Miscellaneous Works, in Verse and Prose, Volume 1J. and R. Tonson, 1765 |
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... fall of Kings , Britain advanc'd , and Europe's peace reftor'd , By SOMERS ' Counfels , and by Nassau's fword . To you , my Lord , thefe daring thoughts belong Who help'd to raise the fubject of my fong ; To you the Hero of my verse ...
... fall of Kings , Britain advanc'd , and Europe's peace reftor'd , By SOMERS ' Counfels , and by Nassau's fword . To you , my Lord , thefe daring thoughts belong Who help'd to raise the fubject of my fong ; To you the Hero of my verse ...
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... fall . Our British youth , unus'd to rough alarms , Careless of fame , and negligent of arms , Had long forgot to meditate the foe , And heard unwarm'd the martial trumpet blow ; But now , infpir'd by thee , with fresh delight , Their ...
... fall . Our British youth , unus'd to rough alarms , Careless of fame , and negligent of arms , Had long forgot to meditate the foe , And heard unwarm'd the martial trumpet blow ; But now , infpir'd by thee , with fresh delight , Their ...
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... d Give strength to ev'ry blow , and edge his sword . Behold with what refiftlefs force he falls On towns befieg'd , and thunders at thy walls ! Afk Afk Villeroy , for Villeroy beheld The town furrender'd , POEMS on feveral OCCASIONS . 15.
... d Give strength to ev'ry blow , and edge his sword . Behold with what refiftlefs force he falls On towns befieg'd , and thunders at thy walls ! Afk Afk Villeroy , for Villeroy beheld The town furrender'd , POEMS on feveral OCCASIONS . 15.
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... falling tow'rs ; With hiffing streams of fire the air they streak , And hurl destruction round ' em where they break ; The fkies with long ascending flames are bright , And all the fea reflects a quivering light . Thus Etna , when in ...
... falling tow'rs ; With hiffing streams of fire the air they streak , And hurl destruction round ' em where they break ; The fkies with long ascending flames are bright , And all the fea reflects a quivering light . Thus Etna , when in ...
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... And all th ' unfhapen thunder - bolt compleat ; Alternately their hammers rife and fall ; Whilft griping tongs turn round the glowing ball . With puffing bellows fome the flames increase , And some With ૩૦ POEMS on feveral OCCASIONS .
... And all th ' unfhapen thunder - bolt compleat ; Alternately their hammers rife and fall ; Whilft griping tongs turn round the glowing ball . With puffing bellows fome the flames increase , And some With ૩૦ POEMS on feveral OCCASIONS .
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