The Poetical Works of William Collins, Volume 3W. Pickering, 1830 - 150 pages |
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... myrtle with the warrior's crown . O happy days ! the maids around her say ; O haste , profuse of blessings , haste away ! " Be every youth like royal Abbas moved , And every Georgian maid like Abra loved ! ' 70 ECLOGUE IV . AGIB AND ...
... myrtle with the warrior's crown . O happy days ! the maids around her say ; O haste , profuse of blessings , haste away ! " Be every youth like royal Abbas moved , And every Georgian maid like Abra loved ! ' 70 ECLOGUE IV . AGIB AND ...
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... myrtles shed On gentlest Otway's infant head , To him thy cell was shown ; And while he sung the female heart , With youth's soft notes unspoil'd by art , Thy turtles mix'd their own . Come , Pity , come , by Fancy's aid , E'en now my ...
... myrtles shed On gentlest Otway's infant head , To him thy cell was shown ; And while he sung the female heart , With youth's soft notes unspoil'd by art , Thy turtles mix'd their own . Come , Pity , come , by Fancy's aid , E'en now my ...
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... myrtle shades retreating , With many a vow from Hope's aspiring tongue , My trembling feet his guiding steps pursue ; In vain - Such bliss to one alone , Of all the sons of soul , was known ; 71 And Heaven , and Fancy , kindred powers ...
... myrtle shades retreating , With many a vow from Hope's aspiring tongue , My trembling feet his guiding steps pursue ; In vain - Such bliss to one alone , Of all the sons of soul , was known ; 71 And Heaven , and Fancy , kindred powers ...
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... myrtles drest , i Alluding to that beautiful fragment of Alcæus : Εν μύρτου κλαδὶ τὸ ξίφος φορήσω , Ωσπερ Αρμόδιος κ ' Αριστογείτων , Οτε τὸν τύραννον κτανέτην , Ισονόμους τ ' Αθήνας εποιησάτην . Φιλταθ ' Αρμόδι οὔ τι που τέθνηκας ...
... myrtles drest , i Alluding to that beautiful fragment of Alcæus : Εν μύρτου κλαδὶ τὸ ξίφος φορήσω , Ωσπερ Αρμόδιος κ ' Αριστογείτων , Οτε τὸν τύραννον κτανέτην , Ισονόμους τ ' Αθήνας εποιησάτην . Φιλταθ ' Αρμόδι οὔ τι που τέθνηκας ...
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... myrtle wand can steep Even Anger's bloodshot eyes in sleep ; Before whose breathing bosom's balm Rage drops his steel , and storms grow calm : Her let our sires and matrons hoar Welcome to Britain's ravaged shore ; Our youths , enamour ...
... myrtle wand can steep Even Anger's bloodshot eyes in sleep ; Before whose breathing bosom's balm Rage drops his steel , and storms grow calm : Her let our sires and matrons hoar Welcome to Britain's ravaged shore ; Our youths , enamour ...
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Abra admiration allegorical ANTISTROPHE appear bard beautiful blank verse blest breathe charm Chichester Circassia College Collins's Colonel Martin CYMBELINE death delight demyship drest E'en Eclogues expression eyes fair fame Fancy Fear feel flowers fond genius grace Gray grief grove hair hand happy harmony heart honour hope hour imagery imagination inspired isle Johnson Joseph Warton lived lyre Magdalen College magic maid merit midst mind moral mountain's mourn murmurs Muse myrtles native nature numbers nymph o'er Oxford passions pastoral Pity Pity's plain poems poet poet's poetical poetry pour'd Queen's College racter rage Richard Collins rove royal Abbas scene sentiment shade Shakespeare shepherds SIR THOMAS HANMER sister song Sophocles sound strain sublime sullen sung swain sweet taste tears tender thee Theocritus Thomas Warton Thomson thou thought tion toil truth vale VARIATIONS verse Warton wild William Collins writing youth