The Lyre of Love ...C. Whittingham, 1806 - English poetry |
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... poems . IANTHE , however , could not be unknown to him about the year 1740 , since she is introduced in his description of an illness that terminated in the small- pox , from which he was at that time recovering . The Day was ...
... poems . IANTHE , however , could not be unknown to him about the year 1740 , since she is introduced in his description of an illness that terminated in the small- pox , from which he was at that time recovering . The Day was ...
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... I , lonely wandering , tune the voice of woe ! And , patient , brave the chilly midnight air , Where wild woods thicken , and where waters flow . WILLIAM FALCONER . 1769 . The following little poem , JAMES GRAEME . 41.
... I , lonely wandering , tune the voice of woe ! And , patient , brave the chilly midnight air , Where wild woods thicken , and where waters flow . WILLIAM FALCONER . 1769 . The following little poem , JAMES GRAEME . 41.
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WILLIAM FALCONER . 1769 . The following little poem , by the author of " The Ship- wreck , " entitles him to a place in the present selection . Like Penrose , it seems to have been the fate of Falconer to recite , to the listening waves ...
WILLIAM FALCONER . 1769 . The following little poem , by the author of " The Ship- wreck , " entitles him to a place in the present selection . Like Penrose , it seems to have been the fate of Falconer to recite , to the listening waves ...
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... Poems were published in 1774 , and , after passing through successive editions , have lately , together with his plays , been collected into two hand- some volumes . As a poet , Mr. Richardson is to be admired for the unaffectedness of ...
... Poems were published in 1774 , and , after passing through successive editions , have lately , together with his plays , been collected into two hand- some volumes . As a poet , Mr. Richardson is to be admired for the unaffectedness of ...
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... poems discover a strength of judgment , a delicacy and simplicity of feeling , and a classical sweetness of style , not only seldom to be found in the productions of the female pen , but rarely rivalled by the established male writers ...
... poems discover a strength of judgment , a delicacy and simplicity of feeling , and a classical sweetness of style , not only seldom to be found in the productions of the female pen , but rarely rivalled by the established male writers ...
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adieu arms beauty blest bliss blooming blush born bosom breast breath bright CHARLES HANBURY WILLIAMS CHARLES JAMES FOX cheek dear DELIA delight dream dwell early Elegy eyes fair faithful fancy fate fear feel flowers fond fondly fragrant gentle glow grace grief grove happy hast hear heart Heaven hope hour IANTHE JAMES GRAEME JAMES MERCER kiss lady lips lov'd thee dearly Love's Lover Lyre Maid Mary MARY ROBINSON memory Middle Temple mind Miss morn Muse ne'er never numbers nymph o'er pain passion Phillis pleasure poems poet poetical Polwhele pow'r pride rapture RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN rove SAMUEL EGERTON BRYDGES scenes shade Shenstone shine sigh sing smiles soft song SONNET soothing sorrows soul Spring strain sweet tear tell tender thine THOMAS DERMODY thought trembling Twas vale voice vows wake wander weep wild WILLIAM SHENSTONE Wilt thou woes youth