Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry: Selected for the Improvement of Youth, in Speaking, Reading, Thinking, Composing; and in the Conduct of Life; Being Similar in Design to Elegant Extracts in Prose, Volume 2C. Dilly, 1791 - English poetry |
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Page 97
... Peace , peace , Mercutio , peace : Thou talk'it of nothing . Mer . True , I talk of dreams ; Which are the children of an idle brain , Begot of nothing but vain phantafy , Which is as thin of fubftance as the air , And more unconftant ...
... Peace , peace , Mercutio , peace : Thou talk'it of nothing . Mer . True , I talk of dreams ; Which are the children of an idle brain , Begot of nothing but vain phantafy , Which is as thin of fubftance as the air , And more unconftant ...
Page 141
... peace , If now thou'rt known , what luxury of ven- Hafte , lead , conduct me . [ geance- Lyc . Oh ! I beg you stay . Thef . What , ftay when Phædra calls ? Lyr . Oh ! on my lance , By all the gods , my lord , I beg you stay ; " Oh ! I ...
... peace , If now thou'rt known , what luxury of ven- Hafte , lead , conduct me . [ geance- Lyc . Oh ! I beg you stay . Thef . What , ftay when Phædra calls ? Lyr . Oh ! on my lance , By all the gods , my lord , I beg you stay ; " Oh ! I ...
Page 228
... Peace , By turns each fhifting image view ! Thy gentleft influence own , And love thy favourite name ! COLLINS , $ 148 . Ode to Peace . O THOU , who bad'ft thy turtles bear Swift from his grafp thy golden hair , And fought ' ft thy ...
... Peace , By turns each fhifting image view ! Thy gentleft influence own , And love thy favourite name ! COLLINS , $ 148 . Ode to Peace . O THOU , who bad'ft thy turtles bear Swift from his grafp thy golden hair , And fought ' ft thy ...
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