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... Half buried there lie many a broken bust , And obelisk , and urn , o'erthrown by Time ; And many a cherub , there , descends in dust From the rent roof , and portico sublime . The rivulets , oft frighted at the sound Offragments ...
... Half buried there lie many a broken bust , And obelisk , and urn , o'erthrown by Time ; And many a cherub , there , descends in dust From the rent roof , and portico sublime . The rivulets , oft frighted at the sound Offragments ...
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... Half wasted , like a Niobe in tears . Low level'd in the dust her darling's laid ! Death pitied not the pride of youthful bloom ; Nor could maternal piety dissuade Or soften the fell tyrant of the tomb . The relics of a mitred saint may ...
... Half wasted , like a Niobe in tears . Low level'd in the dust her darling's laid ! Death pitied not the pride of youthful bloom ; Nor could maternal piety dissuade Or soften the fell tyrant of the tomb . The relics of a mitred saint may ...
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... half so vain , THE NARCISSUS . As pendent o'er the limpid stream I bow'd my snowy pride , And languish'd in a fruitless flame For what the Fates denied ; The fair Pastora chanced to pass , With such an angel air , I saw her in the ...
... half so vain , THE NARCISSUS . As pendent o'er the limpid stream I bow'd my snowy pride , And languish'd in a fruitless flame For what the Fates denied ; The fair Pastora chanced to pass , With such an angel air , I saw her in the ...
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... half the day : Dared by Palemon for a pastoral prize , Reluctant , in his turn , Alexis tries . PALEMON . This breeze by the river how charming and soft ! How smooth the grass carpet ! how green ! Sweet , sweet sings the lark ! as he ...
... half the day : Dared by Palemon for a pastoral prize , Reluctant , in his turn , Alexis tries . PALEMON . This breeze by the river how charming and soft ! How smooth the grass carpet ! how green ! Sweet , sweet sings the lark ! as he ...
Page 109
... half so fragrant , half so fair , As Kate of Aberdeen . Strike up the tabor's boldest notes , We'll rouse the nodding grove ; The nested birds shall raise their throats , And hail the maid I love : And see - the matin lark mistakes , He ...
... half so fragrant , half so fair , As Kate of Aberdeen . Strike up the tabor's boldest notes , We'll rouse the nodding grove ; The nested birds shall raise their throats , And hail the maid I love : And see - the matin lark mistakes , He ...
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ACROSTIC ANACREON bard beauty behold birds bless'd bliss bloom bosom breast brow charms Corydon cried Cunningham Cupid Damon David Garrick dear delight Derry dress'd Dublin e'en Edinburgh eyes fair fame fancy fate favour favourite flies floweret fond Fortune genius gentle give glowing goddess Goldsmith grace green grove happy heart honour hopes Jove kind labour lord maid mighty mind mirth MISS CATL morning Muse ne'er never Newcastle night numbers o'er OLIVER GOLDSMITH Ossian PALEMON pass'd passion pasty Phillis Philomel plain pleasure poem poet praise pride rage raptures reign rich rise rose rosy round sacred scene shade shepherd sighs sing skies smiles soft song sorrow soul spread STOOPS TO CONQUER SUNDERLAND swain sweet SWEET Auburn tell THEATRE thee There's thou toil Tuning sweet Twas venison vex'd village virgins wandering wanton Whilst Whitefoord wretch young youth