Cyclopædia of poetical quotations ... Edited by H. G. AdamsRobert Forrester, 1865 - 16 pages |
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... hand , yet peace dwells in her face . Henry Killigrew . When anger rushes unrestrain❜d to action , Like a hot steed ... hands the strings . Collins . Go to the bee ! and thence bring home , ( Worth all the treasures of her comb , ) An ...
... hand , yet peace dwells in her face . Henry Killigrew . When anger rushes unrestrain❜d to action , Like a hot steed ... hands the strings . Collins . Go to the bee ! and thence bring home , ( Worth all the treasures of her comb , ) An ...
Page 43
... hands from slimy nest The bedded fish.in banks outwrest ; Let curious traitors sleeve silk flies , Bewitch poor fishes ... hand : With looks unmoved , he lures the scaly breed , And eyes the dancing cork , and bending reed . - Pope . He ...
... hands from slimy nest The bedded fish.in banks outwrest ; Let curious traitors sleeve silk flies , Bewitch poor fishes ... hand : With looks unmoved , he lures the scaly breed , And eyes the dancing cork , and bending reed . - Pope . He ...
Page 52
... hand was known In heaven , by many a towering structure high , Where sceptred angels held their residence , And sat as princes . Our fathers next in architecture skill'd , Cities for use , and forts for safety build : Their palaces ...
... hand was known In heaven , by many a towering structure high , Where sceptred angels held their residence , And sat as princes . Our fathers next in architecture skill'd , Cities for use , and forts for safety build : Their palaces ...
Page 65
... hand , Provoking to give more , and knocking thrice , For the old household stuff of picture's price . - Dryden . Ask you why Phrine the whole auction buys ; Phrine foresees a general excise . F Pope . 66 AUDIT . AUSTERITY . AUDIT . He ...
... hand , Provoking to give more , and knocking thrice , For the old household stuff of picture's price . - Dryden . Ask you why Phrine the whole auction buys ; Phrine foresees a general excise . F Pope . 66 AUDIT . AUSTERITY . AUDIT . He ...
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... hand a sickle he did holde , To reape the ripened fruit the which the earth had yold . Spenser . Not spring or summer's beauty hath such grace As I have seen in one autumnal face . Mark how the summer kindly takes her leave , And ...
... hand a sickle he did holde , To reape the ripened fruit the which the earth had yold . Spenser . Not spring or summer's beauty hath such grace As I have seen in one autumnal face . Mark how the summer kindly takes her leave , And ...
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