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... Luxury and ease , in pomp and pride , Think thefe loft themes unworthy of your ear : Such themes as these the rural Maro fung To wide - imperial Rome , in the full height Of elegance and tafte . by Greece refin'd . In ancient times ...
... Luxury and ease , in pomp and pride , Think thefe loft themes unworthy of your ear : Such themes as these the rural Maro fung To wide - imperial Rome , in the full height Of elegance and tafte . by Greece refin'd . In ancient times ...
Page 29
... luxury , by fits , impatient heave , 1000 But abfent , what fantallic woes , arous'd , Rage in each thought , by refless mufing fed , Chill the warm cheek , and blaft the bloom of life ? Neglected fortune flies ; and fliding fwift ...
... luxury , by fits , impatient heave , 1000 But abfent , what fantallic woes , arous'd , Rage in each thought , by refless mufing fed , Chill the warm cheek , and blaft the bloom of life ? Neglected fortune flies ; and fliding fwift ...
Page 37
... luxurious , will not man awake ; And , fpringing from the bed of floth , enjoy The cool , the fragrant , and the filent hour , To meditation due and facred fong ? For is there ought in fleep can charm the wife ? 79 To lie in dead ...
... luxurious , will not man awake ; And , fpringing from the bed of floth , enjoy The cool , the fragrant , and the filent hour , To meditation due and facred fong ? For is there ought in fleep can charm the wife ? 79 To lie in dead ...
Page 41
... Luxurious , others make The meads their choice , and vifit every flower , And every latent herb : for the fweet task , To propagate their kinds , and where to wrap , 6 In what foft beds , their young yet undisclos'd , Employs their ...
... Luxurious , others make The meads their choice , and vifit every flower , And every latent herb : for the fweet task , To propagate their kinds , and where to wrap , 6 In what foft beds , their young yet undisclos'd , Employs their ...
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... luxurious men , unheeding , pass An idle fummer life in fortune's fhine , A feafon's glitter ! Thus they flutter on From toy to toy , from vanity to vice ; 345 355 Till , blown away by death , oblivion comes Till , SUMMER . 43.
... luxurious men , unheeding , pass An idle fummer life in fortune's fhine , A feafon's glitter ! Thus they flutter on From toy to toy , from vanity to vice ; 345 355 Till , blown away by death , oblivion comes Till , SUMMER . 43.
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