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Page 649
Thou antwer'it , she is fair ; But , in the wind and tempest of her frown , Pour'st in
the open ulcer of my heart Distinction , with a broad and pow'rful fan , Her eyes ,
her hair , her cheek , her gait , her voice ; Puffing at all , winnows the light away ...
Thou antwer'it , she is fair ; But , in the wind and tempest of her frown , Pour'st in
the open ulcer of my heart Distinction , with a broad and pow'rful fan , Her eyes ,
her hair , her cheek , her gait , her voice ; Puffing at all , winnows the light away ...
Page 851
Before the urchin well conid go , BY your honour's command , an example I stand
She stole the whiteness of the snow ; of your justice to all the ship's crew ; And
more -- that whiteness to adorn , I am hamper'd and stript , and if I am whipt , She
...
Before the urchin well conid go , BY your honour's command , an example I stand
She stole the whiteness of the snow ; of your justice to all the ship's crew ; And
more -- that whiteness to adorn , I am hamper'd and stript , and if I am whipt , She
...
Page 880
But sure such folks cou'd ne'er beget For vice will blaft , So sweet a girl as Sally :
But virtue laft She is the darling of my heart , While truth and time endure . And
she lives in our alley . Blow high , blow loiv , When she is by I leave Frown fate or
...
But sure such folks cou'd ne'er beget For vice will blaft , So sweet a girl as Sally :
But virtue laft She is the darling of my heart , While truth and time endure . And
she lives in our alley . Blow high , blow loiv , When she is by I leave Frown fate or
...
Page 913
E To ryfe the dere out of theyr denne : For she had not fet no fore on ground
Suche figlites hath ofte bene fene ; In leven yere before . As by thru yemen of the
north countrčy , She went unto the justice - hall , By them it is I incane . As fast as
she ...
E To ryfe the dere out of theyr denne : For she had not fet no fore on ground
Suche figlites hath ofte bene fene ; In leven yere before . As by thru yemen of the
north countrčy , She went unto the justice - hall , By them it is I incane . As fast as
she ...
Page 938
She was fair -- and my paffion begun ; Ere I shew you the charms of my love , She
fmild -- and I could not but love ; She is fairer than you can believe . She is
faithless -- and I am undone . With her mien she enamours the brave ; Perhaps I
was ...
She was fair -- and my paffion begun ; Ere I shew you the charms of my love , She
fmild -- and I could not but love ; She is fairer than you can believe . She is
faithless -- and I am undone . With her mien she enamours the brave ; Perhaps I
was ...
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Page 713 - Swinging slow with sullen roar; Or if the air will not permit, Some still removed place will fit, Where glowing embers through the room Teach light to counterfeit a gloom, Far from all resort of mirth, Save the cricket on the hearth, Or the bellman's drowsy charm To bless the doors from nightly harm.
Page 620 - I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts. I am no orator, as Brutus is, But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man That love my friend, and that they know full well That gave me public leave to speak of him.
Page 712 - Sometimes with secure delight The upland hamlets will invite, When the merry bells ring round, And the jocund rebecks sound To many a youth and many a maid, Dancing in the chequered shade, And young and old come forth to play On a sunshine holiday, Till the livelong daylight fail...
Page 548 - Tis but an hour ago since it was nine ; And after one hour more 'twill be eleven ; And so, from hour to hour, we ripe and ripe, And then, from hour to hour, we rot and rot ; And thereby hangs a tale.
Page 619 - tis his will : Let but the commons hear this testament, (Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read) And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds, And dip their napkins in his sacred blood ; Yea, beg a hair of him for memory, And, dying, mention it within their wills, Bequeathing it, as a rich legacy, Unto their issue.
Page 617 - Cassius, now Leap in with me into this angry flood, And swim to yonder point ? ' Upon the word, Accoutred as I was, I plunged in And bade him follow : so indeed he did. The torrent...
Page 618 - Why should that name be sounded more than yours ? Write them together, yours is as fair a name; Sound them, it doth become the mouth as well; Weigh them, it is as heavy; conjure with 'em, Brutus will start a spirit as soon as Caesar.
Page 570 - Now it is the time of night, That the graves, all gaping wide, Every one lets forth his sprite, In the church-way paths to glide.
Page 681 - ... there is all Nature cries aloud Through all her works). He must delight in virtue ; And that which He delights in must be happy. But when ? or where ? This world was made for Caesar — I'm weary of conjectures — this must end them.
Page 548 - Though I look old, yet I am strong and lusty: For in my youth I never did apply Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood; Nor did not with unbashful forehead woo The means of weakness and debility; Therefore my age is as a lusty winter, Frosty, but kindly: let me go with you; I'll do the service of a younger man In all your business and necessities.
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| Title | Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for the Improvement of Young Persons: Being Similar in Design to Elegant Extracts in Prose ... Volume 2 of Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for the Improvement of Young Persons: Being Similar in Design to Elegant Extracts in Prose, Vicesimus Knox |
| Editor | Vicesimus Knox |
| Publisher | T. Longman, 1796 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 16 Jul 2007 |
| Length | 1008 pages |
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