The British Apollo: Containing Two Thousand Answers to Curious Questions in Most Arts and Sciences, Serious, Comical, and Humorous, Approved of by Many of the Most Learned and Ingenious of Both Universities, and of the Royal-Society, Volume 2T. Sanders, 1726 |
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Page 343
... mind . But fince that happiness I must not gain , Nor with my fervent love can yours obtain ; I will by fome bold stroke reverfe my fate , For what is your averfion , I must hate . Your unfortunate Amaret , A Beware mistaken maid , alas ...
... mind . But fince that happiness I must not gain , Nor with my fervent love can yours obtain ; I will by fome bold stroke reverfe my fate , For what is your averfion , I must hate . Your unfortunate Amaret , A Beware mistaken maid , alas ...
Page 345
... mind , Elfe he would ne'er Provoke the fair , So ill to place their hearts , Nor throw away On vulgar clay , The choiceft of his darts ; You take us right . Yet this we know , By what you show , If love dim - fighted be ; His fubjects ...
... mind , Elfe he would ne'er Provoke the fair , So ill to place their hearts , Nor throw away On vulgar clay , The choiceft of his darts ; You take us right . Yet this we know , By what you show , If love dim - fighted be ; His fubjects ...
Page 369
... mind , With the fublimeft joys of paffion bleft , Nor left me room to doubt that he was kind ; But action's the true index of the foul , It's niceft thoughts and fentiments declare , For love's ftrong paffion nothing can control ,. In ...
... mind , With the fublimeft joys of paffion bleft , Nor left me room to doubt that he was kind ; But action's the true index of the foul , It's niceft thoughts and fentiments declare , For love's ftrong paffion nothing can control ,. In ...
Page 370
... mind you may restore , Abandon'd cafe , and your bleft state regain , And live for ever happy as before ; - Change heedlefs fair one , change your flighted love .. And blefs fome dying be with mutual flame : So fhall the wings of ...
... mind you may restore , Abandon'd cafe , and your bleft state regain , And live for ever happy as before ; - Change heedlefs fair one , change your flighted love .. And blefs fome dying be with mutual flame : So fhall the wings of ...
Page 372
... mind . Once I was counted a promising child , if you will believe our houfe keeper Grace , of abundance of wit I could not have fail'd , „ They all did agree , I came on a - pace 3 But an unlucky rap of the cradle ' Twas turn'd my ...
... mind . Once I was counted a promising child , if you will believe our houfe keeper Grace , of abundance of wit I could not have fail'd , „ They all did agree , I came on a - pace 3 But an unlucky rap of the cradle ' Twas turn'd my ...
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Page 370 - tis I pray, The ancient custom came, Stockings to throw (I'm sure you know) At bridegroom and his dame ? " A. When Britons bold, bedded of old, Sandals were backward thrown ; The pair to tell, that, ill or well, The act was all their own.
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