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Page vii
... give way to disease ; and although he lingered through several months , death had made very rapid progress in the month of May 1744. On the sixth of that month , he was all day delirious , which he mentioned four days after , as a ...
... give way to disease ; and although he lingered through several months , death had made very rapid progress in the month of May 1744. On the sixth of that month , he was all day delirious , which he mentioned four days after , as a ...
Page 2
... give some ac- count of this kind of poem ; and it is my design to comprise in this short paper the substance of those numerous dissertations the critics have made on the subject , without omitting any of their rules in my own favour ...
... give some ac- count of this kind of poem ; and it is my design to comprise in this short paper the substance of those numerous dissertations the critics have made on the subject , without omitting any of their rules in my own favour ...
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... best of men followed the employment . To carry this resemblance yet further , it would not be amiss to give these shep- herds some skill in astronomy , as far as it may be useful to that sort of life . And an air PASTORALS .
... best of men followed the employment . To carry this resemblance yet further , it would not be amiss to give these shep- herds some skill in astronomy , as far as it may be useful to that sort of life . And an air PASTORALS .
Page 11
... give the conquest to thy Sylvia's eyes . DAPHNIS . Nay , tell me first , in what more happy fields The thistle springs , to which the lily yields : And then a nobler prize I will resign ; For Sylvia , charming Sylvia , shall be thine ...
... give the conquest to thy Sylvia's eyes . DAPHNIS . Nay , tell me first , in what more happy fields The thistle springs , to which the lily yields : And then a nobler prize I will resign ; For Sylvia , charming Sylvia , shall be thine ...
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... give , Thy name , thy honour , and thy praise , shall live ! THYRSIS . But see , Orion sheds unwholesome dews ; Arise , the pines a noxious shade diffuse ; Sharp Boreas blows , and nature feels decay , Time conquers all , and we must ...
... give , Thy name , thy honour , and thy praise , shall live ! THYRSIS . But see , Orion sheds unwholesome dews ; Arise , the pines a noxious shade diffuse ; Sharp Boreas blows , and nature feels decay , Time conquers all , and we must ...
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