Miscellaneous Works, in Verse and Prose, Volume 1J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753 |
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... Streams ; Of thofe rich Fruits that on the fertile mold Turn'd yellow by degrees , and ripen'd into Gold : How fome in Feathers , or a ragged Hide , Have liv❜d a Second life , and diff'rent Natures try'd . Then will thy Ovid thus ...
... Streams ; Of thofe rich Fruits that on the fertile mold Turn'd yellow by degrees , and ripen'd into Gold : How fome in Feathers , or a ragged Hide , Have liv❜d a Second life , and diff'rent Natures try'd . Then will thy Ovid thus ...
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... streams of blood , On every guilty plain , and purple flood , Thy Arms have made , and cease an impious War , Nor waste the Lives intrufted to thy Care . Or if no Milder thought can calm thy mind , Behold the great Avenger of mankind ...
... streams of blood , On every guilty plain , and purple flood , Thy Arms have made , and cease an impious War , Nor waste the Lives intrufted to thy Care . Or if no Milder thought can calm thy mind , Behold the great Avenger of mankind ...
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... streams of fire the air they streak , And hurl destruction round ' em where they break , The Skies with long afcending Flames are bright , And all the Sea reflects a quivering light . Thus Etna , when in fierce Eruptions broke , Fills ...
... streams of fire the air they streak , And hurl destruction round ' em where they break , The Skies with long afcending Flames are bright , And all the Sea reflects a quivering light . Thus Etna , when in fierce Eruptions broke , Fills ...
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... streams below ; That when the Youth , led by their princes , fhun The crowded hive , and sport it in the fun , Refreshing springs may tempt ' em from the heat , And fhady coverts yield a cool retreat . Whether the neighb'ring water ...
... streams below ; That when the Youth , led by their princes , fhun The crowded hive , and sport it in the fun , Refreshing springs may tempt ' em from the heat , And fhady coverts yield a cool retreat . Whether the neighb'ring water ...
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... streams of light , The Bees thro ' woods and forests take their flight . They rifle ev'ry flow'r , and lightly skim The crystal brook , and fip the running stream ; And thus they feed their young with ftrange delight , And knead the ...
... streams of light , The Bees thro ' woods and forests take their flight . They rifle ev'ry flow'r , and lightly skim The crystal brook , and fip the running stream ; And thus they feed their young with ftrange delight , And knead the ...
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