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... 'r , the blast of public breath , The luft of lucre , and the dread of death . In vain to deserts thy retreat is made ; The Muse attends thee to thy filent shade : ' Tis her's , the brave man's latest steps to ' Tis iv DEDICATION .
... 'r , the blast of public breath , The luft of lucre , and the dread of death . In vain to deserts thy retreat is made ; The Muse attends thee to thy filent shade : ' Tis her's , the brave man's latest steps to ' Tis iv DEDICATION .
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... Muses came to give the laurel too . But what avail'd the verdant prize of wit , If Love swore vengeance for the tales he writ ? Ye Fair offended , hear your friend relate What heavy judgment prov'd the writer's fate , Tho ' when it ...
... Muses came to give the laurel too . But what avail'd the verdant prize of wit , If Love swore vengeance for the tales he writ ? Ye Fair offended , hear your friend relate What heavy judgment prov'd the writer's fate , Tho ' when it ...
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... claim , And thus the Muse records the tale of fame . Once on a time , fatigu'd and out of breath , And just escap'd the stretching claws of death , A A gentle Mouse , whom cats purfu'd in vain , POEMS on several OCCASIONS . 65.
... claim , And thus the Muse records the tale of fame . Once on a time , fatigu'd and out of breath , And just escap'd the stretching claws of death , A A gentle Mouse , whom cats purfu'd in vain , POEMS on several OCCASIONS . 65.
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... muse To place thee near him might be fond to chufe . How might he tune th ' alternate reed with thee , Perhaps a Strephon thou , a Daphnis he , While fome old Damon o'er the vulgar wise Thinks he deferves , and thou deferv'st the prize ...
... muse To place thee near him might be fond to chufe . How might he tune th ' alternate reed with thee , Perhaps a Strephon thou , a Daphnis he , While fome old Damon o'er the vulgar wise Thinks he deferves , and thou deferv'st the prize ...
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... Muse . ( Nay never offer to deny , I took thee in the fact to fly . ) His roses nipt in ev'ry page , My poor Anacreon mourns thy rage . By thee my Ovid wounded lies ; By thee my Lesbia's sparrow dies : Thy rabid teeth have half destroy ...
... Muse . ( Nay never offer to deny , I took thee in the fact to fly . ) His roses nipt in ev'ry page , My poor Anacreon mourns thy rage . By thee my Ovid wounded lies ; By thee my Lesbia's sparrow dies : Thy rabid teeth have half destroy ...
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Ægypt againſt appear aſk beauty becauſe bluſhes caft Callimachus cauſe cloſe Comus Cras amet croud defign defire dreft eaſe eaſy envy ev'ry eyes fable facred fafe faid fame faſhion fays feat feem feem'd fhade fhall fhew fhould fide fight filent filver fince fing firſt flain fome fomething fometimes fong foul Frogs ftill fuch fung glaſs Gods guife heart himſelf HOMER houſe Iliad Ipfa itſelf Jove laft lefs Let thofe love loft Macedon Mice moſt Moufe Mouſe mufic Muſe muſt nature never lov'd numquam amavit Nymphs o'er obferved Ovid paffage paffion Pallas paſs pleaſe pleaſure poet Pow'r praiſe quique amavit raiſe reaſon reft rife roſe ſcene ſhades ſhake ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhow ſky ſpeak ſpread ſpring ſtand ſtate ſtill ſuch ſweet thee thefe themſelves theſe thoſe thou thouſand thro tion tranflation Twas uſe whofe whoſe youth ZOILUS
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Page 98 - Now awful beauty puts on all its arms ; The fair each moment rises in her charms, Repairs her smiles, awakens every grace, And calls forth all the wonders of her face : Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes.
Page 142 - Without a vain, without a grudging heart, To him who gives us all, I yield a part ; From him you come, for him accept it here, A frank and sober, more than costly cheer.
Page 98 - Grace, And calls forth all the Wonders of her Face ; Sees by Degrees a purer Blush arise, And keener Lightnings quicken in her Eyes. The...
Page 136 - To clear this doubt, to know the world by sight, To find if books, or swains, report it right, (For yet by swains alone the world he knew, Whose feet came wandering o'er the nightly dew...
Page 137 - Deep sunk in sleep, and silk, and heaps of down. At length 'tis morn, and at the dawn of day Along the wide canals the zephyrs play ; Fresh o'er the gay parterres the breezes creep.
Page 131 - Whither, O whither art thou fled, To lay thy meek contented head ? What happy region dost thou please To make the seat of calms and ease ? " Ambition searches all its sphere Of pomp and state to meet thee there.
Page 138 - And shake the neighbouring wood to banish sleep. Up rise the guests, obedient to the call: An early banquet deck'd the splendid hall; Rich luscious wine a golden goblet grac'd, Which the kind master forc'd the guests to taste. Then, pleas'd and thankful, from the porch...
Page 96 - And decks the goddess with the glitt'ring spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The tortoise here and elephant unite, Transform'd to combs, the speckled, and the white.
Page 41 - Till all the rout retreat. By this the stars began to wink, They shriek, they fly, the tapers sink, And down y^drops the Knight : For never spell by faerie laid With strong enchantment bound a glade, Beyond the length of night. Chill, dark, alone, adreed, he lay, Till up the welkin rose the...
Page 38 - Through all the land before. But soon as Dan Apollo rose, Full jolly creature home he goes, He feels his back the less ; His honest tongue and steady mind Had rid him of the lump behind, Which made him want success.