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... prove , en gaged me to the making verses for above fixty of them , in this and the fecond volume : about thirty more were done by fome ingenious young gentlemen , who were so well pleased with my undertaking , that they generously lent ...
... prove , en gaged me to the making verses for above fixty of them , in this and the fecond volume : about thirty more were done by fome ingenious young gentlemen , who were so well pleased with my undertaking , that they generously lent ...
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... chief bent of all my stu- dies being , to gain their good graces and it fball always be my care , to ward off thefe frowns that would prove mortal to my muse . A 5 Not Now little books , go your ways ; be affured PREFA C E. ix.
... chief bent of all my stu- dies being , to gain their good graces and it fball always be my care , to ward off thefe frowns that would prove mortal to my muse . A 5 Not Now little books , go your ways ; be affured PREFA C E. ix.
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... prove ' Tis I have feven braw new gowns The meal was dear fhort fyne Tell me , Hamilla , tell me why Tell me , tell me , charming creature ' Twas fummer , and the day was fair The last time I came o'er the moor The lafs of Peaty's mill ...
... prove ' Tis I have feven braw new gowns The meal was dear fhort fyne Tell me , Hamilla , tell me why Tell me , tell me , charming creature ' Twas fummer , and the day was fair The last time I came o'er the moor The lafs of Peaty's mill ...
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... prove Well I agree , you're fure of me When hope was quite funk in defpair Whilft I fondly view the charmer Whilft I gaze on Chloe trembling 3 green 188 hill 202 204 205 207 227 228 Would Would you have a young virgin of fifteen years ...
... prove Well I agree , you're fure of me When hope was quite funk in defpair Whilft I fondly view the charmer Whilft I gaze on Chloe trembling 3 green 188 hill 202 204 205 207 227 228 Would Would you have a young virgin of fifteen years ...
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... 'ry grace young Strephon chose 438 We have no idle pratting Virgins are like the fair flower in its luftre Virgins , if e'er at last it prove 439 443 V. 418 431 Ye Ye gales that gently wave the fea ༢ . Ye INDE X. XXIII.
... 'ry grace young Strephon chose 438 We have no idle pratting Virgins are like the fair flower in its luftre Virgins , if e'er at last it prove 439 443 V. 418 431 Ye Ye gales that gently wave the fea ༢ . Ye INDE X. XXIII.
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Page 227 - Word and oath, Keep it, for then 'tis none of mine. Yet send me back my heart and eyes, That I may...
Page 47 - Cupid at my heart, Still as his mother favour'd you, Threw a new flaming dart.
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Page 198 - Just entered in her teens, Fair as the day, and sweet as May, Fair as the day, and always gay. My Peggy is a young thing, And I'm not very auld, Yet well I like to meet her at The wauking of the fauld. My Peggy speaks sae sweetly, Whene'er we meet alane, I wish nae mair to lay my care, — I wish nae mair of a' that's rare. My Peggy speaks sae sweetly, To a' the lave I'm cauld; But she gars a' my spirits glow, At wauking of the fauld.
Page 103 - Alexander I will reign, And I will reign alone ; My thoughts did evermore disdain A rival on my throne. He either fears his fate too much, Or his deserts are small, Who dares not put it to the touch To gain or lose it all.
Page 242 - And while a false nymph was his theme, A willow supported his head. The wind, that blew over the plain, To his sighs with a sigh did reply : And the brook, in return to his pain, Ran mournfully murmuring by.
Page 243 - I have skill to complain, Though the Muses my temples have crowned ; What though, when they hear my soft strain, The Virgins sit weeping around; Ah ! COLIN ! thy hopes are in vain ! Thy pipe and thy laurel resign! Thy False One inclines to a Swain, Whose music is sweeter than thine!
Page 230 - Susan, Susan, lovely dear, My vows shall ever true remain ; Let me kiss off that falling tear ; We only part to meet again. Change as ye list, ye winds ; my heart shall be The faithful compass that still points to thee.