The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 4John & Arthur Arch; and for Bell & Bradfute, and J. Mundell & Company Edinburgh, 1795 |
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... doft raife thy formal hat ; That wilt confort none till thou have known What lands he hath in hope , or of his own ; As though all thy companions fhould make thee Jointures , and marry thy dear company ; Why should . thou ( that doft ...
... doft raife thy formal hat ; That wilt confort none till thou have known What lands he hath in hope , or of his own ; As though all thy companions fhould make thee Jointures , and marry thy dear company ; Why should . thou ( that doft ...
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... doft proteft thy love , and wouldft it fhew By matching her , as fhe would match her foe ; And wouldst perswade her to a worse offence Than that whereof thou didst accufe her wench . Reason there's none for thee , but thou may'ft vex ...
... doft proteft thy love , and wouldft it fhew By matching her , as fhe would match her foe ; And wouldst perswade her to a worse offence Than that whereof thou didst accufe her wench . Reason there's none for thee , but thou may'ft vex ...
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... doft this day in new glory shine , May all men date records from this day , Va- lentine ! IV . Come forth , come forth ! and as one glorious flame Meeting another grows the fame , So meet thy Frederick , and fo To an unfeparable union ...
... doft this day in new glory shine , May all men date records from this day , Va- lentine ! IV . Come forth , come forth ! and as one glorious flame Meeting another grows the fame , So meet thy Frederick , and fo To an unfeparable union ...
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... doft outrun ; How , having laid down in thy fovereign's breaft All bufineffes , from thence to reinveft Them , when these triumphs cease , thou forward art To fhew to her , who doth the like impart . The fire of thy inflaming eyes , and ...
... doft outrun ; How , having laid down in thy fovereign's breaft All bufineffes , from thence to reinveft Them , when these triumphs cease , thou forward art To fhew to her , who doth the like impart . The fire of thy inflaming eyes , and ...
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... doft over- throw Die not , poor Death ! nor yet canst thou kill me . From reft and fleep , which but thy picture be , Much pleasure , then , from thee much more must flow ; And fooneft our beft men with thee do go , Reft of their bones ...
... doft over- throw Die not , poor Death ! nor yet canst thou kill me . From reft and fleep , which but thy picture be , Much pleasure , then , from thee much more must flow ; And fooneft our beft men with thee do go , Reft of their bones ...
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againſt beauty becauſe beft beſt blood breaft caft caufe cauſe courſe death defire doft doth Duke of York earth elfe eyes fafe faid fair fame fcorn fear feek feem feem'd feen fenfe fhall fhepherd fhew fhine fhould fide fighs fight filk filver fince fing fire firft firſt flain fleep fome fong foon forrow foul fpirits fpring ftand ftate ftill ftreams fuch fure fwain fweet glory grace grief hand hath heart heav'n himſelf honour itſelf king laft laſt lefs light live loft Lord lov'd moft moſt mufe muft muſt never night nymphs pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe prefent reft rife ſhall ſhe ſpent ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtay ſtill ſuch ſweet tears thee thefe themſelves theſe thine things thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand unto uſe verfe virtue Whilft whofe whoſe worfe