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There is a special charm in compositions which have amused the leisure of
distinguished persons , who have won their spurs in very different fields ; of
statesmen , soldiers , students , and divines , who have used metre as the mere
outlet for ...
There is a special charm in compositions which have amused the leisure of
distinguished persons , who have won their spurs in very different fields ; of
statesmen , soldiers , students , and divines , who have used metre as the mere
outlet for ...
Page 44
Your charms in harmless childhood lay Like metals in a mine ; Age from no face
takes more away Than youth conceal'd in thine . But as your charms insensibly
To their perfection prest , So love as unperceived did fly , And center'd in my ...
Your charms in harmless childhood lay Like metals in a mine ; Age from no face
takes more away Than youth conceal'd in thine . But as your charms insensibly
To their perfection prest , So love as unperceived did fly , And center'd in my ...
Page 47
... Invoked to testify the lover's care , Or form some image of his cruel fair . Urged
with his fury , like a wounded deer , O'er these he fled ; and now approaching
near , Had reach'd the nymph with his harmonious lay , Whom all his charms
could ...
... Invoked to testify the lover's care , Or form some image of his cruel fair . Urged
with his fury , like a wounded deer , O'er these he fled ; and now approaching
near , Had reach'd the nymph with his harmonious lay , Whom all his charms
could ...
Page 66
What has she better , pray , than I ? What hidden charms to boast , That all
mankind for her should die , Whilst I am scarce a toast ? Dearest mamma , for
once let me , Unchain'd , my fortune try ; I'll have my Earl as well as she , Or know
the ...
What has she better , pray , than I ? What hidden charms to boast , That all
mankind for her should die , Whilst I am scarce a toast ? Dearest mamma , for
once let me , Unchain'd , my fortune try ; I'll have my Earl as well as she , Or know
the ...
Page 67
What sort of charms does she possess ? ” “ Absolve me , Fair One : I'll confess
With pleasure , ” I replied . “ Her hair , In ringlets rather dark than fair , Does down
her ivory bosom roll , And , hiding half , adorns the whole . In her high forehead's
...
What sort of charms does she possess ? ” “ Absolve me , Fair One : I'll confess
With pleasure , ” I replied . “ Her hair , In ringlets rather dark than fair , Does down
her ivory bosom roll , And , hiding half , adorns the whole . In her high forehead's
...
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| Title | Lyra Elegantiarum: A Collection of Some of the Best Social and Occasional Verse by Deceased English Authors Volume 21 of Minerva library of famous books The Minerva Library Volume 21 of The Minerva library of famous books. Ed. by G. T. Bettany. [v. 21] |
| Editors | Frederick Locker-Lampson, Coulson Kernahan |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Ward, Lock, 1891 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 11 Dec 2007 |
| Length | 425 pages |
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