Jones's Cabinet Edition of British Poets, Volume 3Jones & Company, 1829 |
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... o'er his fold : The weak ones in his fostering bosom bears ; And gently leads , in his sustaining hand , The feeble ones with young . DAVID . Know'st thou , my father , Aught from the field ? for though so near the camp , Though war's ...
... o'er his fold : The weak ones in his fostering bosom bears ; And gently leads , in his sustaining hand , The feeble ones with young . DAVID . Know'st thou , my father , Aught from the field ? for though so near the camp , Though war's ...
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... O'er the faint sunshine of my brightest hours , Dark'ning the golden promise of the morn . I ne'er shall taste the dear domestic joys My meanest subjects know . True , I have sons , Whose virtues would have charm'd a private man , And ...
... O'er the faint sunshine of my brightest hours , Dark'ning the golden promise of the morn . I ne'er shall taste the dear domestic joys My meanest subjects know . True , I have sons , Whose virtues would have charm'd a private man , And ...
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... o'er , and dwell upon his praise , As if we ne'er had heard it ; nay , will swell The nauseous catalogue with many a virtue His own fond fancy coins . PHARNACES .. O great Darius ! Let thine unworthy servants ' words find grace And meet ...
... o'er , and dwell upon his praise , As if we ne'er had heard it ; nay , will swell The nauseous catalogue with many a virtue His own fond fancy coins . PHARNACES .. O great Darius ! Let thine unworthy servants ' words find grace And meet ...
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... o'er and o'er ; And used , with wondrous penetration The trite old trick of false citation ; From ancient Authors fond to quote A phrase or thought they never wrote . Upon his highest shelf there stood The Classics neatly cut in wood ...
... o'er and o'er ; And used , with wondrous penetration The trite old trick of false citation ; From ancient Authors fond to quote A phrase or thought they never wrote . Upon his highest shelf there stood The Classics neatly cut in wood ...
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... o'er two counties , The Ball's fair partner to behold , Or humbly hope she caught no cold . But mark how much Love's annals mend ! Should Beauty's Goddess now descend ; On some adventure should she come , To grace a modish drawing ...
... o'er two counties , The Ball's fair partner to behold , Or humbly hope she caught no cold . But mark how much Love's annals mend ! Should Beauty's Goddess now descend ; On some adventure should she come , To grace a modish drawing ...
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arms Bavius beauty behold BELSHAZZAR bless bless'd bliss breast breath bright charms Columbo court cried crown'd Cupid DARIUS dear death delight Derry divine dread Dunciad e'en e'er earth ELIAB epigram eternal eyes fair fame fancy fate fear fire flame fond fool give glory goddess grace grief hand happy hast hear heart Heaven heavenly hero honour hope Iliad JOCHEBED king live Lord lyre maid mighty mind mortal mourn muse nature ne'er never night numbers nymph o'er pain passion PHARNACES Pindaric pleasure poem poet praise pride queen rage reign rise round sacred Sappho satire scene shade shine sigh sing skies smile soft song SORANUS soul spirit Spleen sweet taste tears tell thee thine things thou thought throne tongue trembling truth Twas verse vex'd Virgil virtue wings youth