Poems, Volume 2S.A. Oddy, 1814 - English poetry |
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Page 101
... Fair commands the song . Time was , when clothing sumptuous or for use , Save their own painted skins , our sires had none . As yet black breeches were not ; satin smooth , Or velvet soft , or plush with shaggy pile ; The hardy chief ...
... Fair commands the song . Time was , when clothing sumptuous or for use , Save their own painted skins , our sires had none . As yet black breeches were not ; satin smooth , Or velvet soft , or plush with shaggy pile ; The hardy chief ...
Page 104
... fair , Heard the sweet moan with pity , and devised The soft settee ; one elbow at each end , And in the midst an elbow it received , United yet divided , twain at once . So sit two kings of Brentford on one throne , And so two citizens ...
... fair , Heard the sweet moan with pity , and devised The soft settee ; one elbow at each end , And in the midst an elbow it received , United yet divided , twain at once . So sit two kings of Brentford on one throne , And so two citizens ...
Page 107
... fair prospect ; scenes that soothed Or charmed me young , no longer young , I find Still soothing , and of power to charm me still . And witness , dear companion of my walks , VOL . 2 . с Friendship long continued . Whose arm this ...
... fair prospect ; scenes that soothed Or charmed me young , no longer young , I find Still soothing , and of power to charm me still . And witness , dear companion of my walks , VOL . 2 . с Friendship long continued . Whose arm this ...
Page 123
... Fair fields appear below , such as he left Far distant , such as he would die to find- He seeks them headlong , and is seen no more . The spleen is seldom felt where Flora reigns ; The lowering eye , the petulance , the frown , And ...
... Fair fields appear below , such as he left Far distant , such as he would die to find- He seeks them headlong , and is seen no more . The spleen is seldom felt where Flora reigns ; The lowering eye , the petulance , the frown , And ...
Page 137
... fair May yet be foul , so witty , yet not wise , It is not seemly , nor of good report , That she is slack of discipline ; more prompt To avenge than to prevent the breach of law : That she is rigid in denouncing death On petty robbers ...
... fair May yet be foul , so witty , yet not wise , It is not seemly , nor of good report , That she is slack of discipline ; more prompt To avenge than to prevent the breach of law : That she is rigid in denouncing death On petty robbers ...
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