Miscellaneous Works, in Verse and Prose, Volume 1J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753 |
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... springs may tempt ' em from the heat , And fhady coverts yield a cool retreat . Whether the neighb'ring water ftands or runs , Lay twigs across , and bridge it o'er with stones ; That if rough storms , or fudden blafts of wind Should ...
... springs may tempt ' em from the heat , And fhady coverts yield a cool retreat . Whether the neighb'ring water ftands or runs , Lay twigs across , and bridge it o'er with stones ; That if rough storms , or fudden blafts of wind Should ...
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... spring did firft his opening roses blow , Firft ripening autumn bent his fruitful bough . When piercing colds had burft the brittle ftone , " And freezing rivers ftiffen'd as they run , He then would prune the tender'ft of his trees ...
... spring did firft his opening roses blow , Firft ripening autumn bent his fruitful bough . When piercing colds had burft the brittle ftone , " And freezing rivers ftiffen'd as they run , He then would prune the tender'ft of his trees ...
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... they feed , On bending Ofiers , and the balmy Reed , From purple Violets and the Teile they bring Their gather'd sweets , and rifle all the spring . All All work together , all together rest . The morning 24 Poems on feveral Occafions .
... they feed , On bending Ofiers , and the balmy Reed , From purple Violets and the Teile they bring Their gather'd sweets , and rifle all the spring . All All work together , all together rest . The morning 24 Poems on feveral Occafions .
Page 25
... spring ; And left their airy bodies fhould be cast In reftlefs whirls , the sport of ev'ry blast , They carry ftones to poife ' em in their flight , As ballaft keeps th ' unfteady veffel right . But of all customs that the Bees can ...
... spring ; And left their airy bodies fhould be cast In reftlefs whirls , the sport of ev'ry blast , They carry ftones to poife ' em in their flight , As ballaft keeps th ' unfteady veffel right . But of all customs that the Bees can ...
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... spring works in its root , and cleaves The fprouting ftalk , and shews itself in leaves ; The flow'r itself is of a golden hue , The leaves inclining to a darker blue ; The leaves fhoot thick about the flow'r , and grow Into a bush ...
... spring works in its root , and cleaves The fprouting ftalk , and shews itself in leaves ; The flow'r itself is of a golden hue , The leaves inclining to a darker blue ; The leaves fhoot thick about the flow'r , and grow Into a bush ...
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