The Beauties of English Poesy, Volume 2Oliver Goldsmith James Williams, 1771 - English poetry |
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... lefs refin'd defires . Doom'd to exceed in each degree , Too wife , too weak , too proud , too free ; Too various for one fingle word ,. The high fublime of deep abfurd . While ev'ry talent nature grants Juft ferves to fhew how much she ...
... lefs refin'd defires . Doom'd to exceed in each degree , Too wife , too weak , too proud , too free ; Too various for one fingle word ,. The high fublime of deep abfurd . While ev'ry talent nature grants Juft ferves to fhew how much she ...
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... lefs noble substance chang'd , Were , now , but leathern buckets rang'd . The ballads pafted on the wall , Of Joan of France , and English Moll , Fair Rosamond , and Robin Hood , The Little Children in the Wood , Now feem'd to look ...
... lefs noble substance chang'd , Were , now , but leathern buckets rang'd . The ballads pafted on the wall , Of Joan of France , and English Moll , Fair Rosamond , and Robin Hood , The Little Children in the Wood , Now feem'd to look ...
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Oliver Goldsmith. And still your knowledge will increafe , As you make other people's lefs . In arms and science ' tis the fame : Our rival's hurts create our fame . At Faubert's , if disputes arise Among the champions for the prize ; To ...
Oliver Goldsmith. And still your knowledge will increafe , As you make other people's lefs . In arms and science ' tis the fame : Our rival's hurts create our fame . At Faubert's , if disputes arise Among the champions for the prize ; To ...
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