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Page 53
Even then her melody doth plainly prove Her bars are trees , her cage a pleasant
grove . My soul is free as ambient air , Which doth my outward parts include ;
Whilst loyal thoughts do still repair T'accompany my solitude . What tho ' they do ...
Even then her melody doth plainly prove Her bars are trees , her cage a pleasant
grove . My soul is free as ambient air , Which doth my outward parts include ;
Whilst loyal thoughts do still repair T'accompany my solitude . What tho ' they do ...
Page 57
HAPPY the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound , Content to
breathe his native air In his own ground . Whose herds with milk , whose fields
with bread , Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees in summer yield
him ...
HAPPY the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound , Content to
breathe his native air In his own ground . Whose herds with milk , whose fields
with bread , Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees in summer yield
him ...
Page 70
I loathe the mere rake , the drest fopling despise : Before such pursuers the
chaste virgin flies : And as Ovid so sweetly in parable told , We harden like trees ,
and like rivers grow cold . Lady Mary W. Nlontag :. CII . The merchant , to secure
his ...
I loathe the mere rake , the drest fopling despise : Before such pursuers the
chaste virgin flies : And as Ovid so sweetly in parable told , We harden like trees ,
and like rivers grow cold . Lady Mary W. Nlontag :. CII . The merchant , to secure
his ...
Page 93
One lettuce makes a shift to squeeze Up thro ' a tuft you call your trees : And ,
once a year , a single rose Peeps from the bud , but never blows ; In vain then
you expect its bloom ! It cannot blow for want of room . In short , in all your
boasted ...
One lettuce makes a shift to squeeze Up thro ' a tuft you call your trees : And ,
once a year , a single rose Peeps from the bud , but never blows ; In vain then
you expect its bloom ! It cannot blow for want of room . In short , in all your
boasted ...
Page 105
An't please your honour , " quoth the peasant , This same dessert is not so
pleasant : “ Give me again my hollow tree , " A crust of bread , and liberty ! ”
Alexander Pope 6 CXXXVII . THE DYING LOVER . DEAR Love , let me this
evening die , O ...
An't please your honour , " quoth the peasant , This same dessert is not so
pleasant : “ Give me again my hollow tree , " A crust of bread , and liberty ! ”
Alexander Pope 6 CXXXVII . THE DYING LOVER . DEAR Love , let me this
evening die , O ...
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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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