Poems and PlaysMessrs. Price, Sleater, 1785 - 274 pages |
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... give in the perufal , are ftriking proofs of their merit . He was a ftudious and correct observer of nature , happy in the selection of his images , in the choice of his fubjects , and in the harmo- ny of his versification ; and ...
... give in the perufal , are ftriking proofs of their merit . He was a ftudious and correct observer of nature , happy in the selection of his images , in the choice of his fubjects , and in the harmo- ny of his versification ; and ...
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... give it with good will , " Then turn to - night , and freely share " Whate'er my cell beftows ; My.rufhy couch and frugal fare , " My bleffing and repose . 5 10 20 " No flocks that range the valley free , " [ 13 ] The Hermit, a Ballad.
... give it with good will , " Then turn to - night , and freely share " Whate'er my cell beftows ; My.rufhy couch and frugal fare , " My bleffing and repose . 5 10 20 " No flocks that range the valley free , " [ 13 ] The Hermit, a Ballad.
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... Give ear unto my fong ; And if you find it wondrous fhort , It cannot hold you long . In Ifling - ton there was a man , Of whom the world might fay , That still a godly race he ran , Whene'er he went to pray . A kind and gentle heart he ...
... Give ear unto my fong ; And if you find it wondrous fhort , It cannot hold you long . In Ifling - ton there was a man , Of whom the world might fay , That still a godly race he ran , Whene'er he went to pray . A kind and gentle heart he ...
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... ? The only art her guilt to cover , To hide her fhame from ev'ry eye , To give repentance to her lover , And wring his bofom - is to die . ГНЕ TRAVELLER ; OR , A PROSPECT OF SOCIETY . 20 STANZA ON WOMAN . Stanzas on Woman.
... ? The only art her guilt to cover , To hide her fhame from ev'ry eye , To give repentance to her lover , And wring his bofom - is to die . ГНЕ TRAVELLER ; OR , A PROSPECT OF SOCIETY . 20 STANZA ON WOMAN . Stanzas on Woman.
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... give to get efteem , 265 Till , feeming bleft , they grow to what they feem . But while this fofter art their blifs fupplies , It gives their follies alfo room to rife ; For praife too dearly lov'd , or warmly fought , Enfeebles all ...
... give to get efteem , 265 Till , feeming bleft , they grow to what they feem . But while this fofter art their blifs fupplies , It gives their follies alfo room to rife ; For praife too dearly lov'd , or warmly fought , Enfeebles all ...
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