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Page 9
... turn the many twinkling leaves Of afpin tall . Th ' uncurling foods , diffus'd In glaffy breadth , feem thro ' delufive lapfe Forgetful of their courfe . ' Tis filence all , And pleafing expectation . Herds and flocks Drop the dry fprig ...
... turn the many twinkling leaves Of afpin tall . Th ' uncurling foods , diffus'd In glaffy breadth , feem thro ' delufive lapfe Forgetful of their courfe . ' Tis filence all , And pleafing expectation . Herds and flocks Drop the dry fprig ...
Page 23
... turn to the rural feat , 755 Whole lofty elms , and venerable oaks , Invite the rook , who high amid the boughs , 765 In early Spring , his airy city builds , And ceafelefs caws amufive ; there , well - pleas'd , I might the various ...
... turn to the rural feat , 755 Whole lofty elms , and venerable oaks , Invite the rook , who high amid the boughs , 765 In early Spring , his airy city builds , And ceafelefs caws amufive ; there , well - pleas'd , I might the various ...
Page 24
... turns the changeful neck . While thus the gentle tenants of the fhade 786 Indulge their purer loves , the Pougher world Of brutes , below , rufh furious into flame , And fierce defire . Thro ' all his lufty veins The bull , deep- fcorch ...
... turns the changeful neck . While thus the gentle tenants of the fhade 786 Indulge their purer loves , the Pougher world Of brutes , below , rufh furious into flame , And fierce defire . Thro ' all his lufty veins The bull , deep- fcorch ...
Page 27
... turning thence thy view , thefe graver thoughts The Mufes charm : while , with fure taste refin'd , You draw th ... turn , and from her eyes , 940 Where meeken'd sense , and amiable And lively sweetness dwell , enraptur'd , drink B ...
... turning thence thy view , thefe graver thoughts The Mufes charm : while , with fure taste refin'd , You draw th ... turn , and from her eyes , 940 Where meeken'd sense , and amiable And lively sweetness dwell , enraptur'd , drink B ...
Page 28
... turns away , Full of the dear exftatic power , and fick With fighing languishment . Ah then , ye fair ! 970 Be greatly cautious of your fliding hearts : Dare not th ' infectious figh ; the pleading look , Down - caft , and low , in meek ...
... turns away , Full of the dear exftatic power , and fick With fighing languishment . Ah then , ye fair ! 970 Be greatly cautious of your fliding hearts : Dare not th ' infectious figh ; the pleading look , Down - caft , and low , in meek ...
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