A Collection of Poems by Several Hands, Volume 5J. Hughs, 1766 |
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... share her proud controul ; Had giv'n the robe with grace to flow , Had taught exotic gems to glow ; And emulous of Nature's pow'r , Mimick'd the plume , the leaf , the flow'r ; Chang'd the complexion's native hue , Moulded each ruftic ...
... share her proud controul ; Had giv'n the robe with grace to flow , Had taught exotic gems to glow ; And emulous of Nature's pow'r , Mimick'd the plume , the leaf , the flow'r ; Chang'd the complexion's native hue , Moulded each ruftic ...
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... mind , To weave for Thee the rural bow'r ; Diffolve in fleep each anxious care ; Each unavailing figh remove ; And only let me wake to share The fweets of Friendship and of Love . ODE ODE to HEALTH , By the Same . HEALTH , ( 20 )
... mind , To weave for Thee the rural bow'r ; Diffolve in fleep each anxious care ; Each unavailing figh remove ; And only let me wake to share The fweets of Friendship and of Love . ODE ODE to HEALTH , By the Same . HEALTH , ( 20 )
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... shares bright rays from thee . There was , there was a time , When though I fcorn'd thy guardian care , Nor made a vow , nor faid a pray'r , I did not rue the crime . Who Who then more bleft than me ? When the glad ( 22 )
... shares bright rays from thee . There was , there was a time , When though I fcorn'd thy guardian care , Nor made a vow , nor faid a pray'r , I did not rue the crime . Who Who then more bleft than me ? When the glad ( 22 )
Page 68
... VIII . Each pompous work , proud Bath ! I share -- That decks thy hills . Well - pleas'd I fee Thyrifing cirque eclipfe thy fquare , And Pitt and Stanhope build for me . IX . Here IX . Here Bathurst rears the gothic pile , Here ( 68 )
... VIII . Each pompous work , proud Bath ! I share -- That decks thy hills . Well - pleas'd I fee Thyrifing cirque eclipfe thy fquare , And Pitt and Stanhope build for me . IX . Here IX . Here Bathurst rears the gothic pile , Here ( 68 )
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... share The Mercian dame , Elfleda's guardian care . Nor lefs for feats of chivalry renown'd When her own Guy was with her laurels crown'd . Now indolence fubjects the drowsy place , And binds in filken bonds her feeble race . No busy ...
... share The Mercian dame , Elfleda's guardian care . Nor lefs for feats of chivalry renown'd When her own Guy was with her laurels crown'd . Now indolence fubjects the drowsy place , And binds in filken bonds her feeble race . No busy ...
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