Poems on various subjectsOliver, and sold by Reid & Scott, 1802 - 115 pages |
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... glory , learns From Nature's voice his humble form of praise . With pœan sweet the tufted lawn resounds ; The lowing herd , the folded flock declare Their glowing transport with instructive look . BEHIND the shaded earth , now faintly ...
... glory , learns From Nature's voice his humble form of praise . With pœan sweet the tufted lawn resounds ; The lowing herd , the folded flock declare Their glowing transport with instructive look . BEHIND the shaded earth , now faintly ...
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... glory , o'er the whiten'd plain In mingl❜d order leads his valiant Sons . * The village church of Duddingston . From the chissel of the ingenious GowANS . The encampments on the Links of Musselburgh . Now rolling high , its clouded ...
... glory , o'er the whiten'd plain In mingl❜d order leads his valiant Sons . * The village church of Duddingston . From the chissel of the ingenious GowANS . The encampments on the Links of Musselburgh . Now rolling high , its clouded ...
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... glory crown'd ! For deeds of honor , and bright wit renown'd ! Awhile from thy exalted tow'r descend , And to the bawlings of a Friend attend ! CANST thou remember , when , in former days , We rang'd the groves , and pluckt the tender ...
... glory crown'd ! For deeds of honor , and bright wit renown'd ! Awhile from thy exalted tow'r descend , And to the bawlings of a Friend attend ! CANST thou remember , when , in former days , We rang'd the groves , and pluckt the tender ...
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... glory in the main ? To me , alas ! the Sun of Mirth is set ; Ne'er shall its ray illume this humid eye . My beauteous wig a doleful doom hath met , And do ye ask - why pour the plaintive sigh ? Ill - fated wig ! for thee , for thee I ...
... glory in the main ? To me , alas ! the Sun of Mirth is set ; Ne'er shall its ray illume this humid eye . My beauteous wig a doleful doom hath met , And do ye ask - why pour the plaintive sigh ? Ill - fated wig ! for thee , for thee I ...
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... glory claim . Even at walking to and fro , In which thou , P ***** ! dost excel , How smart he was , ye all do know : My Muse then needeth not to tell . How oft the street was strew'd with glass ! How oft the lamps in shivers lay ! But ...
... glory claim . Even at walking to and fro , In which thou , P ***** ! dost excel , How smart he was , ye all do know : My Muse then needeth not to tell . How oft the street was strew'd with glass ! How oft the lamps in shivers lay ! But ...
Common terms and phrases
admire ain thing ANNA Bards baul'd beam beauties BIRTHA blaze bliss blood bonny bosom breast bright Briton Butcher brave calm Captain coursers CRANSTOUN dastard Deary doth Duddingston e'er EGBERT slain ev'ry fair flame flow'rs frae friends Frogs gaz'd GEORDY glory grief GRIZZY grove Hark hath heart Heav'n JESSY JOHN JOHNNY SMITH Lassie list'ning liv'd Lord loud love thee lyre MAIA Matron sage melts Mirth Morn mourn mule murmurs Muse Musselburgh ne'er night Nymph o'er old Nick pain pipe plain pow'r praise Preses rill rising rode round ruin'd scented shakes SHEBA shew shining shrill sigh sing Sir PRIM Sir SHAVEY smile song sooth sorrow soul sound SQUABLE steed stept strain Swain sweet tear tell THOMAS BURNET thou wert thro throng Tis brave tow'r Twas Twill vale valiant warbling Watchmen ween weep wert mine ain yonder Youth
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Page 82 - YE shepherds, give ear to my lay, And take no more heed of my sheep; They have nothing to do but to stray ; I have nothing to do but to weep. Yet do...