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... She is at reft , the whole earth is quiet : they break forth into finging . Even the firs rejoice at thee , the cedars of Libanus : Since thou art laid low , no feller is come up against us . There follows a most daring profopopeia of ...
... She is at reft , the whole earth is quiet : they break forth into finging . Even the firs rejoice at thee , the cedars of Libanus : Since thou art laid low , no feller is come up against us . There follows a most daring profopopeia of ...
Page 40
... she wooed the air , to hide her guilty front with innocent fnow , " And on her naked fhame + , Pollute with finful blame , The faintly veil of maiden white to throw , Confounded that her Maker's eyes Should look fo near upon her foul ...
... she wooed the air , to hide her guilty front with innocent fnow , " And on her naked fhame + , Pollute with finful blame , The faintly veil of maiden white to throw , Confounded that her Maker's eyes Should look fo near upon her foul ...
Page 57
... she is now furrounded with a vaft darkness , " feror ingenti circumdata " nocte , " and in vain ftretching out her feeble arms towards him , Invalidafque tibi tendens , heu ! non tua , palmas † . Georgic . iv . 493 . + Ver . 498 . This ...
... she is now furrounded with a vaft darkness , " feror ingenti circumdata " nocte , " and in vain ftretching out her feeble arms towards him , Invalidafque tibi tendens , heu ! non tua , palmas † . Georgic . iv . 493 . + Ver . 498 . This ...
Page 221
... she repairs to the famous old tower at Montlery , in or- der to find out an owl which she may convey into the DESK , and which afterwards pro- duces fo ridiculous a confternation . SLOTH is another principal perfonage : she also is ...
... she repairs to the famous old tower at Montlery , in or- der to find out an owl which she may convey into the DESK , and which afterwards pro- duces fo ridiculous a confternation . SLOTH is another principal perfonage : she also is ...
Page 238
... , ed with great art and judgment . I question whether Hoyle could have played it better than Belinda , It is finely contrived that Cant . iii . ver . 33 , The she should be victorious ; as it occafions a change 238 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
... , ed with great art and judgment . I question whether Hoyle could have played it better than Belinda , It is finely contrived that Cant . iii . ver . 33 , The she should be victorious ; as it occafions a change 238 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
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