The Poems and Plays of Oliver GoldsmithJ. M. Dent, 1917 - 317 pages |
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Page 32
... Sure scenes like these no troubles e'er annoy ! Sure these denote one universal joy ! Are these thy serious thoughts ? -Ah , turn thine eyes Where the poor houseless shivering female lies.1 She once , perhaps , in village plenty bless'd ...
... Sure scenes like these no troubles e'er annoy ! Sure these denote one universal joy ! Are these thy serious thoughts ? -Ah , turn thine eyes Where the poor houseless shivering female lies.1 She once , perhaps , in village plenty bless'd ...
Page 47
... sure a poet may try , By a bounce now and then , to get courage to fly . But , my Lord , it's no bounce : I protest in my turn , It's a truth - and your Lordship may ask Mr. Byrne.2 To go on with my tale - as I gaz'd on the haunch , I ...
... sure a poet may try , By a bounce now and then , to get courage to fly . But , my Lord , it's no bounce : I protest in my turn , It's a truth - and your Lordship may ask Mr. Byrne.2 To go on with my tale - as I gaz'd on the haunch , I ...
Page 54
... SURE ' twas by Providence design'd , Rather in pity , than in hate , That he should be , like Cupid , blind , To save him from Narcissus ' fate . THE GIFT TO IRIS , IN BOW - STREET , COVENT GARDEN SAY , cruel IRIS , pretty rake , Dear ...
... SURE ' twas by Providence design'd , Rather in pity , than in hate , That he should be , like Cupid , blind , To save him from Narcissus ' fate . THE GIFT TO IRIS , IN BOW - STREET , COVENT GARDEN SAY , cruel IRIS , pretty rake , Dear ...
Page 66
... sure it may be justly said , His feet are useful as his head . Lastly , vouchsafe t ' observe his hand , Filled with a snake - encircl'd wand ; By classic authors term'd caduceus , And highly fam'd for several uses . To wit - most wond ...
... sure it may be justly said , His feet are useful as his head . Lastly , vouchsafe t ' observe his hand , Filled with a snake - encircl'd wand ; By classic authors term'd caduceus , And highly fam'd for several uses . To wit - most wond ...
Page 73
... sure has wanted an adviser . Had she consulted me , she should have made Her moral play a speaking masquerade ; [ 1 This termination is based upon an epigram in the Greck Anthology , or perhaps upon an adaptation by Voltaire : " L'autre ...
... sure has wanted an adviser . Had she consulted me , she should have made Her moral play a speaking masquerade ; [ 1 This termination is based upon an epigram in the Greck Anthology , or perhaps upon an adaptation by Voltaire : " L'autre ...
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