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Page 49
... Tumultuous enter with dire chilling blafts , Portending agues . Thus a well - fraught ship , Long fail'd fecure , or thro ' th ' Ægean deep , Ꭰ Or Or the Ionian , till cruifing near The Lilybean fhore The SPLENDID SHILLING . 49.
... Tumultuous enter with dire chilling blafts , Portending agues . Thus a well - fraught ship , Long fail'd fecure , or thro ' th ' Ægean deep , Ꭰ Or Or the Ionian , till cruifing near The Lilybean fhore The SPLENDID SHILLING . 49.
Page 100
... blafts Tempeftuous , and cold Eurus ' nipping force , Noxious to feeble buds : but to the west Let him free entrance grant , let Zephyrs bland Adminifter their tepid genial airs ; Naught fear he from the weft , whofe gentle warmth ...
... blafts Tempeftuous , and cold Eurus ' nipping force , Noxious to feeble buds : but to the west Let him free entrance grant , let Zephyrs bland Adminifter their tepid genial airs ; Naught fear he from the weft , whofe gentle warmth ...
Page 146
... but ah , Short are our joys , and neighb'ring griefs disturb Our pleasant hours . Inclement winter dwells Contiguous ; forthwith frosty blafts deface The The blithfome year : trees of their fhrivel'd fruits Are 146 Book II . CYDER .
... but ah , Short are our joys , and neighb'ring griefs disturb Our pleasant hours . Inclement winter dwells Contiguous ; forthwith frosty blafts deface The The blithfome year : trees of their fhrivel'd fruits Are 146 Book II . CYDER .
Page 149
... blafts , The fightly ranks fall proftrate , and around Their fruitage fcatter'd , from the genial boughs Stript immature : Yet did he not repine , Nor curfe his ftars ; but prudent , his fall'n heaps Collecting , cherish'd with the ...
... blafts , The fightly ranks fall proftrate , and around Their fruitage fcatter'd , from the genial boughs Stript immature : Yet did he not repine , Nor curfe his ftars ; but prudent , his fall'n heaps Collecting , cherish'd with the ...
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Anna's apples arms bard beft beſt blafts bleft Bleinheim blood Britiſh Britons Churchill cloſe Cyder defcend defign difdain dire draught drink eaſe erft Eurus ev'n ev'ry eyes falute fame fate fecret fecure fhades fhall fhews fhines fhock fhou'd fing firft firſt flow fmile foil folemn fome fong foul friends friendſhip fruits ftill ftrains ftrength fuch fudden fupply fure fweet Gallic Gauls glebe happy harveſt Heav'n heav'nly himſelf hopes itſelf Latian lefs Medlar mirth Mufe Muft muſe native numbers nymph o'er obferve Offa orchats paffion Philips plants pleafing pleas'd pleaſant pleaſe pleaſure Plinlimmon poem poets pomo pow'rs praiſe prefent prevail'd profe realms reliſh rife riſe ſhall ſhe ſhould Silurian ſkill ſmoke ſpirit SPLENDID SHILLING ſpread ſtar ſtore ſtreams ſweet tafte Tallard taſte thee thefe themſelves theſe thirſt thoſe thou thoughts thouſand Thrice thro Tibur utmoſt verſe whilft whofe whoſe wine
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Page 48 - Of loving friend delights ; distressed, forlorn, Amidst the horrors of the tedious night, Darkling I sigh, and feed with dismal thoughts My anxious mind ; or sometimes mournful verse Indite, and sing of groves and myrtle shades, Or desperate lady near a purling stream, Or lover pendent on a willow-tree.
Page 123 - Their winter food ; though oft repuls'd, again They rally, undismay'd ; but fraud with ease Ensnares the noisome swarms ; let every bough Bear frequent vials, pregnant with the dregs Of Moyle, or Mum, or Treacle's viscous juice; They, by th...
Page 45 - Through sudden fear; a chilly sweat bedews My shuddering limbs, and (wonderful to tell !) My tongue forgets her faculty of speech ; So horrible he seems ! His faded brow Entrench'd with many a frown, and conic beard.
Page 149 - To work, difburden thou thy faplefs wood Of its rich progeny ; the turgid fruit Abounds with mellow liquor ; now exhort Thy hinds to exercife the pointed...
Page 57 - O friend, obferve How gay with all th' accoutrements of war The Britons come, with gold well fraught, they come Thus far our prey, and tempt us to fubdue Their recreant force ; how will their bodies ftript .Enrich the viftors, while the vultures fate Their maws with full repaft!
Page 48 - I labour with eternal drought, And restless wish, and rave : my parched throat Finds no relief, nor heavy eyes repose : But if a slumber haply does invade My weary limbs, my fancy's still awake ; Thoughtful of drink, and eager, in a dream, Tipples imaginary pots of ale In vain; awake, I find the settled thirst Still gnawing, and the pleasant phantom curse.
Page 49 - My galligaskins, that have long withstood The winter's fury and encroaching frosts, By time subdued (what will not time subdue *} An horrid chasm disclose, with orifice Wide, discontinuous ; at which the winds Eurus and Auster, and the dreadful force Of Boreas, that congeals the Cronian waves, Tumultuous enter, with dire chilling blasts Portending agues.
Page 157 - Where ever-dnring snows, perpetual shades Of darkness, would congeal their livid blood, Did not the Arctic tract spontaneous yield A cheering purple berry, big with winex * Ireland.
Page 132 - Iberian, on the Gallic shore, Him hardy Britons bless ; his faithful hand Conveys new courage from afar, nor more The general's conduct, than his care avails. Thee also, glorious branch of Cecil's line, This country claims ; with pride and joy to thee Thy Alterennis calls : yet she endures...
Page 174 - Brutus' offspring to the adverse front Advance resistless, and their deep array With furious inroad pierce : the mighty force Of Edward twice o'erturn'd their...