The Works, in Verse and Prose, of William Shenstone, Esq: In Two Volumes. With DecorationsH. Woodfall, 1768 |
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... fhould rather , be led to wonder that he left any thing behind him , than to blame his want of economy . He left however more than fufficient to pay all his debts ; and by his will appropriated his whole eftate for that purpose . It was ...
... fhould rather , be led to wonder that he left any thing behind him , than to blame his want of economy . He left however more than fufficient to pay all his debts ; and by his will appropriated his whole eftate for that purpose . It was ...
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... fhould dress in a manner most suitable to his own person and figure . In short , his faults were only little blemishes , thrown in by nature , as it were on purpose to prevent him from rifing too much above that level of imperfection ...
... fhould dress in a manner most suitable to his own person and figure . In short , his faults were only little blemishes , thrown in by nature , as it were on purpose to prevent him from rifing too much above that level of imperfection ...
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... had beftowned upon them his laft touches . I have fuppreffed feveral on this account ; and if among those which I have felected , there 66 should 1 fhould be discovered fome little want of his finifhing polish PREFACE .
... had beftowned upon them his laft touches . I have fuppreffed feveral on this account ; and if among those which I have felected , there 66 should 1 fhould be discovered fome little want of his finifhing polish PREFACE .
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... fhould lofe any thing material of fo accomplished a writer . In this dilemma it will eafily be con- ceived that the task I had to perform would become fomewhat difficult . How I have ac- quitted myself , the public muft judge . No ...
... fhould lofe any thing material of fo accomplished a writer . In this dilemma it will eafily be con- ceived that the task I had to perform would become fomewhat difficult . How I have ac- quitted myself , the public muft judge . No ...
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... fhould feem to be of fervice . As to the style of elegy , it may be well enough determined from what has gone before . It foould imitate the voice and language of grief , or if a metaphor of drefs be more agreeable , it should be fimple ...
... fhould feem to be of fervice . As to the style of elegy , it may be well enough determined from what has gone before . It foould imitate the voice and language of grief , or if a metaphor of drefs be more agreeable , it should be fimple ...
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bard beauty beneath bleft blifs bloom boaſt bofom bow'r breaft charms chearful cou'd crown'd DAMON dear defire DELIA's diſplay eaſe ELEGY ev'n ev'ry facred faid fair falute fame fate fav'rite fcene fcorn fecure feem fhade fhall fhepherd fhew fhine fhore fhould figh fing flame flow'rs fmile focial foft fome fond fong fons foon foothe foul friendſhip ftill ftrain ftray ftream fuch fure fwain fweet fwell gen'rous gentle grace grove lefs lov'd lyre maid mind mournful mufe muft muſe muſt naiads native ne'er nymph o'er paffion peace penfive plain pleafing pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe raiſe reafon reign rife rofe roſe rural ſcene ſeen ſhade ſhall ſhe ſkies ſky ſmile ſpring ſtore ſweets tear tender thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thro toils tow'ring Twas vale virtue ween whofe whoſe youth
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322 ページ - And at the door imprisoning board is seen, Lest weakly wights of smaller size should stray; Eager, perdie, to bask in sunny day! The noises intermix'd, which thence resound, Do learning's little tenement betray; Where sits the dame, disguised in look profound And eyes her fairy throng, and turns her wheel around.
183 ページ - What it is to admire and to love, And to leave her we love and admire. Ah, lead forth my flock in the morn, And the damps of each evening repel ; Alas ! I am faint and forlorn ; I have bade my dear Phyllis farewell.
327 ページ - 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...
320 ページ - While partial Fame doth with her blasts adorn Such deeds alone as pride and pomp disguise, Deeds of ill sort, and mischievous emprize...
185 ページ - But with tendrils of woodbine is bound; Not a beech's more beautiful green. But a sweet-briar entwines it around. Not my fields in the prime of the year, More charms than my cattle unfold; Not a brook that is limpid and clear, But it glitters with fishes of gold.
217 ページ - tis genius gives you fame, And NED, thro' fkill, fecures the game. THE POET AND THE DUN. 1741. Thefe are meflengers That feelingly perfuade me what I am. SHAKESPEAR. V_/OMES a dun in the morning and raps at my door— " I made bold to call — 'tis a twelvemonth and more — I'm forry, believe me, to trouble you thus, Sir, — But JOB wou'd be paid, Sir, had JOB been a mercer.
328 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!
328 ページ - Abhorreth bench and stool, and fourm, and chair; (This hand in mouth y-fix'd, that rends his hair;) And eke with snubs profound, and heaving breast, Convulsions intermitting!
117 ページ - Search but the garden, or the wood, Let yon admir'd carnation own, Not all was meant for raiment, or for food, Not all for needful...
327 ページ - She meditates a prayer to set him free ; Nor gentle pardon could this dame deny, (If gentle pardon could with dames agree,) To her sad grief that swells in either eye, And wrings her so that all for pity she could die.