Odes by Mr. MasonJames Rudd, 1756 - 23 pages |
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... See modeft Nature bring her fimple stores , Luxuriant Art exhaust her plastic powers ; * According to a fragment of Afranius who makes Experience and Memory the parents of Wildom Usus me genuit , Mater peperit MEMORIA , ΣΟΦΙΑΝ vocant me ...
... See modeft Nature bring her fimple stores , Luxuriant Art exhaust her plastic powers ; * According to a fragment of Afranius who makes Experience and Memory the parents of Wildom Usus me genuit , Mater peperit MEMORIA , ΣΟΦΙΑΝ vocant me ...
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... See , vifionary Suns arife , Mid filver clouds , and azure skies See , fportive Zephyrs curl the crisped streams ; Thro ' fhadowy brakes light glance the fparkling beams : While , near the fecret mofs - grown cave , " That ftands befide ...
... See , vifionary Suns arife , Mid filver clouds , and azure skies See , fportive Zephyrs curl the crisped streams ; Thro ' fhadowy brakes light glance the fparkling beams : While , near the fecret mofs - grown cave , " That ftands befide ...
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... See , at the awful call , Her fhadowy Heroes all , Ev'a mighty Kings , the heirs of empire wide , Rifing , with folemn state , and flow , From their fable thrones below , Meet , and infult thy pride . What , doft thou join our ghoftly ...
... See , at the awful call , Her fhadowy Heroes all , Ev'a mighty Kings , the heirs of empire wide , Rifing , with folemn state , and flow , From their fable thrones below , Meet , and infult thy pride . What , doft thou join our ghoftly ...
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... See , where his livid corfe is laid . The aged Pilgrim paffing by , Surveys him long with dubious eye ; And mufes on his fate , and thakes his reverend head . Juft heav'ns ! is thus thy pride imperial gone ? Is this poor heap of duft ...
... See , where his livid corfe is laid . The aged Pilgrim paffing by , Surveys him long with dubious eye ; And mufes on his fate , and thakes his reverend head . Juft heav'ns ! is thus thy pride imperial gone ? Is this poor heap of duft ...
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Affyrian arm'd art thou Befide Behold bids Bittern blaſt breaft brow bufy ceaſe charm chear cities corfe D'ARCY's deftroy deftruction diffuſe diftant duft Eccho Elfe vainly facred fad hour fadnefs faith the Lord fall'n Fancy's Fate of TYRANNY fave faying fball fee thee ferve fhade fhadowy fhafts fhall fhare fhrine fides figh filent Fir-trees flain flame fmile folemn footh forrow fpread fragrance fill Friendship's ftand ftone ftore ftrain fwear fweep fweet fwells fword Grafping hallow'd hand Hurl'd Defolation hath heav'ns Hell Hurl'd Defolation o'er JEHOVAH King of Babylon Lebanon Lord of hofts Lucifer Lyre MEM'RY mofs-grown Mufe Muſe o'er the land o'er the plain o'er thy penfive Proud King purpofed raiſe rife round rove ſay ſhall ſkies Song ſtate ſtill thefe theſe thine thou shalt thro throne thy grave Thy pomp thy pride thy realms tomb tongue train trophied arch Verfes warbles wave whofe whoſe