Poems, Volume 2W. Blanchard, 1796 |
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abſolutely ALCANDER alſo antient baſe beauty becauſe beſt bleſſings BOOK cauſe charms CLEON cloſe conſequently courſe cry'd deſcribed deſcription deſign diſdains diſpoſition diſtance ENGLISH GARDEN Ev'n ev'ry falſe Fancy fence fides firſt foil foliage fome foon foreground foreſt fuch furface Gardening give Gothic grace grove heav'n imitation inſtance inſtructed itſelf juſt landſcape laſt lawn moſt Muſe muſt Naiad Nature Nature's neceſſary NOTE o'er obſervation ornament parterre paſſage perchance pictureſque pleaſe pleaſure Poem Poet praiſe precept preſcribed preſent preſerve purpoſe Reaſon reſpect reſult rill roſe ſaid ſame ſay ſcene ſcenery ſcorn ſee ſeeks ſeems ſeen ſelect ſerve ſet ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhould ſituation ſkill ſmall ſmile ſome ſong ſpace ſpecies ſpread ſprings ſtands ſtate ſtation ſtems ſtep ſtill ſtore ſtrain ſtream ſtructure ſubject ſuch ſufficient ſupplied ſweet ſwell taſte thee theſe thoſe thou thro tion toil univerſally uſe vale verdure Verſe whoſe wiſh κὶ
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