The Works of the English Poets: GayH. Hughs, 1779 - English poetry |
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... flame rolls every wave below : Here pensive I behold the fading light , And o'er the diftant billow lofe my fight . Now Night in filent state begins to rise , And twinkling orbs bestrow th ' uncloudy skies ; Her borrow'd luftre growing ...
... flame rolls every wave below : Here pensive I behold the fading light , And o'er the diftant billow lofe my fight . Now Night in filent state begins to rise , And twinkling orbs bestrow th ' uncloudy skies ; Her borrow'd luftre growing ...
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... flame . When Strephon saw his vows difpers'd in air , He fought in folitude to lose his care ; Relief in folitude he fought in vain , 50 It ferv'd , like mufick , but to feed his pain . Το To Venus now the flighted Boy complains , And ...
... flame . When Strephon saw his vows difpers'd in air , He fought in folitude to lose his care ; Relief in folitude he fought in vain , 50 It ferv'd , like mufick , but to feed his pain . Το To Venus now the flighted Boy complains , And ...
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... flame . 55 60 65 70 Oh , may my flame , like thine , Acontius , prove ! 75 May Venus dictate , and reward my love ! When crouds of fuitors Atalanta try'd , She wealth and beauty , wit and fame , defy'd ; Each daring lover with ...
... flame . 55 60 65 70 Oh , may my flame , like thine , Acontius , prove ! 75 May Venus dictate , and reward my love ! When crouds of fuitors Atalanta try'd , She wealth and beauty , wit and fame , defy'd ; Each daring lover with ...
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... flame declares : The Goddess with a nod his paffion hears . Far in Cythera ftands a spacious grove , Sacred to Venus and the God of Love : Here the luxuriant myrtle rears her head , Like the tall oak the fragrant branches spread ; Here ...
... flame declares : The Goddess with a nod his paffion hears . Far in Cythera ftands a spacious grove , Sacred to Venus and the God of Love : Here the luxuriant myrtle rears her head , Like the tall oak the fragrant branches spread ; Here ...
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... flames ; Here clouded canes ' midft heaps of toys are found , 125 And inlaid tweezer - cafes ftrow the ground ; There ftands the toilette , nursery of charms , Compleatly furnish'd with bright Beauty's arms ; The patch , the powder ...
... flames ; Here clouded canes ' midft heaps of toys are found , 125 And inlaid tweezer - cafes ftrow the ground ; There ftands the toilette , nursery of charms , Compleatly furnish'd with bright Beauty's arms ; The patch , the powder ...
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ACIS AND GALATEA Alcmena arms beneath Blouzelind boaſts bofom breaſt charms cheek Cloacina coach crouds dame damfel defcend diftant ECLOGUE EPISTLE erft Ev'n eyes fafe faid fair fame fate fatire feek feen fhade fhall fhepherd fhine fhore fhould fhow fide fighs filver fing firft firſt fkies flain flame fleep flies flow flowers fmiles foft fome fong foon forrow foul ftand ftill ftreams ftrong fuch fudden fung fure fwain fweet fwelling Galanthis Goddeſs grace hand heart labours laft LOBBIN CLOUT loft Lubberkin maid Molly moſt Mufe Muſe muſt ne'er night numbers nymph o'er paffion pafs plain pleaſe pleaſure praiſe prefent pride purſue Quadrille raiſe rife rofe round ſhall ſhe ſhine ſkies ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtep ſtill ſtrains ſtreet ſweet tears thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou trembling Twas verſe VIRG Whofe Whoſe youth
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Page 254 - Susan, Susan, lovely dear, My vows shall ever true remain ; Let me kiss off that falling tear ; We only part to meet again. Change as ye list, ye winds ; my heart shall be The faithful compass that still points to thee.
Page 75 - Two Hazel-Nuts I threw into the Flame, And to each Nut I gave a Sweet-heart's Name. This with the loudest Bounce me sore amaz'd, That in a Flame of brightest Colour blaz'd. As blaz'd the Nut so may thy Passion grow, For 'twas thy Nut that did so brightly glow.
Page 253 - So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, If chance his mate's shrill call he hear, And drops at once into her nest. The...
Page 142 - Heaven thy eyes and hands, When the long scroll the surgeon's fees demands ! Or else (ye gods, avert that worst disgrace !) Thy ruin'd nose falls level with thy face ! Then shall thy wife thy loathsome kiss disdain, And wholesome neighbours from thy mug refrain. Yet there are watchmen, who with friendly light...
Page 74 - With my sharp heel I three times mark the ground, And turn me thrice around, around, around.
Page 127 - Eyes, and hasts to beggar more. Where the brass Knocker, wrapt in Flannel Band, Forbids the Thunder of the Footman's Hand; Th...
Page 264 - Like the eyes of my sweet Molly Mog. ' For guineas in other men's breeches Your gamesters' will palm and will cog ; But I envy them none of their riches, So I may win sweet Molly Mog.
Page 188 - Ev'n in mid ocean often didst thou quail, And oft lift up thy holy eye and hand, Praying the Virgin dear, and saintly choir, Back to the port to bring thy bark entire.
Page 194 - All this, my friends, I owe to Homer's strain, On whose strong pinions I exalt my lay. What from contending cities did he gain; And what rewards his grateful country pay? None, none were paid — why then all this for me? These honours, Homer, had been just to thee.
Page 84 - The daisy, butter-flower, and endive blue. After the good man warn'd us from his text, That none could tell whose turn would be the next, He said that Heaven would take her soul, no doubt, And spoke the hour-glass in her praise— quite out...