Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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Page 257
... Phoebus miss'd the fair , Who stops his chariot by her am'rous care . Cynthia , delighted by the morning's glow , Speeds to the woodland , and resumes her bow ; Resigns her beams , and , glad to disappear , Blesses his aid , who ...
... Phoebus miss'd the fair , Who stops his chariot by her am'rous care . Cynthia , delighted by the morning's glow , Speeds to the woodland , and resumes her bow ; Resigns her beams , and , glad to disappear , Blesses his aid , who ...
Page 262
... Phoebus ' serpent yield thy wound a cure . " He spoke , and , waving a bright shaft in air , Sought the warm bosom of the Cyprian fair . That thus a child should bluster in my ear , Provok'd my laughter , more than moved my fear . I ...
... Phoebus ' serpent yield thy wound a cure . " He spoke , and , waving a bright shaft in air , Sought the warm bosom of the Cyprian fair . That thus a child should bluster in my ear , Provok'd my laughter , more than moved my fear . I ...
Page 266
... Phoebus ! thy own son's fall shalt imitate , With hideous ruin shalt impress the deep Suddenly , and the flood shall reek and hiss , At the extinction of the lamp of day . Then too shall Hamus , cloven to his base , Be shatter'd , and ...
... Phoebus ! thy own son's fall shalt imitate , With hideous ruin shalt impress the deep Suddenly , and the flood shall reek and hiss , At the extinction of the lamp of day . Then too shall Hamus , cloven to his base , Be shatter'd , and ...
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On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE | 7 |
To my Cousin | 31 |
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