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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical - Page 110
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Poems on Several Occasions..

Matthew Prior - 1718 - 566 pages
...•/.;;• Then finifh, Dear CLOE, this Paftoral War 5 . ' - : .:' And let us like HORACE and LYD i A agree : For Thou art a Girl as much brighter than Her, As He was a Poet fublimer than Me. ;.- '". vi•:-'i ; •. •. . .•••." ALLAS and VENU S. AN EPIGRAM. -.'';>•...
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A Short Introduction to English Grammar: With Critical Notes

Robert Lowth - 1774 - 168 pages
...the cahnefi fea Appears not half fo bright as Tbu," . Prior, " Then finifh, dear Chloe, this P^ftoral war, And let us .like Horace and Lydia agree : For thou art a Girl ai much brighter than In; As he was a Poet fublitner than me." Ibid. " Phalaris, who was fo much older...
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A short introduction to English grammar: with critical notes [by R. Lowth].

Robert Lowth (bp. of London.) - 1775 - 442 pages
...The fun upon the calmeft fea Appears not half fo bright as Thee." Prior. " Then finiih, dear Chloe, this Paftoral war, And let us like Horace and Lydia...a Girl as much brighter than her, As he was a Poet fublimer than me" Ibid. . *» Phalaris, who was fo much older than her" Bentley, Diflcrt. on Phalaris,...
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The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior, Volume 1

Matthew Prior - 1779 - 478 pages
...what beauties I faw in my way : * They were but my vifits, but thou art my home. VII. Then finifh, dear Cloe, this paftoral war; And let us, like Horace...a girl as much brighter than her, As he was a poet fublimer than me. • My heart with her but, as gueft wife fojourn'd, And now to Helen it is home retuin'd,...
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Preface. A historical essay on the origin and progress of national song ...

1783 - 366 pages
...beauties I faw in my way : They were but my vifits ; but thou art my home. Then finim, dear Chloe, this paftoral war ; And let us like Horace and Lydia...a girl as much brighter than her, As he was a poet fublimer than me, SONG XXXII. BY MISS AIKIN. WHEN gentle Celia firft I knew, A breaft fo good, fo kind,...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 32

English poets - 1790 - 332 pages
...matter what beauties I faw in my way ; They were but my vifits, but thou art my home. VII. Then finifh, dear Cloe, this paftoral war ; And let us like Horace...a girl as much brighter than her, As he was a poet fublimer than me. PALLAS AND VENUS. AN EPIGRAM. THE Trojan Swain had judg'd the great difputt, And...
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A Short Introduction to English Grammar: With Critical Notes

Robert Lowth - 1794 - 198 pages
...Thn.» Prior. « Then tinifh , dear Chloe , this Pafloral war, And let us like Horace and Lydia agtee: For thou art a Girl as much brighter than her, As he was a Poet lu'olimer than me. » Ibid. uPhalaris, who was fo much older than her. » Bentley, Diflert. on Plialaris...
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Sheridan's and Henderson's Practical Method of Reading and Reciting English ...

Thomas Sheridan - 1796 - 292 pages
...what beauties I faw in my way : They were but my vifits, but thoU art my home. Then fmifb, dear Chloe, this paftoral war, And let us like Horace and Lydia...a girl as much brighter than her As he was a poet fublimer than me. There are many places in this fong in which a great variety of light and (hade, with...
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Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ...

1797 - 454 pages
...iyay, They were but my visits, but thou art ray home, ! viI. Then finish, dear Chloe, this pastoral war, And let us like Horace and Lydia agree; For thou...a girl as much brighter than her, As he was a poet sublimer than me. VENUS MlaTAKEN. I. \VniN Chloe'spicture was to Venusshown, Puipris'd, the Goddess...
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An Essay on the Nature of the English Verse: With Directions for Reading Poetry

Joseph Robertson - 1799 - 156 pages
...winds, o'er the defert he flics : Hark 1 HsemuE refounds with the bacchanals cries. Pop*. Then finifh, dear Cloe, this paftoral war, And let us, like Horace and Ly'dia, agree ; For thou art a girl, ;is much brighter than b/r, At he was a poet fublimer tliun /«« *. Prior. Sometimes of fix : In my...
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