The First Part of Miscellany Poems: Containing Variety of New Translations of the Ancient Poets: Together with Several Original Poems, Part 6Jacob Tonson at Shakespear's Head over-against Katharine-Street in the Strand., 1716 |
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... Flow'rs , tho ' left ungather'd , will decay . The Flow'rs anew returning Seafons bring ; But Beauty faded has no fecond Spring . My Words are Wind ! She , deaf to all my Cries , Takes Pleasure in the Mischief of her Eyes . Like ...
... Flow'rs , tho ' left ungather'd , will decay . The Flow'rs anew returning Seafons bring ; But Beauty faded has no fecond Spring . My Words are Wind ! She , deaf to all my Cries , Takes Pleasure in the Mischief of her Eyes . Like ...
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... Flow'rs lefs beauteous than they grow . O come , my Love ! Nor think th ' Employment The Dams to milk , and little Lambkins wean ; [ mean , To drive a - field by Morn the fat'ning Ewes , E'er the warm Sun drinks up the cooly Dews . How ...
... Flow'rs lefs beauteous than they grow . O come , my Love ! Nor think th ' Employment The Dams to milk , and little Lambkins wean ; [ mean , To drive a - field by Morn the fat'ning Ewes , E'er the warm Sun drinks up the cooly Dews . How ...
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... rs Deftroy the tender Herb and budding Flow'rs . THENO T. Slander , we Shepherds count the greatest Wrong For , what wounds forer than an evil Tongue ? COLINE T. Untoward Lads , who Pleafance take in Spite , Make Mock of all the Ditties ...
... rs Deftroy the tender Herb and budding Flow'rs . THENO T. Slander , we Shepherds count the greatest Wrong For , what wounds forer than an evil Tongue ? COLINE T. Untoward Lads , who Pleafance take in Spite , Make Mock of all the Ditties ...
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... Flow'rs the Ground , And makes a Fence of winding Ofiers round : A Verfe and Tomb is all I now can give , And here thy Name at least , he said , shall live , Thus ended Cuddy with the fetting Sun , And by his Tale unenvy'd Praises won ...
... Flow'rs the Ground , And makes a Fence of winding Ofiers round : A Verfe and Tomb is all I now can give , And here thy Name at least , he said , shall live , Thus ended Cuddy with the fetting Sun , And by his Tale unenvy'd Praises won ...
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... Flow'rs her swelling Breaft , And on her Elbow leans , diffembling Reft ; Unable to refrain my madding Mind , Nor ... rs , Here are cool Fountains , and here springing Flow'rs . Come Rofalind : Here ever let us stay , And sweetly wafte ...
... Flow'rs her swelling Breaft , And on her Elbow leans , diffembling Reft ; Unable to refrain my madding Mind , Nor ... rs , Here are cool Fountains , and here springing Flow'rs . Come Rofalind : Here ever let us stay , And sweetly wafte ...
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