The Beauties of English Poesy, Volume 2Oliver Goldsmith James Williams, 1771 - English poetry |
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... once thy fliding foot should stray , Once quit yon heav'n - appointed way , For thee , loft maid , for thee alone , Nor pray'rs fhall plead , nor tears atone ; Reproach , scorn , infamy , and hate , On thy returning steps shall wait ...
... once thy fliding foot should stray , Once quit yon heav'n - appointed way , For thee , loft maid , for thee alone , Nor pray'rs fhall plead , nor tears atone ; Reproach , scorn , infamy , and hate , On thy returning steps shall wait ...
Page 82
... once fo lov'd , when e'er thy bow'r appears , O'r my dim eye - balls glance the sudden tears ! How sweet were once thy profpects , fresh and fair , Thy floping walks , and unpolluted air ! How sweet the glooms beneath thy aged trees ...
... once fo lov'd , when e'er thy bow'r appears , O'r my dim eye - balls glance the sudden tears ! How sweet were once thy profpects , fresh and fair , Thy floping walks , and unpolluted air ! How sweet the glooms beneath thy aged trees ...
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... once ; and make a refuge of the grave . How groaning hospitals eject their dead ! What numbers groan for fad admiffion there ! What numbers , once in Fortune's lap high - fed , Solicit the cold hand of Charity ! To fhock us more ...
... once ; and make a refuge of the grave . How groaning hospitals eject their dead ! What numbers groan for fad admiffion there ! What numbers , once in Fortune's lap high - fed , Solicit the cold hand of Charity ! To fhock us more ...
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A NightPiece on Death Page | 5 |
Palemon and Lavinia | 13 |
The Bastard | 25 |
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