Poetical Amusements at a Villa Near Bath, Volume 1Edward and Charles Dilly, and sold, 1776 |
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adorn April artleſs aſſiſtance bard Batheaſton Batheaston Villa bays Beauty beauty's Beſide beſt bleſſing bleſt bliſs blooming boſom Bouts Rimées breast bright charms dance dart DELIA's delight Derry deſcends e'en e'er ENIGMA eyes facred fair fame fate fing firſt flowers foon glow grace grove hafte hail happy heart Hero's urn inſpir'd inſpire Inſtitution juſt laſt lays leiſure MILLER moſt Muſe muſt NATURE Nature's ne'er numbers nymph o'er oglio pattin Phœbus plain pleaſing pleaſure pow'r praiſe preſent prize Queen reaſon reſign reſt rhyme rifing riſe roſe ſacred ſay ſcenes ſcorn ſee ſeek ſeen ſenſe ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhould ſhowers ſhun ſmiles ſoft ſome ſong ſounds ſplendor ſportive ſpread ſprightly ſtage ſtate ſteps ſtill ſtrains ſtrive SUBJECT ſuch ſure ſwain ſway ſweet ſweetly thee theſe thine thoſe thou thro tuneful vale vaſe verdant verſe whoſe wreath youth
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Page 38 - I seek the rooms, the play, the ball, " Where Beauty spreads her brightest charms " But lost in crowds my arrows fall, " And pleasure slights my feeble arms. " Yet real pleasure is not there, " A phantom still deludes their aim ; '•' In Dissipation's careless air
Page 56 - The following are the concluding lines of a poem on Beauty, by Lord Palmerston : — " In vain the stealing hand of Time May pluck the blossoms of their prime ; Envy may talk of bloom decay'd, How lilies droop and roses fade ; But Constancy's unalter'd truth, Regardful of the vows of youth — Affection that...
Page 118 - HENCE, vain deluding joys, The brood of folly without father bred, How little you befted, Or fill the fixed mind with all your...
Page 39 - Beauty's self with Pride can charm. " Coquetry here with roving eyes " Quick darts a thousand arrows round ; '' She thinks to conquer by surprize — " But ah ! those arrows never wound. " Here Cunning boasts to guide their course " With cautious aim and sly design ; " But still she checks their native force — " Touch'd by her hand, they drop from mine.
Page 53 - To thy refiftlefs pow'r they bow, Whilft nature prompts the artlefs vow. Lur'd by the hopes thy fmiles can give, For thee the wretch endures to live. To gain thy praife, his valour's meed, For thee the hero dares to bleed. Entic'd by thee to happier dreams, Ambition drops his airy fchemes. To purchafe thee, from caverns deep, The mifer brings his treafur'd heap. The...
Page 56 - In vain the ftealing hand of Time May pluck the bloflbms of their prime : Envy may talk, of bloom decay'd, How lilies droop, and rofes fade ; But Conftancy's unalter'd truth, ; Regardful of the vows of youth...
Page 40 - ... Affectation taints the smile, " Which else had darted Love around : " The charms of Art can ne'er beguile : " But where shall Nature's charms be found ? • " While these their various arts essay, " And vainly strive to gain the heart, " Good-Sense disdainful turns away, " And Reason scorns my pointless dart. " Yet they to Love were once ally'd, " For Love could every joy dispense ; " Sweet Pleasure smil'd by Virtue's side, " And Love was pair'd with Innocence.
Page 15 - La fossette de son menton Et mille autres beautés nouvellement écloses. Le jeu s'échauffe et le petit fripon Sans ressource et tout en furie, « Contre mes yeux, va le tout », il s'écrie ! Glycère gagne, et l'amour consterné Se lève aveugle et ruiné. Amour .' de l'insensible est-ce donc là l'ouvrage ? Hélas ! pour moi quel funeste présage ! 1.
Page 43 - Ye belles, ye beaux, ye wits, and all, From concert, cotillon, and ball, Come, come with me, attend the call Of Miller, at Batheaston. No roof on earth with...
Page 61 - Marquess of Carmarthen and Admiral Keppel showed their skill, but of them all Palmerston proved the most adept. These were two of his entries: To the Spring To hail thy wish'd return, delightful Spring! Behold how fair a train their chaplets bring ! Blythe as the feather...