The Poetical Preceptor: Or, a Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry; Extracted from the Works of the Most Eminent English Poets. ... And Calculated for the Use, Not Only of Schools, But of Private GentlemenPrinted only for S. Crowder, 1780 - 344 pages |
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... beauty or fublimity of the thought , the harmony of the numbers , or the elegance or vigour of the expreffion . In a word , my intention was to collect not the most beautiful pieces of English Poetry in general , but the most beautiful ...
... beauty or fublimity of the thought , the harmony of the numbers , or the elegance or vigour of the expreffion . In a word , my intention was to collect not the most beautiful pieces of English Poetry in general , but the most beautiful ...
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... Beauty and Innocence , that he almost lays afide his hellish Defign Adam's Lamentation over Eve , upon her eating the forbidden Fruit ; and his Refolution to fhare the fame Fate with her ibid Eve's Lamentation upon her being doomed to ...
... Beauty and Innocence , that he almost lays afide his hellish Defign Adam's Lamentation over Eve , upon her eating the forbidden Fruit ; and his Refolution to fhare the fame Fate with her ibid Eve's Lamentation upon her being doomed to ...
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... beauty , To bend her humour to her duty . All this the looking - glafs atchiev'd , Its threats were minded and believ'd . The maid , who fpurn'd at all advice , Grew tame and gentle in a trice : So when all other means had fail'd , The ...
... beauty , To bend her humour to her duty . All this the looking - glafs atchiev'd , Its threats were minded and believ'd . The maid , who fpurn'd at all advice , Grew tame and gentle in a trice : So when all other means had fail'd , The ...
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... in view , He faw that all refpect and duty- Were paid to wealth , to power , and beauty .. Once more , he cries , accept my prayer ; Make my lov'd progeny thy care . Let Let my first hope , my fav'rite boy , All 10 The POETICAL.
... in view , He faw that all refpect and duty- Were paid to wealth , to power , and beauty .. Once more , he cries , accept my prayer ; Make my lov'd progeny thy care . Let Let my first hope , my fav'rite boy , All 10 The POETICAL.
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... Beauty with early bloom fupplies His daughter's cheek , and points her eyes .. The vain coquette each fuit difdains , And glories in her lover's pains . With age fhe fades , each lover flies , Contemn'd , forlorn , fhe pines and dies ...
... Beauty with early bloom fupplies His daughter's cheek , and points her eyes .. The vain coquette each fuit difdains , And glories in her lover's pains . With age fhe fades , each lover flies , Contemn'd , forlorn , fhe pines and dies ...
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