A collection of poems, by several hands [ed. by R. Dodsley]. [2 other copies of vols. 5,6].1766 |
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... fenfe conceive , should I declare ; " Their labour'd balm , and well - concocted juice , " New life , new forms , new thews , new joys , new worlds XXXII . [ produce , " Thy term of tryal paft with constancy , " That wimpling flough ...
... fenfe conceive , should I declare ; " Their labour'd balm , and well - concocted juice , " New life , new forms , new thews , new joys , new worlds XXXII . [ produce , " Thy term of tryal paft with constancy , " That wimpling flough ...
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... charms , loft love to find ; But shame upbraids her with a wish so vain : Despair fucceeded , and averfion blind ; Pain fills her tortur'd fenfe , and horror clouds her mind . XL . Her XL . Her bleeding , faint , disorder'd , woe ( 38 )
... charms , loft love to find ; But shame upbraids her with a wish so vain : Despair fucceeded , and averfion blind ; Pain fills her tortur'd fenfe , and horror clouds her mind . XL . Her XL . Her bleeding , faint , disorder'd , woe ( 38 )
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... fenfe ne'er led aftray . Not that you joys with moderation fhun ; You taste all pleasures , but indulge in none . Fir'd by this image , I refolve anew : " Tis reafon calls , and peace and joy's in view . How blefs'd a change ! a long ...
... fenfe ne'er led aftray . Not that you joys with moderation fhun ; You taste all pleasures , but indulge in none . Fir'd by this image , I refolve anew : " Tis reafon calls , and peace and joy's in view . How blefs'd a change ! a long ...
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... fenfe , - They'd get no fame - nor would they give offence . Not that where some one merit is deny'd , Men must be every way unqualify'd ; Nor hold we , like that wrong - concluding wight , A man can't fish- -because he could not write ...
... fenfe , - They'd get no fame - nor would they give offence . Not that where some one merit is deny'd , Men must be every way unqualify'd ; Nor hold we , like that wrong - concluding wight , A man can't fish- -because he could not write ...
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... fenfe , and mould them to the caufe ; In folemn form harangue the lift'ning crowd , And hem and cough emphatically loud ; Bleft art indeed ! and glorious eloquence , Where empty noife fupplies the want of sense . For For meaning , figns ...
... fenfe , and mould them to the caufe ; In folemn form harangue the lift'ning crowd , And hem and cough emphatically loud ; Bleft art indeed ! and glorious eloquence , Where empty noife fupplies the want of sense . For For meaning , figns ...
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