The art of poetry on a new plan, illustrated with a great variety of examples [compiled by J. Newbery, revised by O. Goldsmith].1762 |
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... beneath the cruel hands Even of the clowns he feeds ? THOMSON . What therefore we contend for , is their proper applica- tion ; we would have the poet , like a good architect , di- ftinguish ornament from strength , and put each in its ...
... beneath the cruel hands Even of the clowns he feeds ? THOMSON . What therefore we contend for , is their proper applica- tion ; we would have the poet , like a good architect , di- ftinguish ornament from strength , and put each in its ...
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... Beneath this verdant hillock lies Demer , the wealthy and the wife . His Heirs , that he might fafely rest , Have put his Carcass in a Cheft : The very Cheft , in which , they fay , His other Self , his Money , lay . And if his heirs ...
... Beneath this verdant hillock lies Demer , the wealthy and the wife . His Heirs , that he might fafely rest , Have put his Carcass in a Cheft : The very Cheft , in which , they fay , His other Self , his Money , lay . And if his heirs ...
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... Beneath those rugged elms , that yew - tree's fhade , Where heaves the turf in many a mould'ring heap , Each in his narrow cell for ever laid , The rude fore - fathers of the hamlet fleep . The breezy call of incenfe breathing morn ...
... Beneath those rugged elms , that yew - tree's fhade , Where heaves the turf in many a mould'ring heap , Each in his narrow cell for ever laid , The rude fore - fathers of the hamlet fleep . The breezy call of incenfe breathing morn ...
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... beneath yon aged thorn . There fcatter'd oft , the earliest of the year , • By hands unseen , are show'rs of violets found ; The red - breast loves to build and warble there , And little foofteps lightly print the ground . The EPITAPH ...
... beneath yon aged thorn . There fcatter'd oft , the earliest of the year , • By hands unseen , are show'rs of violets found ; The red - breast loves to build and warble there , And little foofteps lightly print the ground . The EPITAPH ...
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... beneath inclement skies , Weeps o'er her tender babes , and dies . VII . Whilft the warm blood bedews my And unimpair'd remembrance reigns ; Refentment of my country's fate , Within my filial breast shall beat ; And , fpite of her ...
... beneath inclement skies , Weeps o'er her tender babes , and dies . VII . Whilft the warm blood bedews my And unimpair'd remembrance reigns ; Refentment of my country's fate , Within my filial breast shall beat ; And , fpite of her ...
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