous parent's heart The too-well-guided arrow flew. III. I faint ! I die ! the goddefs cried : 0 cruel, could'ft thou find... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1779 - 478 pages
...way, New ftrung his bow, new fill'd his quiver, ii, With fkill he chofe his ftiarpeft dart: With i*ll his might his bow he drew, Swift to his beauteous parent's heart The too well-guided arrow flew, In', I faint ! I die ! the goddefs cry'd; 0 cruel, could'ft thou find none... | |
 | Prolusiones - 1788 - 204 pages
...a river, Cupid a fhooting went that way, New ftrung his bow, new fill'd his quiver. II. With fkill he chofe his fharpeft dart, With all his might his...drew ; Swift to his beauteous parent's heart The too well-guided arrow flew. 'EIS 'EPflTA 2$AAENTA. (3sXwi/ TtTKU/l III. ' I faint ; I die :' the goddefs... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 332 pages
...river ; Gupid a-fhooting went that way, New ftrung his bow, new fill'd his quiver.. II. With Ikill he chofe his fharpeft dart, With all his might his...;: Swift to his beauteous parent's heart The too- well-guided arrow flew.. III. I faint ! I die ! the goddefs cried : 0 cruel, could'ft thou find none... | |
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