Lyra Elegantiarum: A Collection of Some of the Best Social and Occasional Verse by Deceased English AuthorsFrederick Locker-Lampson, Coulson Kernahan |
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... mind is entertained and enlivened by these little poetical compositions , as they turn upon subjects of gallantry , satire , tenderness , politeness , and everything , in short , that concerns life , and the affairs of the world ...
... mind is entertained and enlivened by these little poetical compositions , as they turn upon subjects of gallantry , satire , tenderness , politeness , and everything , in short , that concerns life , and the affairs of the world ...
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... mind that the possession of the true poetic faculty is not of itself sufficient to guarantee capacity for this inferior branch of the art of versification . The writer of Occasional Verse , in order to be genuinely successful , must not ...
... mind that the possession of the true poetic faculty is not of itself sufficient to guarantee capacity for this inferior branch of the art of versification . The writer of Occasional Verse , in order to be genuinely successful , must not ...
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... mind , A tempest everlasting ; And Jove hath made it of a kind Not well , nor full , nor fasting . Why so ? More we enjoy it , more it dies ; If not enjoy'd , it sighing cries Heigh - ho ! Samuel Daniel . V. A DITTY . My true love hath ...
... mind , A tempest everlasting ; And Jove hath made it of a kind Not well , nor full , nor fasting . Why so ? More we enjoy it , more it dies ; If not enjoy'd , it sighing cries Heigh - ho ! Samuel Daniel . V. A DITTY . My true love hath ...
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... mind , Gentle thoughts , and calm desires , — Hearts with equal love combined , Kindle never - dying fires ; Where these are not , I despise Lovely cheeks , or lips , or eyes . Thomas Carew . XXII . EPITAPH ON SALATHIEL PARRY , A CHILD ...
... mind , Gentle thoughts , and calm desires , — Hearts with equal love combined , Kindle never - dying fires ; Where these are not , I despise Lovely cheeks , or lips , or eyes . Thomas Carew . XXII . EPITAPH ON SALATHIEL PARRY , A CHILD ...
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... mind Where they want of riches find , Think what with them they would do Who without them dare to woo : And unless that mind I see , What care I tho ' great she be ? Great or good , or kind or fair , I will ne'er the more despair ; If ...
... mind Where they want of riches find , Think what with them they would do Who without them dare to woo : And unless that mind I see , What care I tho ' great she be ? Great or good , or kind or fair , I will ne'er the more despair ; If ...
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