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Page 6
... wings The clammy mildew ; or , dry - blowing , breathe Untimely froft ; before whofe baleful blast The full - blown Spring thro ' all her foliage fhrinks , Joylefs and dead , a wide - dejected wafte . For oft , engender'd by the hazy ...
... wings The clammy mildew ; or , dry - blowing , breathe Untimely froft ; before whofe baleful blast The full - blown Spring thro ' all her foliage fhrinks , Joylefs and dead , a wide - dejected wafte . For oft , engender'd by the hazy ...
Page 8
... wings with oil , To throw the lucid moisture trickling off ; And wait th ' approaching fign to strike , at once , Into the general choir . Even mountains , vales , And forefts feem , impatient , to demand The promis'd fweetness . Man ...
... wings with oil , To throw the lucid moisture trickling off ; And wait th ' approaching fign to strike , at once , Into the general choir . Even mountains , vales , And forefts feem , impatient , to demand The promis'd fweetness . Man ...
Page 16
... wing , The founding culver fhoots ; or where the hawk , High , in the beetling cliff , his airy builds . There let the claffic page thy fancy lead Thro ' rural scenes ; fuch as the Mantuan fwain Paints in the matchlefs harmony of fong ...
... wing , The founding culver fhoots ; or where the hawk , High , in the beetling cliff , his airy builds . There let the claffic page thy fancy lead Thro ' rural scenes ; fuch as the Mantuan fwain Paints in the matchlefs harmony of fong ...
Page 18
... wing , they foaring dare The purple heath , or where the wild thyme grows , And yellow load them with the luscious fpoil . At length the finish'd garden to the view o Its viftas opens , and its alleys green . Snatch'd thro ' the verdant ...
... wing , they foaring dare The purple heath , or where the wild thyme grows , And yellow load them with the luscious fpoil . At length the finish'd garden to the view o Its viftas opens , and its alleys green . Snatch'd thro ' the verdant ...
Page 20
... wing afcend , My panting Mufe ; and hark , how loud the woods Invite you forth in all your gayeft trim . Lend me your fong , ye nightingales ! oh pour The mazy - running foul of melody Into my varied verse ! while I deduce , From the ...
... wing afcend , My panting Mufe ; and hark , how loud the woods Invite you forth in all your gayeft trim . Lend me your fong , ye nightingales ! oh pour The mazy - running foul of melody Into my varied verse ! while I deduce , From the ...
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Againſt amid beauty beneath beſt blifs bloom bofom boundleſs breaſt breathes breeze clouds deep defcends earth ether facred fafe fatire fcene feafon fecret feem fenfe fhade fhall fhine fhore fide filent fimple fing firft firſt fkies flame fleep flocks flood fmile fnow focial foft folemn fome fong fons foreft foul fpirit friendſhip ftill ftorm ftream fuch fudden funk fwain fweep fweet fwell gale gloom grace grove guife heart heaven hills himſelf itſelf laft laſt lefs loft luftre majeſtic mingled mix'd moſt mountains Mufe Nature Nature's night o'er paffions pleaſure rage raiſe reſtleſs rife round ruſhing ſcarce ſcene ſhade ſhakes ſky ſpread Spring ſtate ſteal ſtill ſtorm taſk taſte tempeft thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro toil vale vex'd virtue wafte waſte wave whofe whoſe wild winds wing wintry wiſdom woods