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" And languish'd to his breath the plaintive flute. His infant Muse, though artless, was not mute : Of elegance as yet he took no care; For this of time and culture is the fruit ; And Edwin gain'd at last this fruit so rare : As in some future verse I purpose... "
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The Muse's Pocket Companion: A Collection of Poems

1785 - 316 pages
...adventurous hand, And languiih'd to hit breath the plaintive flute, His infant mufe, though artlefs, was not mute : Of elegance as yet he took no care...time and culture is the fruit; And Edwin gain'd at laft this fruit fo rare : As in fume future verfe I purpofe to declare. LVIIL Meanwhile, whate'e'r...
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The Muse's Pocket Companion: A Collection of Poems

1785 - 320 pages
...adventurous hand, And languifh'd to his breath the plaintive flute, His infant nuife, though artlefs, was uot mute : Of elegance as yet he took no care ; For this...time and culture is the fruit ; And Edwin gain'd at lall this fruit fo rare : As in fome future verfe I purpofe to declare. LVIII. Meanwhile, whate'er...
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The Muse's Pocket Companion. A Collection of Poems: By Lord Carlisle. Lord ...

1785 - 304 pages
...adventurous hand, And languifh'd to hit breath the plaintive flute, His infant mufe, though artlefs, was uot mute : Of elegance as yet he took no care ; For this of time and culture in the fruit ; And- Edwin gain'd at la!l this fruit fo rare : As in fome future verfe I purpofe to...
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Bell's Classical Arrangement of Fugitive Poetry: Vol. X.

1789 - 214 pages
...first pursuit. The wild harp rang to his adventurous hand, And languish'd to his breath the plaintive flute. His infant muse, though artless, was not mute...beautiful, or new, Sublime, or dreadful, in earth, sea, or sky, By chance, or search, was offer'd to his view, He scan'd with curious and romantic eye....
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The English Parnassus: Being a New Selection of Didactic, Descriptive ...

John Adams - 1789 - 376 pages
...adventurous hand, And languifh'd to his breath the plaintive flute. His infant mufe, though artlefs, was not mute : Of elegance as yet he took no care...time and culture is the fruit ; And Edwin gain'd at laft this fruit fo rare : As in fome future verfe I purpofe to declare. VI. Meanwhile, wKate'er of...
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Bell's Classical Arrangement of Fugitive Poetry, Volumes 9-10

John Bell - 1789 - 416 pages
...first pursuit. The wild harp rang to his adventurous hand, And languish'd to his breath the plaintive flute. His infant muse, though artless, was not mute: Of elegance as yet he took, no care; . fro For this of time and culture is the fruit; And Edwin gain'd at last this fruit so rare: As in...
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The Minstrel; Or, The Progress of Genius: in Two Books. With Some Other Poems

James Beattie - 1797 - 150 pages
...first pursuit. The wild harp rang to his adventurous hand, And languish'd to his breath the plaintive flute. His infant muse, though artless, was not mute...fruit ; And Edwin gain'd at last this fruit so rare : A* ~m some future verse I purpose to declare. LVIII. Meanwhile, whate'er of beautiful, or new, Sublime,...
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Public characters [Formerly British public characters] of 1798-9 ..., Volume 4

1801 - 618 pages
...harp rang to his adventurous hand, And languish'd to his breath the plaintive flute. His infant mus«, though artless, was not mute : Of elegance as yet...fruit; And Edwin gain'd at last this fruit so rare: A* in some future verse I purpose to declare.'* 456 • £R. BBATTIB. LVIII. " Meanwhile, whate'er...
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Poems of Established Reputation: To Wit: 1st. The Art of Preserving Health

1802 - 302 pages
...first pursuit. T lie wild harp rang to his adventurous hand, And languish'd to his breath the plaintive flute. His infant muse, though artless, was not mute...whate'er of beautiful, or new. Sublime, or dreadful, inearth, sea or sky, By chance, or search, was offer'd to his viewi He scin'd with curious and romantic...
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The Minstrel: Or, The Progress of Genius. In Two Books. With Some Other Poems

James Beattie - 1802 - 152 pages
...first pursuit. The wild harp rang to his adventurous luind* And languished to his breath the plaintive flute. His infant muse, though artless, was not mute...'some future verse I purpose to declare. " LVIII. iMeanwhile, whate'er of beautiful, or nev, Sublime, or dreadful, in earth, sea, or sky, By chance,...
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