Miscellaneous Works, in Verse and Prose, Volume 1J. and R. Tonson, 1765 |
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... See mighty NASSAU through the battle ride , And fee thy fubjects gafping by his fide : Fain wou'd the pious Prince refuse th ' alarm , Fain wou'd he check the fury of his arm ; But when thy cruelties his thoughts engage , The hero ...
... See mighty NASSAU through the battle ride , And fee thy fubjects gafping by his fide : Fain wou'd the pious Prince refuse th ' alarm , Fain wou'd he check the fury of his arm ; But when thy cruelties his thoughts engage , The hero ...
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... See ! fee ! he upwards springs , and tow'ring high Spurns the dull province of mortality , Shakes heav'n's eternal throne with dire alarms , And fets th ' Almighty thunderer in arms . What - e'er his pen describes I more than fee ...
... See ! fee ! he upwards springs , and tow'ring high Spurns the dull province of mortality , Shakes heav'n's eternal throne with dire alarms , And fets th ' Almighty thunderer in arms . What - e'er his pen describes I more than fee ...
Page 61
... See how the golden groves around me fmile , That fhun the coast of Britain's ftormy ifle , Or when transplanted and preferv'd with care , Curfe the cold clime , and starve in northern air . Here kindly warmth their mounting juice ...
... See how the golden groves around me fmile , That fhun the coast of Britain's ftormy ifle , Or when transplanted and preferv'd with care , Curfe the cold clime , and starve in northern air . Here kindly warmth their mounting juice ...
Page 100
... see such fire with so much sweetness mixt , Such eafy greatness , fuch a graceful port , So turn'd and finish'd for the camp or court , Achilles thus was form'd with ev'ry grace , And Nireus fhone but in the fecond place ; Thus the ...
... see such fire with so much sweetness mixt , Such eafy greatness , fuch a graceful port , So turn'd and finish'd for the camp or court , Achilles thus was form'd with ev'ry grace , And Nireus fhone but in the fecond place ; Thus the ...
Page 179
... See , while I fpeak , the fhades disperse away , " Aurora gives the promise of a day ; " I'm call'd , nor can I make a longer stay . " Snatch up the reins ; or ftill th ' attempt forfake , " And not my chariot , but my counsel take ...
... See , while I fpeak , the fhades disperse away , " Aurora gives the promise of a day ; " I'm call'd , nor can I make a longer stay . " Snatch up the reins ; or ftill th ' attempt forfake , " And not my chariot , but my counsel take ...
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