Bell's Classical Arrangement of Fugitive Poetry, Volumes 3-4J. Bell, 1789 |
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... praises too ; While on the rack his poor disjointed name Must tell its master's character to Fame . And ( if my fire and fears aright presage ) The laboring writers of a future age Shall clear new ground , and grots and caves repair 2 ...
... praises too ; While on the rack his poor disjointed name Must tell its master's character to Fame . And ( if my fire and fears aright presage ) The laboring writers of a future age Shall clear new ground , and grots and caves repair 2 ...
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... praise pretend ? Can any Muse the worthless toil befriend ? Ye sacred Virgins , in my thoughts ador'd , Ah , be for ever in my lines deplor'd , If tricks on words acquire an endless name , And trifles merit in the court of Fame ! " At ...
... praise pretend ? Can any Muse the worthless toil befriend ? Ye sacred Virgins , in my thoughts ador'd , Ah , be for ever in my lines deplor'd , If tricks on words acquire an endless name , And trifles merit in the court of Fame ! " At ...
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... praise , And fail to profit while they fail to please . Here forc'd Description is so strangely wrought , It never stamps its image on the thought ; The lifeless trees may stand for ever bare , And rivers stop , for aught the readers ...
... praise , And fail to profit while they fail to please . Here forc'd Description is so strangely wrought , It never stamps its image on the thought ; The lifeless trees may stand for ever bare , And rivers stop , for aught the readers ...
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... praise ; While chosen beauties lengthen out the song , Yet make her hearers never think it long . Or if , with closer art , with sprightly mien , Scarce like herself , and more like Action seen , She bids their facts in images arise ...
... praise ; While chosen beauties lengthen out the song , Yet make her hearers never think it long . Or if , with closer art , with sprightly mien , Scarce like herself , and more like Action seen , She bids their facts in images arise ...
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... praise . Ye tender Beauties , be my witness too , If Song can charm , and if my Song be true . With sweet experience oft a Fair may find Her passions mov'd by passions well design'd ; And then she longs to meet a gentle swain , And ...
... praise . Ye tender Beauties , be my witness too , If Song can charm , and if my Song be true . With sweet experience oft a Fair may find Her passions mov'd by passions well design'd ; And then she longs to meet a gentle swain , And ...
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Almada bards beams beauteous beauty behold bend beneath bids blest blushes boast bold brave breast breath bright charms clime coursers delight Dovedale dread e'er earth EPISTLE Ev'n ev'ry fair fame fancy fate fire flame genius give glory glow Goddess grace grove hand heart Heaven heroes hills honor ibid immortal Bard Keswick light Lisbon live look Lord Lusiad lyre mind Mount Athos mountains Muse Muse's Nature Nature's numbers Nymphs o'er paint passions pencil plains pleas'd Poet poet's Portugal praise pride race rage reign rise river Wye rocks roll round sacred savage genius scene shade shew shine shore sight skies smile soft song soul sound Spain spread strain stream sweet swell Tago's Tagus tears thee thou thought Thro thunder toil Twas vale verse Viriatus voice waves wild WILLIAM JULIUS MICKLE youth Zeuxis
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