The Poetical Preceptor: Or, a Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry; Extracted from the Works of the Most Eminent English Poets. ... And Calculated for the Use, Not Only of Schools, But of Private GentlemenPrinted only for S. Crowder, 1780 - 344 pages |
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... fong . Soon as the trotting fteed he hears , He starts , he cocks his dapper ears ; Away he fcours , affaults his hoof ; Now near him fnarls , now barks aloof ; With thrill impertinence attends ; Nor leaves him till the village ends ...
... fong . Soon as the trotting fteed he hears , He starts , he cocks his dapper ears ; Away he fcours , affaults his hoof ; Now near him fnarls , now barks aloof ; With thrill impertinence attends ; Nor leaves him till the village ends ...
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... fong I'll raife , For O eternity's too short . To utter all thy praise . An ODE on PROVIDENCE . [ ADDISON . ] I. H How fure is there defence ! OW are thy fervants bleft , O Lord ! Eternal Wifdom is their guide Their help Omnipotence ...
... fong I'll raife , For O eternity's too short . To utter all thy praise . An ODE on PROVIDENCE . [ ADDISON . ] I. H How fure is there defence ! OW are thy fervants bleft , O Lord ! Eternal Wifdom is their guide Their help Omnipotence ...
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... fong . Ye fair , whofe rofes feel th ' approaching froft , And drops fupply the place of spirits loft : Ye ' fquires , who rack'd with gouts , at heav'n repine , Condemn'd to water for excefs in wine : Ye portly cits , fo corpulent and ...
... fong . Ye fair , whofe rofes feel th ' approaching froft , And drops fupply the place of spirits loft : Ye ' fquires , who rack'd with gouts , at heav'n repine , Condemn'd to water for excefs in wine : Ye portly cits , fo corpulent and ...
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... to win . Edwin ( if right I read my fong ) With flighted paffion pac'd along , All in the moony light : D.6 . Twas dein ' Twas near an old enchaunted court , Where PRECEPTOR .. 59 A Fairy Tale, in the ancient English Stile 1037559.
... to win . Edwin ( if right I read my fong ) With flighted paffion pac'd along , All in the moony light : D.6 . Twas dein ' Twas near an old enchaunted court , Where PRECEPTOR .. 59 A Fairy Tale, in the ancient English Stile 1037559.
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... fong ; BUT And smooth or rough , with them , is right or wrong : In the bright mufe tho ' thoufand charms confpire , Her voice is all thefe tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnaffus but to please their ear , Not mend their minds ; as ...
... fong ; BUT And smooth or rough , with them , is right or wrong : In the bright mufe tho ' thoufand charms confpire , Her voice is all thefe tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnaffus but to please their ear , Not mend their minds ; as ...
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bafe beft beneath bleffing bleft blifs bofom breaft breath charms Dæmons delight dreft earth erft Eurydice Ev'n ev'ry facred fafe faid fair fame fate fcene fecret feek feem feen fenfe fhade fhall fhape fhine fhould fide fight filent fing firft fkies flain fleep flow'rs fmile foar foft folemn fome fong fool foon foul fpirit fpread fpring ftand ftate ftill ftrain ftream ftrong fuch fwain fweet fwell guife happy heart heav'n himſelf honour juft laft lefs loft lyre mind moft mufe mufic muft nature nature's ne'er night nymphs o'er paffion pleafing pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praife praiſe pride profpect purfue reafon reft rife rofe round SHAKESPEARE thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro toil Twas virtue whofe wife wind wings worfe youth