The Works in Verse and Prose, of William Shenstone, Esq;: I. Elegies on several occasions. II. Odes, songs, ballads, &c. III. Levities, or pieces of humour. IV. Moral piecesR. and J. Dodsley, in Pall-mall., 1764 - 345 ページ |
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... sweet pastoral , in four parts , which has been fo univerfally admired ; and which , one would have thought , muft have fubdued the loftieft heart , and fof- tened the most obdurate . His perfon , as to height , was above the middle ...
... sweet pastoral , in four parts , which has been fo univerfally admired ; and which , one would have thought , muft have fubdued the loftieft heart , and fof- tened the most obdurate . His perfon , as to height , was above the middle ...
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... Sweet bird ! enamour'd of the sweetest flow'r ! He lov'd the mufe ; she taught him to complain ; He faw his tim'rous loves on her depend ; He lov'd the mufe , altho ' fhe taught in vain ; He lov'd the mufe , for she was virtue's friend ...
... Sweet bird ! enamour'd of the sweetest flow'r ! He lov'd the mufe ; she taught him to complain ; He faw his tim'rous loves on her depend ; He lov'd the mufe , altho ' fhe taught in vain ; He lov'd the mufe , for she was virtue's friend ...
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... sweet ; Ah fool ! to credit what I heard them say ! Ill - fated bard ! that feeks his skill to show , Then courts the judgment of a friendly ear ! Not the poor veteran , that permits his foe To guide his doubtful ftep , has more to fear ...
... sweet ; Ah fool ! to credit what I heard them say ! Ill - fated bard ! that feeks his skill to show , Then courts the judgment of a friendly ear ! Not the poor veteran , that permits his foe To guide his doubtful ftep , has more to fear ...
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... sweet they were ! Far in the winding Vale retir'd , This peerless bud I found ; And shadowing rocks , and woods confpir'd To fence her beauties round . That nature in fo lone a dell Should form a nymph so sweet ! Or fortune to her ...
... sweet they were ! Far in the winding Vale retir'd , This peerless bud I found ; And shadowing rocks , and woods confpir'd To fence her beauties round . That nature in fo lone a dell Should form a nymph so sweet ! Or fortune to her ...
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... sweet mercy find a place , And bring relief to JEMMY'S Woes ; O GEORGE , without a pray'r for thee , My orifons fhould never close . The gracious prince that gave him life , Would crown a never - dying flame ; And every tender babe I ...
... sweet mercy find a place , And bring relief to JEMMY'S Woes ; O GEORGE , without a pray'r for thee , My orifons fhould never close . The gracious prince that gave him life , Would crown a never - dying flame ; And every tender babe I ...
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bard beauty beſtow bleft blifs bloom boaſt bofom bow'r breaſt cauſe charms chearful cou'd crown'd DAMON dear defire DELIA diftant diſplay eaſe ELEGY Ev'n ev'ry facred faid fair fame fate fav'rite fcorn fecure feek feem fhade fhall fhepherd fhew fhine fhore fhou'd fhun figh fing flow'rs fmile focial foft fome fond fong fons foon foul friendſhip fuch fure fwain fweet fwell gen'rous gentle grace grove lefs lov'd lyre maid mind moffy moſt mournful mufe muſe muſt native ne'er nymph o'er OVID paffion peace penfive plain pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe raiſe reafon reign rofe roſe rural ſcene ſcorn ſeen ſhade ſhall ſhare ſhe ſhould ſkies ſky ſmile ſtore ſtrain ſtream ſweets taſte tear tender thee thefe theſe thine thoſe thou thro toils tow'rs Twas virtue whofe whoſe wiſh wou'd youth
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334 ページ - And all in sight doth rise a birchen tree, Which learning near her little dome did...
193 ページ - I have heard her with sweetness unfold How that pity was due to a dove, That it ever attended the bold ; And she call'd it the sister of love. But her words such a pleasure convey, So much I her accents adore, Let her speak, and whatever she say, Methinks, I should love her the more.
341 ページ - Till Fear has taught them a performance meet, And to the well-known chest the dame repair; Whence oft with sugar'd cates she doth 'em greet, And ginger-bread y-rare; now, certes, doubly sweet!
126 ページ - AVON'S tide ; Bright as the water-lily, fprung, And glittering near its fide. Frefh as the bordering flowers, her bloom : Her eye, all mild to view ; The little halcyon's azure plume Was never half fo blue. Her...
195 ページ - Tis his with mock passion to glow, Tis his in smooth tales to unfold, " How her face is as bright as the snow, And her bosom, be sure, is as cold. How the nightingales labour the strain, With the notes of his charmer to vie; How they vary their accents in vain, Repine at her triumphs, and die.
127 ページ - ' 'Tis Strephon, on the mountain's brow, Has won my right good will; To him I gave my plighted vow, With him I'll climb the hill.
147 ページ - Then fkip'd aloof with quaint amaze ; And then drew near, again to gaze.
340 ページ - She sees no kind domestic visage near, And soon a flood of tears begins to flow And gives a loose at last to unavailing woe. But ah ! what pen his piteous plight may trace ? Or what device his loud laments explain? The form uncouth of his disguised face ? The pallid hue that dyes his looks amain ? The plenteous shower that does his cheek distain...
336 ページ - Who should not honour'd eld with these revere: For never title yet so mean could prove, But there was eke a Mind which did that title love.
337 ページ - Fresh baum, and marygold of cheerful hue : The lowly gill, that never dares to climb ; And more I fain would sing, disdaining here to rhyme.