The Cheltenham mail bag; or, Letters from Gloucestershire [in verse] ed. [really written?] by Peter Quince, the younger |
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... O'er which the Prophet's spirit flung " The holy beams of Houris ' eyes ; " -But never yet , in Fancy's dream , " Or Poet's visioned glimpse of Heaven , " Shone there so pure , so bright a beam " As to those eyes by Love was given ...
... O'er which the Prophet's spirit flung " The holy beams of Houris ' eyes ; " -But never yet , in Fancy's dream , " Or Poet's visioned glimpse of Heaven , " Shone there so pure , so bright a beam " As to those eyes by Love was given ...
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... o'er with fevered flush ; — Oh , fly at once the tempter's gaze , Or never lose that burning blush ! -Pledged to her sacred task , my Muse Truth's spotless radiance would diffuse , с And , forced in justice to condemn , Whispers " 17.
... o'er with fevered flush ; — Oh , fly at once the tempter's gaze , Or never lose that burning blush ! -Pledged to her sacred task , my Muse Truth's spotless radiance would diffuse , с And , forced in justice to condemn , Whispers " 17.
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... How I longed to go with him ! to trace o'er again The scenes which my Biddy once bless'd in a strain Of such elegant verse , that I vow and declare I often have thought that a little French air , As it made such a heavenly poet of you , 21.
... How I longed to go with him ! to trace o'er again The scenes which my Biddy once bless'd in a strain Of such elegant verse , that I vow and declare I often have thought that a little French air , As it made such a heavenly poet of you , 21.
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... so , my child , What a feast of delight for poor Dolly you've spoiled ! So my fate was decided , and here I remain , Like a sorrowful turtle to brood o'er my chain . 1 Well , it's mighty provoking , I vow and protest 22.
... so , my child , What a feast of delight for poor Dolly you've spoiled ! So my fate was decided , and here I remain , Like a sorrowful turtle to brood o'er my chain . 1 Well , it's mighty provoking , I vow and protest 22.
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... o'er our heads ( but Fancy spares An exposé of such affairs ! ) — -Can this be grace ? oh , gentle dame ! To whom I owe this fleshy frame , Kind Nature ! hear me thus entreat , Whene'er I find my recreant feet Betray me to one agile ...
... o'er our heads ( but Fancy spares An exposé of such affairs ! ) — -Can this be grace ? oh , gentle dame ! To whom I owe this fleshy frame , Kind Nature ! hear me thus entreat , Whene'er I find my recreant feet Betray me to one agile ...
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ACERBUS SKETCH Adieu April 23 bard beam beauty beauty's blest bloom blushing Boarding House bosom BOTTOM'S DREAM breath bright bright eyes brow C-BB-TT called charm Charon Cheltenham COMMODUS dear Lord delight divine DOLLY SKETCH dream dull e'er EARL OF P-F-T earth earthly entre nous exquisite eyes fair Falstaff fancy Fancy's fashion feeling flame flowers forget FR-NKS friendship genius gentle girl glow gold gout grace heart Heaven humour Jove kind King LALLA ROOKH LETTER lisping looks lover mind mirth MISS DOLLY MORPHEUS Muse nature ne'er never nought o'er OLD BOND STREET once peruke PETER QUINCE play Poems rapture rhyme round royalty's scene scorn SHAKESPERE shed shew shine sighs slumber smile song soul sparkling spirit spleen springs strain swear sweet tears thee There's thine thou thought thro true truth Twas vulgar Whilst young
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Page 57 - High on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus, and of Ind ; Or where the gorgeous East, with richest hand, Show'rs on her kings barbaric pearl and gold...
Page 100 - This is a gift that I have, simple, simple; a foolish extravagant spirit, full of forms, figures, shapes, objects, ideas, apprehensions, motions, revolutions : these are begot in the ventricle of memory, nourished in the womb of pia mater, and delivered upon the mellowing of occasion : But the gilt is good in those in whom it is acute, and I am thankful for it.
Page 108 - The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen, man's hand is not able to taste, his tongue to conceive, nor his heart to report what my dream was.
Page 112 - Sunt geminae Somni portae; quarum altera fertur cornea, qua veris facilis datur exitus umbris, altera candenti perfecta nitens elephanto, 895 sed falsa ad caelum mittunt insomnia Manes.
Page 30 - twere vain to tell, But gaze on that of the Gazelle, It will assist thy fancy well, As large, as languishingly dark, But Soul beam'd forth in every spark...
Page 55 - Monarchies,'' it is laid down that " a Free monarchy is one in which the monarch is perfectly free to do as he pleases.
Page 52 - I have, not without a little envy, observed of late the style of some great ministers very much to exceed that of any other productions.
Page 94 - And as plump, aye as any Princess of the blood, Carved in stone, but a good imitation of wood ; — With her vest all in plaits — like some ancient costume Either Roman or Grecian, I fairly presume ; Tho...
Page 10 - Here let me careless and unthoughtful lying, Hear the soft winds above me flying With all their wanton boughs dispute, And the more tuneful birds to both replying, Nor be myself too mute.