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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... Tranflations of the Sortes Virgiliana.7 King Charles the First's . The Lord Falkland's . ibid . To my Friend , Mr. Pope , on bis Raflo- p . 115 . rals . By Mr. Wycherly . S. To Mr. Pope . By another Hand . Horace , A 3.
... Tranflations of the Sortes Virgiliana.7 King Charles the First's . The Lord Falkland's . ibid . To my Friend , Mr. Pope , on bis Raflo- p . 115 . rals . By Mr. Wycherly . S. To Mr. Pope . By another Hand . Horace , A 3.
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... First Book of Vir- gil's Georgicks . By J. Trapp . The Story of Phaeton . Tranflated from the Conclufion of the First , and the Beginning of the Second Book of Ovid's P. 170 Metamorphofes . By J. Trapp . To Apollo making Love . From ...
... First Book of Vir- gil's Georgicks . By J. Trapp . The Story of Phaeton . Tranflated from the Conclufion of the First , and the Beginning of the Second Book of Ovid's P. 170 Metamorphofes . By J. Trapp . To Apollo making Love . From ...
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... First Satyr of the Firft Book of Horace . By a Young p . 212 Gentleman at Cambridge . To a Lady ; to whom the Author font a } p . 221 Book of his own Compofing . To Chloe Mask'd . Horace's Otium Divos . c . Lib . II . Ode XVI . to his ...
... First Satyr of the Firft Book of Horace . By a Young p . 212 Gentleman at Cambridge . To a Lady ; to whom the Author font a } p . 221 Book of his own Compofing . To Chloe Mask'd . Horace's Otium Divos . c . Lib . II . Ode XVI . to his ...
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... the only Wri- ters , that feem to have hit upon the true Nature of Pa- ftoral Poems . So that it will be Honour fufficient for me , if I have not altogether fail'd in my Attempt . The FIRST PASTORAL LOBBI N. F we , O Dorfet PREFACE .
... the only Wri- ters , that feem to have hit upon the true Nature of Pa- ftoral Poems . So that it will be Honour fufficient for me , if I have not altogether fail'd in my Attempt . The FIRST PASTORAL LOBBI N. F we , O Dorfet PREFACE .
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... FIRST PASTORAL LOBBI N. F we , O Dorfet , quit the City Throng To meditate in Shades the Rural Song By your Commands ; be presente And , O , bring The Muse along ! The Muse to you fhall fing . Begin .---- A Shepherd Boy , one Ev'ning ...
... FIRST PASTORAL LOBBI N. F we , O Dorfet , quit the City Throng To meditate in Shades the Rural Song By your Commands ; be presente And , O , bring The Muse along ! The Muse to you fhall fing . Begin .---- A Shepherd Boy , one Ev'ning ...
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