Miscellaneous Works, in Verse and Prose, Volume 1J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753 |
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... Wind , Nor dare again the British Strength engage ; Still they remember that Deftructive rage Which lately made ... Winds cou'd 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 Strength engage ; Still they remember that Deftructive rage Which lately made ... Winds cou'd 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 frisking heifers ...
... 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 frisking heifers ...
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... wind Should dip , or scatter those that lag behind , Here they may fettle on the friendly ftone , And dry their reeking pinions at the fun . Plant all the flow'ry banks with Lavender , With ftore of Sav'ry fcent the fragrant air , Let ...
... wind Should dip , or scatter those that lag behind , Here they may fettle on the friendly ftone , And dry their reeking pinions at the fun . Plant all the flow'ry banks with Lavender , With ftore of Sav'ry fcent the fragrant air , Let ...
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... wind , thro ' diftant tracts of air , And view the winged cloud all blackning from afar ; While fhady coverts , and fresh steams they chuse , Milfoil and common Honey fuckles bruise , And fprinkle on their Hives the fragrant juice . OR ...
... wind , thro ' diftant tracts of air , And view the winged cloud all blackning from afar ; While fhady coverts , and fresh steams they chuse , Milfoil and common Honey fuckles bruise , And fprinkle on their Hives the fragrant juice . OR ...
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... winds and ftorms are nigh , Nor trust their bodies to a faithless sky , But make small journeys , with a careful wing , And fly to water at a neighb'ring spring ; And left their airy bodies fhould be cast In reftlefs whirls , the sport ...
... winds and ftorms are nigh , Nor trust their bodies to a faithless sky , But make small journeys , with a careful wing , And fly to water at a neighb'ring spring ; And left their airy bodies fhould be cast In reftlefs whirls , the sport ...
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