The Poetical Preceptor: Or, a Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry; Extracted from the Works of the Most Eminent English Poets. ... And Calculated for the Use, Not Only of Schools, But of Private GentlemenPrinted only for S. Crowder, 1780 - 344 pages |
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... fafe from harm , ' Twas nothing but a falfe alarm , At yonder town ' tis market - day Some farmer's wife is on the way ; ' Tis fo ( I know her pye - ball'd mare ) Dame Dobbins with her poultry - ware . Reynard grew huff . Says he , This ...
... fafe from harm , ' Twas nothing but a falfe alarm , At yonder town ' tis market - day Some farmer's wife is on the way ; ' Tis fo ( I know her pye - ball'd mare ) Dame Dobbins with her poultry - ware . Reynard grew huff . Says he , This ...
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... fafe from harm , Year after year , he robb'd the fwarm . Thus thriving on induftrious toil , He glory'd in his pilfer'd fpoil . This trick fo fwell'd him with conceit , He thought no enterprize too great . Alike in fciences and arts ...
... fafe from harm , Year after year , he robb'd the fwarm . Thus thriving on induftrious toil , He glory'd in his pilfer'd fpoil . This trick fo fwell'd him with conceit , He thought no enterprize too great . Alike in fciences and arts ...
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... fafe by giving way ; But when they find themfelves betray'd , On you at laft the blame is laid . They hate and fcorn you as a traitor , The common lot of thofe who flatter . But can a fcribbler , Sir , be fhunn'd ? What will you do when ...
... fafe by giving way ; But when they find themfelves betray'd , On you at laft the blame is laid . They hate and fcorn you as a traitor , The common lot of thofe who flatter . But can a fcribbler , Sir , be fhunn'd ? What will you do when ...
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... fafe , And led me up to man . VII . Through hidden dangers , toils , and deaths , It gently clear'd my way , And through the pleafing fnares of vice , More to be fear'd than they . VIII . When worn with ficknefs , oft haft thou With ...
... fafe , And led me up to man . VII . Through hidden dangers , toils , and deaths , It gently clear'd my way , And through the pleafing fnares of vice , More to be fear'd than they . VIII . When worn with ficknefs , oft haft thou With ...
Page 125
... fafe ; and her deftructive hand Wou'd but enlarge the bounds of thy command Thy dreadful fleet would ftyle thee Lord of all , And ride in triumph o'er the drowned ball : Those tow'rs of oak o'er fertile plains might go , And vifit ...
... fafe ; and her deftructive hand Wou'd but enlarge the bounds of thy command Thy dreadful fleet would ftyle thee Lord of all , And ride in triumph o'er the drowned ball : Those tow'rs of oak o'er fertile plains might go , And vifit ...
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bafe beft beneath bleffing bleft blifs bofom breaft breath charms Dæmons delight dreft earth erft Eurydice Ev'n ev'ry facred fafe faid fair fame fate fcene fecret feek feem feen fenfe fhade fhall fhape fhine fhould fide fight filent fing firft fkies flain fleep flow'rs fmile foar foft folemn fome fong fool foon foul fpirit fpread fpring ftand ftate ftill ftrain ftream ftrong fuch fwain fweet fwell guife happy heart heav'n himſelf honour juft laft lefs loft lyre mind moft mufe mufic muft nature nature's ne'er night nymphs o'er paffion pleafing pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praife praiſe pride profpect purfue reafon reft rife rofe round SHAKESPEARE thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro toil Twas virtue whofe wife wind wings worfe youth