Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical PrefacesJohn Aikin "The object of this work, which is entirely new, is to comprise, within a single volume, a chronological series of our classical poets, from Ben Johnson to Beattie, without mutilation or abridgment, with biographical and critical notices of their authors. The contents of this volume are so comprehensive, that few poems, it is believed, are omitted, except such as are of secondary merit, or unsuited to the perusal of youth" -- Page [i]. |
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... o'er snowy ground , The gathering globe augments with every round . But whither shall I run ? the throng draws nigh , The ball now skims the street , now soars on high ; The dext'rous glazier strong returns the bound , And jingling ...
... o'er snowy ground , The gathering globe augments with every round . But whither shall I run ? the throng draws nigh , The ball now skims the street , now soars on high ; The dext'rous glazier strong returns the bound , And jingling ...
Page 294
... o'er Otway weep , O'er Congreve smile , or over D'Urfey sleep ; Pleas'd semptresses the Lock's fam'd Rape unfold ; And Squirts read Garth , till apozems grow cold . O Lintot ! let my labours obvious lie , Rang'd on thy stall , for every ...
... o'er Otway weep , O'er Congreve smile , or over D'Urfey sleep ; Pleas'd semptresses the Lock's fam'd Rape unfold ; And Squirts read Garth , till apozems grow cold . O Lintot ! let my labours obvious lie , Rang'd on thy stall , for every ...
Page 295
... o'er the pathless grove , To find the brave companion of his love . The pathless grove in vain he wanders o'er : Euryalus , alas ! is now no more . That walker who , regardless of his pace , Turns oft to pore upon the damsel's face ...
... o'er the pathless grove , To find the brave companion of his love . The pathless grove in vain he wanders o'er : Euryalus , alas ! is now no more . That walker who , regardless of his pace , Turns oft to pore upon the damsel's face ...
Page 298
... o'er the foaming billows She cast a wistful look ; Her head was crown'd with willows , That trembled o'er the brook . " Twelve months are gone and over , And nine long tedious days ; Why didst thou , venturous lover , Why didst thou ...
... o'er the foaming billows She cast a wistful look ; Her head was crown'd with willows , That trembled o'er the brook . " Twelve months are gone and over , And nine long tedious days ; Why didst thou , venturous lover , Why didst thou ...
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... O'er hills , and sinking bogs , and pathless downs . Of stars he told , that shoot with shining trail , And of the glow - worm's light that gilds his tail . 60 He sung where woodcocks in the Summer feed , And in what climates they renew ...
... O'er hills , and sinking bogs , and pathless downs . Of stars he told , that shoot with shining trail , And of the glow - worm's light that gilds his tail . 60 He sung where woodcocks in the Summer feed , And in what climates they renew ...
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