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... fancy follow'd him through foaming waves To distant shores ; and she would sit and weep At what a sailor suffers ; fancy too , Delusive most where warmest wishes are , Would oft anticipate his glad return , And dream of transports she ...
... fancy follow'd him through foaming waves To distant shores ; and she would sit and weep At what a sailor suffers ; fancy too , Delusive most where warmest wishes are , Would oft anticipate his glad return , And dream of transports she ...
Page 292
... Fancy finds in her excursive flights . Come , Evening , once again , season of peace ; Return , sweet Evening , and continue long ! Methinks I see thee in the streaky west , With matron step slow moving , while the Night Treads on thy ...
... Fancy finds in her excursive flights . Come , Evening , once again , season of peace ; Return , sweet Evening , and continue long ! Methinks I see thee in the streaky west , With matron step slow moving , while the Night Treads on thy ...
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... Fancy ludicrous and wild Soothed with a waking dream of houses , towers , Trees , churches , and strange visages , express'd In the red cinders , while with poring eye I gazed , myself creating what I saw . Nor less amused have I ...
... Fancy ludicrous and wild Soothed with a waking dream of houses , towers , Trees , churches , and strange visages , express'd In the red cinders , while with poring eye I gazed , myself creating what I saw . Nor less amused have I ...
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ton | 13 |
The Yearly Distress or Tithing Time at Stock in | 154 |
Verses supposed to be written by Alexander Selkirk | 160 |
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Aspasio beneath bids bless'd boast breath call'd cause charms death declension delight design'd distant divine docet dream e'en earth ease eyes fair fame fancy fear feel flowers folly form'd frown give glory go snacks grace hand happy hast hear heard heart Heaven honour hope Hophni and Phinehas hour JOHN GILPIN land latives learn'd liberty light live lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature Nebaioth never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace perhaps pity pleasure plebeian poet's praise pride prize proud prove rapinis rapture rest rude sacred scene scenes as fair scorn seem'd shew shine sighs sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound Stamp'd stream sweet taste Thaida thee theme thine thought toil tongue trifler truth Twas vex'd VINCENT BOURNE virtue voice waste whate'er wind wisdom wonder worth youth