The Beauties of English Poesy, Volume 2Oliver Goldsmith James Williams, 1771 - English poetry |
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... mind was moral as the preacher's tongue ; And strong , to wield all fcience , worth the name ; How often we talk'd down the Summer's Sun , And cool'd our paffions by the breezy stream ! How often thaw'd and fhorten'd Winter's eve , By ...
... mind was moral as the preacher's tongue ; And strong , to wield all fcience , worth the name ; How often we talk'd down the Summer's Sun , And cool'd our paffions by the breezy stream ! How often thaw'd and fhorten'd Winter's eve , By ...
Page 183
... mind , And all their conduct would be try'd By her , as an unerring guide ; Offending daughters oft would hear Vaneffa's praise rung in their ear ; Mifs Betty , when she does a fault , Lets fall a knife , or spills the salt , Will thus ...
... mind , And all their conduct would be try'd By her , as an unerring guide ; Offending daughters oft would hear Vaneffa's praise rung in their ear ; Mifs Betty , when she does a fault , Lets fall a knife , or spills the salt , Will thus ...
Page 205
... if what remains , Dear Jacob , by thy care and pains Shall be to future times convey'd , It thus begins : * Here Matthew faid : Alma Alma in verse ; in profe , the Mind , ENGLISH POES Y. 205 Alma, or the Progress of the Mind.
... if what remains , Dear Jacob , by thy care and pains Shall be to future times convey'd , It thus begins : * Here Matthew faid : Alma Alma in verse ; in profe , the Mind , ENGLISH POES Y. 205 Alma, or the Progress of the Mind.
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