Miscellaneous Works, in Verse and Prose, Volume 1J. and R. Tonson, 1765 |
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... Thou mak'ft the beauties of the Romans known , And England boasts of riches not her own ; Thy lines have heighten'd Virgil's majesty , And Horace wonders at himself in thee . Thou teacheft Perfius to inform our isle In fmoother numbers ...
... Thou mak'ft the beauties of the Romans known , And England boasts of riches not her own ; Thy lines have heighten'd Virgil's majesty , And Horace wonders at himself in thee . Thou teacheft Perfius to inform our isle In fmoother numbers ...
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... thou ftill the noble task prolong , Nor age , nor fickness interrupt thy song : Then may we wond'ring read , how human limbs Have water'd kingdoms , and diffolv'd in streams ; Of those rich fruits that on the fertile mold Turn'd yellow ...
... thou ftill the noble task prolong , Nor age , nor fickness interrupt thy song : Then may we wond'ring read , how human limbs Have water'd kingdoms , and diffolv'd in streams ; Of those rich fruits that on the fertile mold Turn'd yellow ...
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... thou fing'ft thy God , teach us to fing of Tune ev'ry string and ev'ry tongue , Be thou the Muse and fubject of our fong . II . Let all Cecilia's praise proclaim , Employ the echo in her name . Hark Hark how the flutes and trumpets ...
... thou fing'ft thy God , teach us to fing of Tune ev'ry string and ev'ry tongue , Be thou the Muse and fubject of our fong . II . Let all Cecilia's praise proclaim , Employ the echo in her name . Hark Hark how the flutes and trumpets ...
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... thou wouldst rehearse , In smoother numbers and a fofter verse ; Thy pen had well defcrib'd her graceful air , And Gloriana wou'd have feem'd more fair . Nor must Rofcommon pass neglected by , That makes e'en rules a noble poetry ...
... thou wouldst rehearse , In smoother numbers and a fofter verse ; Thy pen had well defcrib'd her graceful air , And Gloriana wou'd have feem'd more fair . Nor must Rofcommon pass neglected by , That makes e'en rules a noble poetry ...
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... thou goddess heav'nly bright , Profufe of blifs , and pregnant with delight ! Eternal pleasures in thy prefence reign , And smiling plenty leads thy wanton train ; Eas'd of her load fubjection grows more light , And poverty looks ...
... thou goddess heav'nly bright , Profufe of blifs , and pregnant with delight ! Eternal pleasures in thy prefence reign , And smiling plenty leads thy wanton train ; Eas'd of her load fubjection grows more light , And poverty looks ...
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