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Miscellany Poems: Containing Variety of New Translations of the Ancient ... - Page 90
by John Dryden - 1716
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Poems and Translations: With the Sophy, a Tragedy

Sir John Denham - English drama - 1709 - 354 pages
...foot a fpacious Plain is plac'd, Between the Mountain and the Stream embrac'd : Which made and fhelter from the Hill derives, While the kind River Wealth and Beauty gives j And in the mixture of all thefe appears Variety, which all the reft indears. This Scene had fome...
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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
...Winds and Storms his lofty Forehead beat : The common Fare of all thar's High or Great. Low at his Foot a fpacious Plain is plac'd, Between the Mounrain and...the Hill derives, While the kind River Wealth and Beaury gives; And in the mixture of all thefe appears Variery, which all the rei't endearr. This Scene,...
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Poems and Translations;: With The Sophy, a Tragedy

Sir John Denham - 1719 - 258 pages
...Winis and Strrmihh lofty Ftnhead beat : The common Fare of all that's high 0r great. Low at his Foot a fpacious Plain is plac'd, Between the Mounrain and the Stream embrac'd : Which itasic and flicker from the Hill derives, While the kind Rivei Wttlth and Beauty gives ; And in the...
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Lady's Poetical Magazine, Or Beauties of British Poetry, Volume 1

English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...a fpacious plain is plac'd, Between the mountain and the ftream embrac'd ; Which fliade and flicker from the hill derives, While the kind river wealth and beauty gives j And in the mixture of all thefe, appears Variety, which all the reft endears. This fcene had fome...
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Critical Essays on Some of the Poems of Several English Poets

John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 492 pages
...feet a fpacious plain is plac'd Between the mountain and the ftream embrac'd ; Which fhade and fbelter from the hill derives, While the kind river, wealth and beauty gives, And in the mixture of all theft appears Variety, which all the reft endears. When the foreft was defcribed, it was not improper...
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Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected ...

James Roach - English poetry - 1794 - 272 pages
...a fpacious plain is plac'd, Between the mountain and the llream embrac'd J Which fhade and ftielte^ from the hill derives^ While the kind river "wealth and beauty gives J And in the mixture of all thefe appears Variety, which all the reft endears. . . This fcene had fome...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 25-26

John Bell - English poetry - 1800 - 440 pages
...plac'd, Between the mountain and the stream embrac'd, Which shade and shelter from the Hill derives, 115 While the kind river wealth and beauty gives, And in the-- mixture of all these appears Variety, which all the rest endears. This scene had some hold Greek or British bard Beheld...
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...foot a spacious plain is placed, Between the mountain and the streum embrac'dj Which shade and shelter from the hill derives, While the kind river wealth and beauty gives; And in the mixture of all these appears Variety, which all the rest endears. This scene had some bold Greek, or British bard,...
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The muses' bower, embellished with the beauties of English poetry, Volume 3

English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...a spacious plain is plac'd, Between the mountain and the stream embrac'd, . Which shade and shelter from the Hill derives, While the kind river wealth and beauty gives ; And in the mixture of all these appears Variety, which all the rest endears. This scene had some bold Greek or British bard Beheld...
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Specimens of the British Poets ...

British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...foot a spacious plain is plac'd, Between the mountain and the stream embrac'd, Which shade and shelter from the Hill derives, While the kind river wealth and beauty gives, And in the mixture of ail these appears Variety, which all the rest endears. This scene had some bold Greek or British bard...
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