Miscellaneous Works, in Verse and Prose, Volume 1J. and R. Tonson, 1765 |
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... wind , Nor dare again the British ftrength engage ; Still they remember that deftructive rage Which lately made ... winds could hardly drive ' em to their fate , And all the ocean labour'd with the weight . Where - e'er the waves in ...
... wind , Nor dare again the British ftrength engage ; Still they remember that deftructive rage Which lately made ... winds could hardly drive ' em to their fate , And all the ocean labour'd with the weight . Where - e'er the waves in ...
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... wind ; For winds divert them in their flight , and drive The fwarms , when loaden homeward , from their hive . Nor fheep , nor goats , muft pafture near their stores , To trample under foot the fpringing flowers ; Nor [ grafs : Nor ...
... wind ; For winds divert them in their flight , and drive The fwarms , when loaden homeward , from their hive . Nor fheep , nor goats , muft pafture near their stores , To trample under foot the fpringing flowers ; Nor [ grafs : Nor ...
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... wind Should dip , or fcatter thofe that lag behind , Here they may fettle on the friendly stone , And dry their reeking pinions at the fun . Plant all the flow'ry banks with lavender , With store of fav'ry fcent the fragrant air , 1 C 3 ...
... wind Should dip , or fcatter thofe that lag behind , Here they may fettle on the friendly stone , And dry their reeking pinions at the fun . Plant all the flow'ry banks with lavender , With store of fav'ry fcent the fragrant air , 1 C 3 ...
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... wind , thro ' distant tracts of air , And view the winged cloud all blackning from 1 afar ; While fhady coverts , and fresh steams they chufe , " Milfoil and common honey fuckles bruife , And fprinkle on their hives the fragrant juice ...
... wind , thro ' distant tracts of air , And view the winged cloud all blackning from 1 afar ; While fhady coverts , and fresh steams they chufe , " Milfoil and common honey fuckles bruife , And fprinkle on their hives the fragrant juice ...
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... winds and storms are nigh , Nor truft their bodies to a faithless sky , But make fmall journeys , with a careful wing , And fly to water at a neighb'ring fpring ; And left their airy bodies should be cast In restless whirls , the sport ...
... winds and storms are nigh , Nor truft their bodies to a faithless sky , But make fmall journeys , with a careful wing , And fly to water at a neighb'ring fpring ; And left their airy bodies should be cast In restless whirls , the sport ...
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