A Collection of Poems: Occasionally Writ on Several SubjectsJohn White, 1731 - 176 sivua |
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Sivu xv
... O'er all the East , and promis'd shining Day , That blithsome DAMON , rouz'd from peaceful Dreams Of moffy Fountains , and of filvan Scenes , O'er lofty Hills with various turnings ftray'd , Or on his past'ral Staff fupinely weigh'd : Now o ...
... O'er all the East , and promis'd shining Day , That blithsome DAMON , rouz'd from peaceful Dreams Of moffy Fountains , and of filvan Scenes , O'er lofty Hills with various turnings ftray'd , Or on his past'ral Staff fupinely weigh'd : Now o ...
Sivu xv
... o'er the Meadows fwim ; Nor angry Tempefts gather in the Skies , Nor Winds above the Strength of Zephyrs rife ; But genial Gleams , by turns with fruitful Showers , Call on the Greens to rise , and spread the Flowers ; And while we ...
... o'er the Meadows fwim ; Nor angry Tempefts gather in the Skies , Nor Winds above the Strength of Zephyrs rife ; But genial Gleams , by turns with fruitful Showers , Call on the Greens to rise , and spread the Flowers ; And while we ...
Sivu xv
... o'er the Plains a bright enamel lies , All loosely thrown , confus'dly regular ; Heav'n owns the Works , the Works a Heav'n declare . HERE Banks , which Winter naked left , and bare , Now bloom in Flowers , and Verdures rife up there ...
... o'er the Plains a bright enamel lies , All loosely thrown , confus'dly regular ; Heav'n owns the Works , the Works a Heav'n declare . HERE Banks , which Winter naked left , and bare , Now bloom in Flowers , and Verdures rife up there ...
Sivu xv
... filvan Mufe , of Daphnis ' parting And tells in lowly Numbers , lowly Things : Be pleas'd to fmile upon my rural Lay , A Smile from AYREY , will my Pains o'er pay . [ fings , B 3 DAPHNIS , 。。 DAPHNIS , a Swain , whom cruel Fate demands.
... filvan Mufe , of Daphnis ' parting And tells in lowly Numbers , lowly Things : Be pleas'd to fmile upon my rural Lay , A Smile from AYREY , will my Pains o'er pay . [ fings , B 3 DAPHNIS , 。。 DAPHNIS , a Swain , whom cruel Fate demands.
Sivu xv
... o'er ; Then follows Abfence . Now methinks I rove O'er Hills unknown , and mourn my hapless Love ; Or laid alone within fome joyless Shade , My Fancy figures out my diftant Maid . WHILE thus I dream , I fee fome happier Swain WHILE 8 ...
... o'er ; Then follows Abfence . Now methinks I rove O'er Hills unknown , and mourn my hapless Love ; Or laid alone within fome joyless Shade , My Fancy figures out my diftant Maid . WHILE thus I dream , I fee fome happier Swain WHILE 8 ...
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Abfence arife Beauties Bleffings bleft Blifs Bloom blooming Groves Bofom Breaſt bright caft Charms DAMON Daphnis dear Defire Delight diff'rent Ev'n ev'ry Eyes facred fafe Fame feems felf fhall fhining fhould figh'd fince fing Fire firſt Flame flow flow'ry fmile foft fome foon ftill fuch fweet fwell gen'rous Genius Glories glow Groves happy Heart Heav'n heav'nly Hills John Joys juſt lafting laſt lefs lov'd Love Mankind melting Mind moſt Mount Ida mourn Mufe Muſe muſt ne'er Numbers Nymph o'er OENONE OVID Paffion Paftoral Pain PARIS Plain pleas'd pleaſe Pleaſure Pow'r Praife Praiſe PRIAM purſue Rapture raviſh'd rife Robert Rofe Scenes Seafon Senfe Shades ſhall ſhe Shepherd ſhine Silvia's Skie Skies Song Soul ſtay ſtill Streams STREPHON Swain tender thee thefe theſe Things feel thofe Thomas thoſe thou Thought thouſand thro Verfe Verſe VIRG whofe Whoſe William Youth
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Sivu viii - ... wing, (Her guide now lost) no more attempts to rise, But in low numbers short excursions tries: Content, if hence, th...
Sivu 129 - O could I flow like thee! and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme ! Tho
Sivu vi - Ten cenfure wrong, for one who writes amifs ; A fool might once himfelf alone expofe, Now one in verfe makes many more in profe. Tis with our judgments as our watches, none Go juft alike, yet each believes his own.
Sivu 154 - Flocks, fecms to be the firft Employment of Mankind, the moft antient Sort of Poetry, was probably Paftoral : 'Tis natural to imagine, that the Leifure of thofe antient Shepherds requiring fome Diverfion, none was fo proper to that folitary Life, as finging, and that in their Songs, they took Occafion...
Sivu 101 - No doleful fighs in airy circles rove, But all be rapture, blifs, and joy and love ; Without a ruffle, ev'ry moment flow, More gentle than the fofteft breezes blow.
Sivu xv - Rofes in Hedges, King-cups on the green, Birds in the Woods, and Larks upon the Skies, Say, is't not Spring that makes you all rejoyce?
Sivu 33 - Swell'd to my Eyes, and melted out in Tears; " My trembling Limbs could fcarce my Weight fuftain, " And Life furpriz'd, ftood paufing with the Pain.
Sivu 30 - Place for Contemplation, or for Care, To lift the Soul, or pour out fad DeJpair ! And And here lay Cc///'», haplefs Swain!
Sivu vii - One moral, or a meer well-natur'd Deed Does all Defert in Sciences exceed. Moreover, I can ajjure all my Readers, 'who are not of my Acquaintance, that I am not extravagant...