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Page vii
... fit fubjects for poetry . THUS intermixed as they are with almost all , and effential to some species of poetry , it was , however , thought that they could not legiti- mately conftitute the whole , or even the princi- pal part , of a ...
... fit fubjects for poetry . THUS intermixed as they are with almost all , and effential to some species of poetry , it was , however , thought that they could not legiti- mately conftitute the whole , or even the princi- pal part , of a ...
Page 32
... fits , Not to be tempted from her tender task , Or by sharp hunger , or by finooth delight , Tho ' the whole loofened Spring around her blows , Her sympathizing lover takes his stand High on th ' opponent bank , and ceafelefs fings The ...
... fits , Not to be tempted from her tender task , Or by sharp hunger , or by finooth delight , Tho ' the whole loofened Spring around her blows , Her sympathizing lover takes his stand High on th ' opponent bank , and ceafelefs fings The ...
Page 34
... Where , all abandon'd to despair , fhe fings 705 710 715 720 Her forrows thro ' the night ; and , on the bough , Sole - fitting , ftill at every dying fall Takes Takes up again her lamentable strain Of winding woe ; 34 SPRIN G.
... Where , all abandon'd to despair , fhe fings 705 710 715 720 Her forrows thro ' the night ; and , on the bough , Sole - fitting , ftill at every dying fall Takes Takes up again her lamentable strain Of winding woe ; 34 SPRIN G.
Page 36
... fit to raise a kingdom of their own , He drives them from his fort , the towering feat , For ages , of his empire ; which , in peace , Unftain'd he holds , while many a league to fea He wings his course , and preys in distant isles ...
... fit to raise a kingdom of their own , He drives them from his fort , the towering feat , For ages , of his empire ; which , in peace , Unftain'd he holds , while many a league to fea He wings his course , and preys in distant isles ...
Page 39
... fits the fhepherd on the graffy turf , Inhaling , healthful , the descending fun . Around him feeds his many - bleating flock , Of various cadence ; and his sportive lambs , This way and that convolv'd , in frifkful glee , Their ...
... fits the fhepherd on the graffy turf , Inhaling , healthful , the descending fun . Around him feeds his many - bleating flock , Of various cadence ; and his sportive lambs , This way and that convolv'd , in frifkful glee , Their ...
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