The Poetical Works of William ShenstoneSuttaby, Evance and Hu., 1812 - 261 pages |
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... rove ; If in the grove Enoue lov'd to stray , The faithful Muse shall meet thee in the grove . ON POSTHUMOUS REPUTATION . TO A FRIEND . GRIEF of griefs ! that Envy's frantic ire Should rob the living virtue of its praise ; O foolish ...
... rove ; If in the grove Enoue lov'd to stray , The faithful Muse shall meet thee in the grove . ON POSTHUMOUS REPUTATION . TO A FRIEND . GRIEF of griefs ! that Envy's frantic ire Should rob the living virtue of its praise ; O foolish ...
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... rove , My soul has yet surviv'd its dreariest time ; Ill can I bear the various clime of Love ! Love is a pleasing but a various clime . So smiles immortal Maro's favourite shore , Parthenope , with every verdure crown'd ; When straight ...
... rove , My soul has yet surviv'd its dreariest time ; Ill can I bear the various clime of Love ! Love is a pleasing but a various clime . So smiles immortal Maro's favourite shore , Parthenope , with every verdure crown'd ; When straight ...
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... rove ; The Fates ne'er meant them for the shepherd's prize , Yet gave them ample recompense in love . They gave you vigour from your parents ' veins ; They gave you toils : bnt toils your sinews brace ; They gave you nymphs that own ...
... rove ; The Fates ne'er meant them for the shepherd's prize , Yet gave them ample recompense in love . They gave you vigour from your parents ' veins ; They gave you toils : bnt toils your sinews brace ; They gave you nymphs that own ...
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... rove , And court the genius of my native land . Deladed youth ! that quits these verdant plaius , To catch the follies of an alien soil ! To win the vice his genuine soul disdains , Return exultant , and import the spoil ! In vain he ...
... rove , And court the genius of my native land . Deladed youth ! that quits these verdant plaius , To catch the follies of an alien soil ! To win the vice his genuine soul disdains , Return exultant , and import the spoil ! In vain he ...
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... rove ? My nightly dreams the toilsome path resume , And shall I die - before I find my love ? When last I slept , methought my ravish'd eye On distant heaths his radiant form survey'd ; Though night's thick clouds encompass'd all the ...
... rove ? My nightly dreams the toilsome path resume , And shall I die - before I find my love ? When last I slept , methought my ravish'd eye On distant heaths his radiant form survey'd ; Though night's thick clouds encompass'd all the ...
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POETICAL WORKS OF WILLIAM SHEN William 1714-1763 Shenstone,George 1813-1878 Gilfillan No preview available - 2016 |
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