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... a father's care SERENA grew ; The good SIR GILBERT , to his country true , A faithful Whig , who , zealous for the State , Ia Freedom's fervice led the loud debate ; 2 3 Yet , ev'ry day , by tranfmutation rare ,. Turn'd THE TRIUMPHSS.
... a father's care SERENA grew ; The good SIR GILBERT , to his country true , A faithful Whig , who , zealous for the State , Ia Freedom's fervice led the loud debate ; 2 3 Yet , ev'ry day , by tranfmutation rare ,. Turn'd THE TRIUMPHSS.
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... states of poverty and pow'r , All forms , on whom her veering mind can pitch , Sultana , gipfy , goddess , nymph , and witch . At length , her foul with Shakespeare's magic fraught , The wand of Ariel fixt her roving thought ; Ariel's ...
... states of poverty and pow'r , All forms , on whom her veering mind can pitch , Sultana , gipfy , goddess , nymph , and witch . At length , her foul with Shakespeare's magic fraught , The wand of Ariel fixt her roving thought ; Ariel's ...
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... state begins to dine : Spleen , like a harpy , flutters o'er his wine : Invifible fhe poisons ev'ry dish , Tinging with gall , his mutton , fowl and fifh . The more he eats , the more perverfe he grows For as his hunger funk his choler ...
... state begins to dine : Spleen , like a harpy , flutters o'er his wine : Invifible fhe poisons ev'ry dish , Tinging with gall , his mutton , fowl and fifh . The more he eats , the more perverfe he grows For as his hunger funk his choler ...
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... state ; Her eye beheld not the dark frowns of fate : She only faw , the combat all forgot , The triumph promis'd as her glorious lot . Now , eager to display her light attire , The sprightly damfel feeks her fullen fire ; His gloomy ...
... state ; Her eye beheld not the dark frowns of fate : She only faw , the combat all forgot , The triumph promis'd as her glorious lot . Now , eager to display her light attire , The sprightly damfel feeks her fullen fire ; His gloomy ...
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... state ; Felt in each feature , in each accent fhown , Low'r'd in his look , and thunder'd in his tone . Hence the warm bofom of the lively fair Now fhivers with the chill of blank despair : Now disappointment's thick'ning fhadows roll A ...
... state ; Felt in each feature , in each accent fhown , Low'r'd in his look , and thunder'd in his tone . Hence the warm bofom of the lively fair Now fhivers with the chill of blank despair : Now disappointment's thick'ning fhadows roll A ...
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æther airy beauty beauty's bleft blifs bofom breaſt bright CANTO charms cloſe confcious dark defire delight earth enchanting ev'ry eyes fair fancy faſhion's fate fatire fav'rite fcenes fecret feels feems feen female fenfe fhade fhall fiend fight filk finking fire fixt flame flaſh flatt'ring flow'rs fmile foft fofter fome fond fondly foon foothing foul fpirit fpoke fprite frown ftill ftrength ftrife fuch fudden fullen fweet fwelling gaz'd gentle grace guardian heart heav'nly herſelf hour keen kind knight laft lefs magic maid mild mind mortal moſt mufic muft myftic nymph o'er paffion pafs paſt peer phantoms Pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure pow'r pride quick raiſe rife rofe round ſcene SERENA ſhe ſmile SOPHROSYNE ſparkling ſpell Spleen ſpoke ſportive ſpread ſtate ſtill ſweet Sycorax tender thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand trepan triumph unfeen vex'd vext view'd vifion whofe whoſe youth
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Page 11 - Nor shar'd my guidance, nor requir'd my aid. Her tender frame, nor confident nor coy, Had every fibre tun'd to gentle joy : No vain caprices swell'd her pouting lip ; No gold produc'da mercenary trip ; Soft innocence inspir'd her willing kiss, Her love was nature, and her life was bliss, Guide of his reason, not his passion's prey, She tam'd the savage, man, who bless'd her sway.
Page 102 - New fhadowy hofts, the vaflals of his thought, In Joy's gay garb, in Terror's dread array, Darker than night, and brighter than the day ; Who at his bidding, thro...
Page 3 - The genial fun in its expanding leaves ; For now fhe enter'd thofe important years, When the full bofom fwells with hopes and fears ; When confcious nature prompts the...
Page 112 - For earthly gauze was never half fo fine. Of that enchanting age her figure feems, When fmiling Nature with the vital beams Of vivid Youth, and Pleafure's purple flame. Gilds her accomplifli'd work, the female fiame, With rich luxuriance tender, fweetly wild, And juft between the woman and the child.