Miscellaneous Works, in Verse and Prose, Volume 1J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753 |
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... Heat , and quench thy Rage ? Not fo thy Ovid in his Exile wrote , Grief chill'd his Breaft , and check'd his rifing Thought ; Penfive and fad , his drooping Muse betrays The Roman Genius in its last Decays . Prevailing Warmth has ftill ...
... Heat , and quench thy Rage ? Not fo thy Ovid in his Exile wrote , Grief chill'd his Breaft , and check'd his rifing Thought ; Penfive and fad , his drooping Muse betrays The Roman Genius in its last Decays . Prevailing Warmth has ftill ...
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... 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 dip , or scatter those that lag ...
... 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 dip , or scatter those that lag ...
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... heat , and spits a maukish froth . The firft are beft From their o'erflowing combs , you'll often press Pure luscious sweets that mingling in the glass Correct the harshness of the racy juice , And a rich flavour through the wine ...
... heat , and spits a maukish froth . The firft are beft From their o'erflowing combs , you'll often press Pure luscious sweets that mingling in the glass Correct the harshness of the racy juice , And a rich flavour through the wine ...
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... heat , The fultry gales round his chaf'd temples beat , " Till on the borders of the Maine he finds Defenfive fhadows , and refreshing winds . Our British youth , with in - born freedom bold , Unnumber'd scenes of fervitude behold ...
... heat , The fultry gales round his chaf'd temples beat , " Till on the borders of the Maine he finds Defenfive fhadows , and refreshing winds . Our British youth , with in - born freedom bold , Unnumber'd scenes of fervitude behold ...
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... heat Only deftructive to the brave and great ! ) After fuch toils o'ercome , fuch dangers past , Stretch'd on Bavarian ramparts breathe their laft . But hold , my Muse , may no complaints appear , Nor blot the day with an ungrateful ...
... heat Only deftructive to the brave and great ! ) After fuch toils o'ercome , fuch dangers past , Stretch'd on Bavarian ramparts breathe their laft . But hold , my Muse , may no complaints appear , Nor blot the day with an ungrateful ...
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