The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series Edited with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 8Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1810 - English poetry |
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... Leave of the Court , at Dover ......... Upon his Majesty's New Buildings at Somer- set House II . 80 ib . On the Paraphrase of the Lord's Prayer , writ- ten by Mrs. Wharton ib . ib . On a Tree cut in Paper 68 Some Reflections of his ...
... Leave of the Court , at Dover ......... Upon his Majesty's New Buildings at Somer- set House II . 80 ib . On the Paraphrase of the Lord's Prayer , writ- ten by Mrs. Wharton ib . ib . On a Tree cut in Paper 68 Some Reflections of his ...
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... leaving his Mistress ..................... 241 Upon drinking in a Bowl ib . To his sacred Majesty , on his Restoration in the Year 1660 .. ib . Song . As Chloris , full of harmless thoughts .. Song . Give me leave to rail at you ...
... leaving his Mistress ..................... 241 Upon drinking in a Bowl ib . To his sacred Majesty , on his Restoration in the Year 1660 .. ib . Song . As Chloris , full of harmless thoughts .. Song . Give me leave to rail at you ...
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... Leaves the untasted spring behind , And , wing'd with fear , outflies the wind . Beauty like a shadow flies , And our ... Leave it to the planets too , What we shall hereafter do : For the joys we now may prove , Take advice of present ...
... Leaves the untasted spring behind , And , wing'd with fear , outflies the wind . Beauty like a shadow flies , And our ... Leave it to the planets too , What we shall hereafter do : For the joys we now may prove , Take advice of present ...
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... leave me with so just excuse . For thou may'st say , ' twas not thy fault , That thou didst thus inconstant prove ; Being by my example taught , To break thy oath , to mend thy love . No , Chloris , no : I will return , And raise thy ...
... leave me with so just excuse . For thou may'st say , ' twas not thy fault , That thou didst thus inconstant prove ; Being by my example taught , To break thy oath , to mend thy love . No , Chloris , no : I will return , And raise thy ...
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... leave So sweet a burden , still doth cleave Close to the nymph's stain'd garment ! Here The coming spring would ... leaves inspire , With such a purple light they shone , As if they had been made of fire , And , spreading so , would ...
... leave So sweet a burden , still doth cleave Close to the nymph's stain'd garment ! Here The coming spring would ... leaves inspire , With such a purple light they shone , As if they had been made of fire , And , spreading so , would ...
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