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Elegies on several occasions. Odes, songs, ballads, &c. Levities; or, Pieces ... - Page 87
by William Shenstone - 1765
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The Works in Verse and Prose, of William Shenstone, Esq;: I. Elegies on ...

William Shenstone - 1764 - 386 pages
...care To form a fcene more dazling fair, And call'd them from their green retreat To mare her proud controul ; Had giv'n the robe with grace to flow,...Moulded each ruftic limb anew, And warp'd the very foul 1 , i Awhile her magic ftrikes the novel eye, Awhile the faery forms delight ; And now aloof we feem...
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The Works in Verse and Prose, of William Shenstone, Esq;: I. Elegies on ...

William Shenstone - 1764 - 376 pages
...green retreat To mare her proud controul ; . Had giv'n. the robe with grace to flow, Had taught exoric gems to glow ; And emulous of nature's pow'r, Mimick'd...Moulded each ruftic limb anew, And warp'd the very foul 1 Awhile her magic ftrikes the novel eye, Awhile the faery forms delight ; And now aloof we feem to...
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The Works in Verse and Prose, of William Shenstone, Esq;: I. Elegies on ...

William Shenstone - 1764 - 376 pages
...care To form a fcene more dazling fair, And call'd them from their green retreat To mare her proud controul ; Had giv'n the robe with grace to flow,...taught exotic gems to glow ; And emulous of nature's pow'r,M irnick Y! the plume, the leaf, the flow'r ; Chang'd the complexion's native hue, Moulded each...
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The Works in Verse and Prose, Volume 1

William Shenstone - 1764 - 372 pages
...flow'r ; Chang'd the complexion's native hue, Moulded each ruftic limb anew, And warp'd the very foul 1 Awhile her magic ftrikes the novel eye, , Awhile the faery forms delight ; And now aloof we Teem to fly On purple pinions thro' a purer fky, Where all is wonderous, all is bright : Now landed...
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A collection of poems, by several hands [ed. by R. Dodsley]. [2 other copies ...

Collection - 1765 - 416 pages
...care To form a fcene more dazzling fair, And call'd them from their green retreat To mare her proud controul ; Had giv'n the robe with grace to flow,...Chang'd the complexion's native hue, Moulded each rullic limb anew, And warp'd the very foul ! XIX. Awhile her magic ftrikes the $ovel eye, Awhile the...
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A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes. By Several Hands, Volume 5

Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1765 - 412 pages
...care To form a fcene more dazzling fair, And call'd them from their green retreat To fhare her proud controul ; Had giv'n the robe with grace to flow....emulous of Nature's pow'r, Mimick'd the plume, the kaf, the flow'rj Chang'd the complexion's native hue, Moulded each ruftic limb anew, And warp'd the...
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A collection of poems, by several hands [ed. by R. Dodsley]. [2 other copies ...

Collection - 1766 - 354 pages
...care To form a fcene more dazzling fair, And call'd them from their green retreat To fhare her proud controul ; Had giv'n the robe with grace to flow,...complexion's native hue, Moulded each ruftic limb anew, t And warp'd the very foul ! XIX. Awhile her magic ftrikes the novel eye, Awhile the faery forms delight...
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The Works, in Verse and Prose, of William Shenstone, Esq: In Two Volumes ...

William Shenstone - 1768 - 346 pages
...care To form a fcene more dazling fair, And call'd them from their green retreat To fhare her proud controul ; Had giv'n the robe with grace to flow,...Moulded each ruftic limb anew, And warp'd the very foul. Awhi e her magic ftrikes the novel eye, Awhile the fairy forms delight ; And now aloof we feem to fly...
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The Works, in Verse and Prose, of William Shenstone, Esq: Elegies on several ...

William Shenstone - English poetry - 1773 - 370 pages
...care To form a fcene more dazling fair, And call'dthem from their green retreat To fhare her proud controul ; Had giv'n the robe with grace to flow,...Awhile her magic ftrikes the novel eye, Awhile the fairy forms delight ; And now aloof we feem to fly On purple pinions thro' a purer fky, Where -all...
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The Works, in Verse and Prose, of William Shenstone, Esq;: In ..., Volume 1

William Shenstone - 1777 - 378 pages
...more dazzling fair, And call'd them from their green retreat To fhare her proud controul ; Had given the robe with grace to flow, Had taught exotic gems...Awhile her magic ftrikes the novel eye, Awhile the fairy forms delight ; And now aloof we feem to fly On purple pinions thro' a purer fky, Where all is...
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