The British Poets: Including Translations ...C. Whittingham, 1822 |
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... shepherd dining in the shade by the brook , and many similar pictures , afford sufficient evidence of descriptive skill . It is said , but I know not with what degree of correctness , that his best pastorals were written ' after he had ...
... shepherd dining in the shade by the brook , and many similar pictures , afford sufficient evidence of descriptive skill . It is said , but I know not with what degree of correctness , that his best pastorals were written ' after he had ...
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... shepherd will mourn , The shades of Parnassus decay ; The Muses will dry their sad urn , Since reft of young Corydon's lay . To him every passion was known , That throbb'd in the breast with desire ; Each gentle affection was shown In ...
... shepherd will mourn , The shades of Parnassus decay ; The Muses will dry their sad urn , Since reft of young Corydon's lay . To him every passion was known , That throbb'd in the breast with desire ; Each gentle affection was shown In ...
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... shepherd's fold : But hark - I hear a lamb complain , ' Tis lost upon the world ! To'savage herds , that hunt for prey , An unresisting prize ! For having trod a devious way , The little rambler dies . As luckless is the virgin's lot ...
... shepherd's fold : But hark - I hear a lamb complain , ' Tis lost upon the world ! To'savage herds , that hunt for prey , An unresisting prize ! For having trod a devious way , The little rambler dies . As luckless is the virgin's lot ...
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... shepherds dread him ( Spoiler of their peace profound ) , Swift as scudding fawns they fled him , Frighted , though they felt no wound . Now the wanton god grown slyer , And for each 52 CUNNINGHAM . On Alderman -'s Life An Elegy on his ...
... shepherds dread him ( Spoiler of their peace profound ) , Swift as scudding fawns they fled him , Frighted , though they felt no wound . Now the wanton god grown slyer , And for each 52 CUNNINGHAM . On Alderman -'s Life An Elegy on his ...
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... Shepherds , and would have you taught , Those who , timid , fly from Beauty , May by Melody be caught . REPUTATION . An Allegory . To travel far as the wide world extends , Seeking for objects that deserved their care , Virtue set forth ...
... Shepherds , and would have you taught , Those who , timid , fly from Beauty , May by Melody be caught . REPUTATION . An Allegory . To travel far as the wide world extends , Seeking for objects that deserved their care , Virtue set forth ...
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ACROSTIC ANACREON bard beauty behold birds bless'd bliss bloom bosom breast brow charms Corydon cried Cunningham Cupid Damon David Garrick dear delight Derry dress'd Dublin e'en Edinburgh eyes fair fame fancy fate favour favourite flies floweret fond Fortune genius gentle give glowing goddess Goldsmith grace green grove happy heart honour hopes Jove kind labour lord maid mighty mind mirth MISS CATL morning Muse ne'er never Newcastle night numbers o'er OLIVER GOLDSMITH Ossian PALEMON pass'd passion pasty Phillis Philomel plain pleasure poem poet praise pride rage raptures reign rich rise rose rosy round sacred scene shade shepherd sighs sing skies smiles soft song sorrow soul spread STOOPS TO CONQUER SUNDERLAND swain sweet SWEET Auburn tell THEATRE thee There's thou toil Tuning sweet Twas venison vex'd village virgins wandering wanton Whilst Whitefoord wretch young youth