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" Begin the song, and strike the living lyre : Lo how the years to come, a numerous and well-fitted quire. All hand in hand do decently advance, And to my song with smooth and equal measure dance ; While the dance lasts, how long soe'er it be, My music's... "
The Works of Abraham Cowley - Page lxiv
by Abraham Cowley - 1806
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The Art of English Poetry Containing: Rules for making verses. A collection ...

Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pages
...Song, and ftrike the living Lyre! Lc ! how the Years to come, a num'rous and well-fitted Quirt, All All Hand in Hand do decently advance, And to my Song with fmooth and equal Meafures dance j While the Oance lafts, how long foe'er it be, My Mufick's Voice (hall...
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The virgin muse. Being a collection of poems from our most celebrated ...

Virgin muse - 1722 - 250 pages
...away, And nought behind it ftay. 2. Begin the Song? and ftr ike the Living Lyre ; Lo how the Tears to come, a numerous and well.fitted ( Quire , All...Hand in Hand do decently advance, And to my Song With fniooth and equal meafures<^w« Whilft the dance lafts, how lorrg To e're it be, My Mufick's Voice...
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The Works of the English Poets: Cowley

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 418 pages
...will decay Till heaven itfelf fhall melt away, And nought behind it flay. Begin the fong, and ftrike the living lyre ; Lo ! how the years to come, a numerous...quire, All hand in hand do decently advance, And to my fong with fmooth and equal meafures dance!' Whilft the dance lafts, how long foe'er it be, My mufic's...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 520 pages
...decay 1 Till heaven itfelf fhall melt away, And nought behind it ftay. ». Begiifyhe fong, and ftrike the living lyre ; Lo! how the years to come, a numerous and well-fitted quire, All hand in hand dp dScently advance^ And to my fong with finooth and equal meafures dance t Whilft the dance lafts,...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 pages
...ftrains are fuch as thofe of the Theban bard were to his contemporaries : Begin the fong, and ftrike the living lyre : Lo how the years to come, a numerous...quire, All hand in hand do decently advance, And to my fong with fmooth and equal meafure dance j While the dance lafts, how long foe'er it be, My mufick's...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: With Critical ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 478 pages
...ftrains are fuch as thofe of the Theban bard were to his contemporaries : Begin the fong, and ftrike the living lyre : Lo how the years to come, a numerous and well-fitted quire, All hand in hand do decently'advance, And to my fong with fmooth and equal meafure dance ; While the dance lafts, how long...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...ftrains are fuch as thofe of the Theban bard were to his contemporaries : Begin the fong, and fhike the living lyre : Lo how the years to come, a numerous...quire, All hand in hand do decently advance, And to my fong with fmooth and equal meafure dance; While the dance lafts, how long foe'er it be, My rmafick's...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...thofe of the Theban baid were to his contemporaries : Begin the fong, and ftrike the living lyre : Lp how the years to come, a numerous and well-fitted...* All hand in hand do decently advance, And to my fong with fmooth and equal meafure dance ; While the dance ^fts, how long foe'er it be, My mufick's...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets,: With Critical ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 508 pages
...ftrains are fuch as thofe of the Theban Bard were to his contemporaries: Begin the fong, and ftrike the living lyre: ]Lo how the years to come, a numerous...quire, •, *•" All hand in hand do decently advance/ 1 And to my fong with fmooth. and equal meafure dance ; While the dance lafxs, how long fti'er it be,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...ftrains are fuch as thofe of the Theban Bard were to his contemporaries: Begin the fong, and ftrike the living lyre : Lo how the years to come, a numerous and well-fitted quire, All hand in hand do d;cently advance, And to my fong with fmoothand equal meafure dance; While the dance lafts, how long...
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