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... light ; ' Twas near an old inchanted court , Where sportive fairies made resort To revel out the night . His heart was drear , his hope was crofs'd , ' Twas late , ' twas far , the path was loft That reach'd the neighbour - town ; With ...
... light ; ' Twas near an old inchanted court , Where sportive fairies made resort To revel out the night . His heart was drear , his hope was crofs'd , ' Twas late , ' twas far , the path was loft That reach'd the neighbour - town ; With ...
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... light On all the walls around . Now founding tongues affail his ear , Now founding feet approachen near , And now the founds increase : And from the corner where he lay He fees a train profufely gay Come prankling o'er the place . But ...
... light On all the walls around . Now founding tongues affail his ear , Now founding feet approachen near , And now the founds increase : And from the corner where he lay He fees a train profufely gay Come prankling o'er the place . But ...
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... Light mufic floats in wanton air ; The Monarch leads the Queen : The reft their fairie part'ners found : And Mable trimly tript the ground With Edwin of the green . The dauncing past , the board was laid , And fiker fuch a feaft was ...
... Light mufic floats in wanton air ; The Monarch leads the Queen : The reft their fairie part'ners found : And Mable trimly tript the ground With Edwin of the green . The dauncing past , the board was laid , And fiker fuch a feaft was ...
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... her filken leaves ; ( The drops descending thro ' the filent night , While ftars ferenely roll their golden light , ) D Clofe Mane virgines papillas folvit umenti peplo . Ipfa juffit mane POEMS on feveral OCCASIONS . 47.
... her filken leaves ; ( The drops descending thro ' the filent night , While ftars ferenely roll their golden light , ) D Clofe Mane virgines papillas folvit umenti peplo . Ipfa juffit mane POEMS on feveral OCCASIONS . 47.
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... light The richest luftre makes her purple bright ; And she to morrow weds ; the sporting gale Unties her zone , fhe burfts the verdant veil ; Thro ' all her sweets the rifling lover flies , And as he breathes , her glowing fires arife ...
... light The richest luftre makes her purple bright ; And she to morrow weds ; the sporting gale Unties her zone , fhe burfts the verdant veil ; Thro ' all her sweets the rifling lover flies , And as he breathes , her glowing fires arife ...
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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.