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... fate of which he thus describes : " I had formerly several scraps of his poetry , which were suddenly written on particular occasions . These I lent among our acquaint- ance , who were never civil enough to return them ; and , being ...
... fate of which he thus describes : " I had formerly several scraps of his poetry , which were suddenly written on particular occasions . These I lent among our acquaint- ance , who were never civil enough to return them ; and , being ...
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... Fates ordain , The dear deserters shall return again . Come thou , whose thoughts as limpid springs are clear , To lead the train , sweet Modesty , appear : Here make thy court amidst our rural scene , And shepherd girls shall own thee ...
... Fates ordain , The dear deserters shall return again . Come thou , whose thoughts as limpid springs are clear , To lead the train , sweet Modesty , appear : Here make thy court amidst our rural scene , And shepherd girls shall own thee ...
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... fate , O'er mortal bliss prevail : The buskined Muse shall near her stand , And sighing prompt her tender hand , With each disastrous tale . There let me oft , retired by day , In dreams of passion melt away , Allowed with thee to dwell ...
... fate , O'er mortal bliss prevail : The buskined Muse shall near her stand , And sighing prompt her tender hand , With each disastrous tale . There let me oft , retired by day , In dreams of passion melt away , Allowed with thee to dwell ...
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... Fate , Who lap the blood of sorrow , wait : Who , Fear , this ghastly train can see , And look not madly wild , like thee ? EPODE . In earliest Greece , to thee , with partial choice , The grief - full Muse addrest her infant tongue ...
... Fate , Who lap the blood of sorrow , wait : Who , Fear , this ghastly train can see , And look not madly wild , like thee ? EPODE . In earliest Greece , to thee , with partial choice , The grief - full Muse addrest her infant tongue ...
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... fate , their elf - shot arrows fly , When the sick ewe her summer food foregoes , Or , stretched on earth , the heart - smit heifers lie . Such airy beings awe the untutored swain : Nor thou , though learned , his homelier thoughts ...
... fate , their elf - shot arrows fly , When the sick ewe her summer food foregoes , Or , stretched on earth , the heart - smit heifers lie . Such airy beings awe the untutored swain : Nor thou , though learned , his homelier thoughts ...
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