The Poetical Works of Robert Lloyd, A. M.: To which is Prefixed an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, Volume 2T. Evans, 1774 |
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... and LA FONTAINE , FRIEND . His mufe , indeed , the work fecures , And asks our praise as much as yours ; For , if delighted , readers too May pay their thanks , as well as you . But But You , my friend ( fo folks complain ) ( II )
... and LA FONTAINE , FRIEND . His mufe , indeed , the work fecures , And asks our praise as much as yours ; For , if delighted , readers too May pay their thanks , as well as you . But But You , my friend ( fo folks complain ) ( II )
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... folks complain ) For ever in this easy vein , This profe in verfe , this meafur'd talk , This pace , that's neither trot nor walk , Aim at no flights , nor ftrive to give A real poem fit to live . AUTH O R. ( To critics no offence , I ...
... folks complain ) For ever in this easy vein , This profe in verfe , this meafur'd talk , This pace , that's neither trot nor walk , Aim at no flights , nor ftrive to give A real poem fit to live . AUTH O R. ( To critics no offence , I ...
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... folks from Rome or Greece " To give a caufe for paft tranfactions , " They never dreamt of in their actions . " I can't help quibbling , brother poft , " ' Twere better we should lay the ghost , " But ' twere a tafk of real merit ...
... folks from Rome or Greece " To give a caufe for paft tranfactions , " They never dreamt of in their actions . " I can't help quibbling , brother poft , " ' Twere better we should lay the ghost , " But ' twere a tafk of real merit ...
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... folks repair , To take the Duft , which they call air . Dull folly ( not the wanton wild Imagination's younger child ) Has taken lodgings in his face , As finding that a vacant place , And peeping from his windows , tells To all ...
... folks repair , To take the Duft , which they call air . Dull folly ( not the wanton wild Imagination's younger child ) Has taken lodgings in his face , As finding that a vacant place , And peeping from his windows , tells To all ...
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... folks feel for good and fair , And which your looks betray'd indeed , To more difcerning eyes of steed ; When in the shape of useful hack , I bore a poet on my back ? Know , fafely rode my mafter's bride , The bard before her for my ...
... folks feel for good and fair , And which your looks betray'd indeed , To more difcerning eyes of steed ; When in the shape of useful hack , I bore a poet on my back ? Know , fafely rode my mafter's bride , The bard before her for my ...
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againſt Apollo AUTHOR Bard beſt bleft breaſt charms claffic cloſe dame decus Delos dreft dull dunce e'en eaſe eaſy erft ev'ry eyes facred faid fame fancy fatire feek fenfe fhall fhew fhine fhould fibi filk fimple firſt fkies flame fmile fober foes folks fome fons fool foul ftill ftrive ftrong fuch fure genius grace hæc hate heart himſelf honeft inglorius Juft king laft Latona lyre meaſure mighty mind moft moſt mufe muft Muſe muſt numbers nymph o'er Phoebus pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure poet poet's pow'r praiſe profe purſue Quæ quam raiſe reaſon rhime rhyme rife ROBERT LLOYD ſcheme ſeen ſenſe ſhall ſhe ſhow ſkill ſpeak ſpread ſpring ſtate ſtrength Tafte taſte tell thee theſe things thoſe thou thouſand thro throne Tuque uſeful verfe verſe waſte whofe Whoſe wife wiſh woes wond'rous word wou'd write yourſelf
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Page 202 - Here rests his head upon the lap of earth A youth, to fortune and to fame unknown: Fair science frown'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere...
Page 186 - THE CURFEW tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me.
Page 198 - There at the foot of yonder nodding beech, That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length at noontide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by.
Page 190 - Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the Poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave Await alike th' inevitable hour : — The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
Page 192 - Rich with the fpoils of time did ne'er unroll ; Chill Penury reprefs'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the foul.
Page 188 - Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep. The breezy call of incense-breathing morn, , The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed, The cock's shrill clarion, or the echoing horn, No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed.
Page 188 - The breezy call of incense-breathing morn, The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed, The cock's shrill clarion, or the echoing horn, No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed. For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn, Or busy housewife ply her evening care; No children run to lisp their sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share.
Page 196 - Ev'n in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee, who mindful of th...
Page 186 - And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his droning flight, And drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds...
Page 194 - Th' applaufe of lift'ning fenates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to defpife, To fcatter plenty o'er a fmiling land, And read their...