The Beauties of English Poesy, Volume 2Oliver Goldsmith James Williams, 1771 - English poetry |
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... dead , And all the village wept . Confufion , shame , remorse , despair , At once his bofom fwell : The damps of death bedew'd his brow ; He shook , he groan'd , he fell . From the vain bride , ah bride no more ! The varying crimson ...
... dead , And all the village wept . Confufion , shame , remorse , despair , At once his bofom fwell : The damps of death bedew'd his brow ; He shook , he groan'd , he fell . From the vain bride , ah bride no more ! The varying crimson ...
Page 111
... dead , Rouse fouls from slumber , into thoughts of Heaven . Shall I , too , weep ? Where , then , is Fortitude ? And , Fortitude abandon'd , where is man ? I know the terms on which he fees the light ; He that is born , is lifted : life ...
... dead , Rouse fouls from slumber , into thoughts of Heaven . Shall I , too , weep ? Where , then , is Fortitude ? And , Fortitude abandon'd , where is man ? I know the terms on which he fees the light ; He that is born , is lifted : life ...
Page 136
... dead ? Shall authors fmile on fuch illuftrious days , And fatirize with nothing but their praise ? Why flumbers Pope , who leads the tuneful train , Nor hears that Virtue , which he loves , complain ? Donne , Doriet , Dryden , Rochester ...
... dead ? Shall authors fmile on fuch illuftrious days , And fatirize with nothing but their praise ? Why flumbers Pope , who leads the tuneful train , Nor hears that Virtue , which he loves , complain ? Donne , Doriet , Dryden , Rochester ...
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A NightPiece on Death Page | 5 |
Palemon and Lavinia | 13 |
The Bastard | 25 |
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