The Art of English Poetry Containing: Rules for making verses. A collection of the most natural, agreeable and sublime thoughts (!) ... that are to be found in the best English poets. A dictionary of rhymes. I.. II.. III. |
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1 ni OS While to my ravish'd Eyes officious Winds , Waving her Robes , display'd
such well - turn'd Limbs As Artists would in polish'd Marble give The wanton
Goddels , when supinely laid , She charms her gallant God to new Enjoyment .
1 ni OS While to my ravish'd Eyes officious Winds , Waving her Robes , display'd
such well - turn'd Limbs As Artists would in polish'd Marble give The wanton
Goddels , when supinely laid , She charms her gallant God to new Enjoyment .
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So sofr , by Heav'n ! and such a juicy Sweet , Thac ripen'd Peaches have not half
the Flavour . Dryd . Amphit . The Nectar of the Gods to them is tasteless . Dryd .
Amphit . Such Heat and Vigour shall our Kifles bear , As if , like Doves , we did ...
So sofr , by Heav'n ! and such a juicy Sweet , Thac ripen'd Peaches have not half
the Flavour . Dryd . Amphit . The Nectar of the Gods to them is tasteless . Dryd .
Amphit . Such Heat and Vigour shall our Kifles bear , As if , like Doves , we did ...
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Rach Such were the Numbers , which could call The Stones into the Theban Wall
. ... Yet as when mighty Rivers gently creep , Their even Calmness does suppose
chem deep : Such is your Muse ; So firm a Strength , and yet withal so sweet ...
Rach Such were the Numbers , which could call The Stones into the Theban Wall
. ... Yet as when mighty Rivers gently creep , Their even Calmness does suppose
chem deep : Such is your Muse ; So firm a Strength , and yet withal so sweet ...
Page 431
Things that love Night , Love not such Nights as these : The wrathful Skies Gallow
the very Wanderers of the Dark , And make them keep their Caves . Since I was
Man , Such Sheets of Fire , such Bursts of horrid Thunder , Such Groans of ...
Things that love Night , Love not such Nights as these : The wrathful Skies Gallow
the very Wanderers of the Dark , And make them keep their Caves . Since I was
Man , Such Sheets of Fire , such Bursts of horrid Thunder , Such Groans of ...
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The PREFACE T ! THIS Di & ionary contains a Colle & tion of such Words only ,
as both for their Sense and Sound are judg'd most proper for che Rhymes of
Heroick Poetry . For which Reason are omitted . I. All Burlesque Words , and such
...
The PREFACE T ! THIS Di & ionary contains a Colle & tion of such Words only ,
as both for their Sense and Sound are judg'd most proper for che Rhymes of
Heroick Poetry . For which Reason are omitted . I. All Burlesque Words , and such
...
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appear Arms bear Beauty Blac Blood Blow Body born bound break Breaſt Breath Clouds Cowl Death Deep Dryd Earth ev'n ev'ry Eyes Face fair fall Fate Fear Field Fire firſt Flames Flood Fools Force Form Fortune give Gods Ground grow Hand Head Heart Heav'n Hope kind Kings laſt leave leſs Light live Looks Love Mind moſt move muſt Name Nature never Night o'er once Pain Place Plain Pow'r Rage Rhyme riſe Rocks ſee ſelf Shade Shak ſhall ſhe ſhould Side Sight Skies ſome Soul Sound Spring ſtand Stars ſtill Storm Streams ſuch Syllables Tears thee theſe things thoſe thou Thoughts thro Trees turns Verbs Verſes Virg Virtue Wall Waves whoſe Winds Wings Woods World Wound
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| Title | The Art of English Poetry Containing: Rules for making verses. A collection of the most natural, agreeable and sublime thoughts (!) ... that are to be found in the best English poets. A dictionary of rhymes. I.. II.. III. |
| Author | Edward Bysshe |
| Publisher | S. Buckley, 1710 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Jun 2005 |
| Length | 554 pages |
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