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... nymph on that immortal plain Like her the fabled Phoebus woo'd in vain : He found the laurel only - happier you The unfading laurel , and the virgin too ! âš« Now think , if Pleasure have a thought to spare ; If God himself be not ...
... nymph on that immortal plain Like her the fabled Phoebus woo'd in vain : He found the laurel only - happier you The unfading laurel , and the virgin too ! âš« Now think , if Pleasure have a thought to spare ; If God himself be not ...
Page 176
... nymphs ! if e'er your eyes were red With tears o'er hapless favourites shed , O share Maria's grief ! Her favourite , even in his cage , ( What will not hunger's cruel rage ? ) Assassin'd by a thief . Where Rhenus strays his vines among ...
... nymphs ! if e'er your eyes were red With tears o'er hapless favourites shed , O share Maria's grief ! Her favourite , even in his cage , ( What will not hunger's cruel rage ? ) Assassin'd by a thief . Where Rhenus strays his vines among ...
Page 189
... nymphs adorn'd with every grace That spaniel found for me , ) Now wanton'd lost in flags and reeds , Now starting into sight , Pursued the swallow o'er the meads With scarce a slower flight . It was the time when Ouse display'd His ...
... nymphs adorn'd with every grace That spaniel found for me , ) Now wanton'd lost in flags and reeds , Now starting into sight , Pursued the swallow o'er the meads With scarce a slower flight . It was the time when Ouse display'd His ...
Page 206
... nymph between two chariot glasses , She is the pineapple , and he The silly unsuccessful bee . The maid , who views with pensive air The show - glass fraught with glittering ware , Sees watches , bracelets , rings , and lockets , But ...
... nymph between two chariot glasses , She is the pineapple , and he The silly unsuccessful bee . The maid , who views with pensive air The show - glass fraught with glittering ware , Sees watches , bracelets , rings , and lockets , But ...
Page 210
... unmanly fears ; Where duty bids , he confidently steers , Faces a thousand dangers at her call , And , trusting in his God , surmounts them all . THE LILY AND THE ROSE . I. THE nymph must 210 A Reflection on the foregoing Ode 210,
... unmanly fears ; Where duty bids , he confidently steers , Faces a thousand dangers at her call , And , trusting in his God , surmounts them all . THE LILY AND THE ROSE . I. THE nymph must 210 A Reflection on the foregoing Ode 210,
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Aspasio beauty beneath bids bless'd boast breath call'd cause charms dæmons death delight design'd distant divine docet dread dream e'en earth ease eyes fair fame fancy fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown fruit give glory grace hand happy hast hear heart Heaven honour hope hour human John Gilpin labour land learn'd light live lyre mankind mercy mind muse Nature Nature's Nebaioth never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace perhaps pity pleasure plebeian poet's praise pride prize proud prove rapture rest rude sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shade shine sighs sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye thee theme thine thought toil tongue trembling trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE Virg virtue waste WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom wonder worth youth