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" IN vain you tell your parting lover, You wish fair winds may waft him over. Alas! what winds can happy prove, That bear me far from what I love? Alas! what dangers on the main Can equal those that I sustain, From slighted vows, and cold disdain? Be gentle,... "
Gift of love and friendship [an anthology of verse]. - Page 117
by Gift - 1846
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Poems on Several Occasions

Matthew Prior - 1709 - 368 pages
...my Grief would ceafe. A SONG. IN vain you tell your parting Lover, You wifh fair Winds may waft fiim over. » * Alas, what Winds can happy prove, That...* ' , . : Alas, what Dangers on the Main Can equal thofe that I fuftain, From flighted Vows, and cold Difdain ^ Be gentle, and in Pity choofe To wifh...
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The First Part of Miscellany Poems: Containing Variety of New ..., Part 5

John Dryden, John Milton, William D'Avenant - 1716 - 418 pages
...will mark her new Difgrace. A SONG. i By iht ferfie IN vain you rell your parting lover, You wifli fair Winds may waft him over. Alas, what Winds can happy prove, That bear me far from whrtt 1 love? Alas, what Dangers on the Main • •« Can equal thofe that I fr.ftain, ? From flighred...
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Miscellany Poems: Containing Variety of New Translations of the ..., Volume 5

John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1716 - 412 pages
...parring Lover, You wifli fair Winds may waft him orer. Alas, what Winds can happy prove, That beat me far from what I love? Alas, what Dangers on the Main •> Can equal thufc that I fnftain, C From iligli ttd Vows and cold Difdain ? Be gentle, and in pity chule To wi(h...
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The virgin muse. Being a collection of poems from our most celebrated ...

Virgin muse - 1722 - 250 pages
...come. XLVII. . SONG. IN vain you tell your parting Lover, * You wifli fair Winds may waft him overAlas, what Winds can happy prove, That bear me far from...I Love ? Alas, what Dangers on the Main Can equal thofe that I fuftain, From flighted Vows, and colddifdain? Be gentle, and in Pity choofe To with the....
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The canary bird or, Gentlemen and lady's polite amusement

Canary bird - 1760 - 362 pages
...TENDER LOVER. Tbeioords by, Prior, the mu/fr by Geminiaai. IN vain you tell your parting lover, You wifh fair winds may waft him over, Alas ! what winds can happy prove, That bear me far from her I love ; Alas! what dangers on the main, Can equal thofe which I fuftain, From fliohted vows and...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 30

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 370 pages
...crown'd, Fair prophetefs, my grief would ceafe. A SONG. TN vain you tell your parting lover, You wifh fair winds may waft him over. Alas ! what winds can...love ? Alas ! what dangers on the main •'Can equal thofe that I fuftain, From flighted vows, and cold difdain ? Be gentle, and in pity choofe To wifh...
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The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior, Volume 1

Matthew Prior - 1779 - 480 pages
...crown'd, Fair prophetefs, my grief would ceafe, D 2 SONG. J. N vain you tell your parting lover, You wifh fair winds may waft him over. Alas ! what winds can...I love ? Alas ! what dangers on the main Can equal thofe that I fuftain, From flighted vows, and cold difdain ) Be gentle, and in pity choofe To wifh...
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The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior, Volume 1

Matthew Prior - 1779 - 478 pages
...crown'd, Fair prophetefs, my grief would ceafe. D z ON G. I N vain you tell your parting lover, You wifh fair winds may waft him over. Alas ! what winds can happy prove, That bear me far from what I love f Alas ! what dangers on the main Can equal thofe that I fuftain, From flighted vows, and cold difdain...
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The Vocal Magazine: Or, Compleat British Songster, Volumes 1-9

Ballads, English - 1781 - 384 pages
...Written ky M*TTHIW Pjiioa. | M vain you tell your parting lover You w.ih fair winds may waft him orer) Alas ! what winds can happy prove, That bear me far...what I love? Alas! what dangers on the main Can equal thofe which I fu!tain From flighted vows anil cold difdain? Be gentle, and in pity chufe To wi/h the...
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Preface. A historical essay on the origin and progress of national song ...

Ballads, English - 1783 - 366 pages
...never feels a pain. SONG XVIII. BY MATHEW PRIOR ESQ., IN vain you tell your parting lover, You wifh fair winds may waft him over : Alas ! what winds can happy prove, That bear me far from what 1 love ? Alas ! what dangers on the main Can equal thofe that I fuftain, From flighted vows and cold...
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