Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler. Rochester. Roscommon. Otway. Waller. Pomfret. Dorset. Stepney. J. Philips. WalshSamuel Johnson A. Miller, 1800 - English poetry |
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... pleasures die ? " 1. " " Shall not I , who toil in ceaseless pain , " Some pleasure know ? " " No , " she replies again . III . " False and inconftant nymph , thou lyeft ! " said he ; " THOU LYEST , " fhe faid ; " And I deferv'd her ...
... pleasures die ? " 1. " " Shall not I , who toil in ceaseless pain , " Some pleasure know ? " " No , " she replies again . III . " False and inconftant nymph , thou lyeft ! " said he ; " THOU LYEST , " fhe faid ; " And I deferv'd her ...
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... pleasure counted good , " Have loft , and , which is more , my liberty ; " And now am forc'd to let him facrifice " My heart , for rafh believing of my eyes . " Long have I ftaid , but yet have no relief ; Long have I lov'd , yet have ...
... pleasure counted good , " Have loft , and , which is more , my liberty ; " And now am forc'd to let him facrifice " My heart , for rafh believing of my eyes . " Long have I ftaid , but yet have no relief ; Long have I lov'd , yet have ...
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... pleasure you . " But , if beyond those limits you demand , " I must not answer , Sir , nor understand . " " Believe me , virtuous maiden ! my defire " Ischafte and pious as thy virgin thought ; " No flash of luft , ' tis no difhoneft ...
... pleasure you . " But , if beyond those limits you demand , " I must not answer , Sir , nor understand . " " Believe me , virtuous maiden ! my defire " Ischafte and pious as thy virgin thought ; " No flash of luft , ' tis no difhoneft ...
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... pleasure doth pursue the timorous hare , " If you'll refort but thither , I'll not miss " To be in those woods ready for you , where " We may depart in fafety , and no more " With dreams of pleafure only , heal cur fore . " To this the ...
... pleasure doth pursue the timorous hare , " If you'll refort but thither , I'll not miss " To be in those woods ready for you , where " We may depart in fafety , and no more " With dreams of pleafure only , heal cur fore . " To this the ...
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... pleasures fade away ! How near to evening is delight's fhort day The watching bird , true Nuncius of the light ... pleasure ' s but a dream . ON HIS MAJESTY'S RETURN OUT OF SCOTLAND . REAT Charles ! —there stop , ye trumpet of fame ...
... pleasures fade away ! How near to evening is delight's fhort day The watching bird , true Nuncius of the light ... pleasure ' s but a dream . ON HIS MAJESTY'S RETURN OUT OF SCOTLAND . REAT Charles ! —there stop , ye trumpet of fame ...
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againſt Angels beafts becauſe befides beft beſt caft call'd caufe death defign defire doft doth earth elfe ev'n eyes facred fafe faid fair falfe fame fate fatire fear feat feek feem feen fenfe fent ferve feven fhall fhine fhould fide fight fince fing fire firft firſt flain flame fleep fome foon foul fpirits ftand ftars ftate ftill ftrange ftrength fuch fure fword glory hafte hand hath heart Heaven Hell himſelf honour Hudibras itſelf juft king laft laſt lefs live loft Lord mighty moft moſt Mufe muft muſt ne'er never night numbers o'er pafs paft perfon Pindar pleaſure prefent Quoth reafon reft rife Satan ſhall ſtand ſtate ſtill thee thefe themſelves theſe thine things thofe thoſe thou thought turn'd twas uſe vaft verfe Whilft whofe wife worfe
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