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" Has coin'd and ftamp'd for good. Pride and ambition here, Only in far-fetch'd metaphors appear ; Here nought but winds can hurtful murmurs fcatter, And nought but echo flatter. The Gods, when they defcended, hither From heaven did always chufe their way... "
The invisible spy, by Explorabilis - Page 173
by Eliza Haywood - 1773
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Athenian Sport: Or, Two Thousand Paradoxes Merrily Argued, to Amuse and ...

John Dunton - English wit and humor - 1707 - 584 pages
...hurtful Murmurs fcatter, And nought but Eccho flatter. Ihe Gods, when they defcended hither From ffeaven, did always chufe their way ; And therefore we may boldly fay, That 'tu the way too thither. Then farewel Honours ! Farewel Courts and Cities ! for what are thefe (not...
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The Art of English Poetry Containing: Rules for making verses. A collection ...

Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...Ambition here> pnly Jii far-fetch'd Metaphors appear. Here nought but Winds can hurtful Murmurs icatter> And nought but Echo flatter. The Gods when they defcended, hither From Heav'n did always chufe their Way, And therefore we may boldly fay, That 'tis the Way too thither....
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The Invisible Spy, Volume 4

Eliza Fowler Haywood - English fiction - 1755 - 306 pages
...well as eye. ' Pride and ambition here, * Only in far-fetch'd meataphors appear ;; * Here's nought but winds can hurtful « murmurs fcatter, ' And nought...did always chufe their *- way ; * And therefore we rrtay boldly fay, * That is the way too thither,. When he came to this part of the poemv, he ftopp'd...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 48

Books - 1773 - 614 pages
...mark'd and ilamp'd for good. Pride and ambition here Only in far-fetch'd metaphors appear ; Here nought but winds can hurtful murmurs fcatter, And nought...chufe their way; And therefore we may boldly fay, That 'tis the way too thither. How happy here (houfd I And one dear (he live, and embracing die ! Sh«,...
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SEVERAL HANDS - 1773 - 620 pages
...mark'd and flamp'd for good. 4Pride and ambition here Only in far-fctch'd metaphors appear ; Here nought but winds can hurtful murmurs fcatter, And nought...defcended, hither From heaven did always chufe their wayj And therefore we may boldly fay, That 'tis the way too thither. How happy here ihould I And one...
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The Works of the English Poets: Cowley

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 378 pages
...coin'd and ftamp'd for good. Pride and ambition here, Only in far-fetch'd metaphors appear ; Here nought but winds can hurtful murmurs fcatter, And nought...their way ; And therefore we may boldly fay, That 'tis the way too thither. How happy here fhould I, And one dear She, live, and embracing die '. She,...
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The Works of the English Poets: Cowley

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 384 pages
...ambition here, Only in far-fetch'd metaphors appear ; Here nought but winds can hurtful murmurs fcatteri And nought but echo flatter. The Gods, when they defcended,...their way ; And therefore we may boldly fay, That 'tis the way too thither. How happy hare mould I, And one dear. She, live, and embracing die ! She,...
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 5

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 740 pages
...ftamp'd for good. . iv. Pride and ambition here, t Only in far-fetch'd metaphors appear j Here nought but winds can hurtful murmurs fcatter, And nought...flatter. The gods, when they defcended hither From heav'n, did always choofc their way ; And therefore we may boldly fay, That 't it the way, too, thither....
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Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler. Rochester. Roscommon. Otway. Waller. Pomfret ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 842 pages
...appear; f??**'1 '** '""k can hurtful murmurs *rt aorjht bat tdio flitter. The Gods, when they defcenJed, hither From heaven did always chufe their way ; And therefore we may boldly fay, That 'tis the way too thither. How happy here fhould I, And one dear She, live, and embracing dief She,...
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