Lyra Elegantiarum: A Collection of Some of the Best Specimens of Vers de Société and Vers D'occasion in the English Language by Deceased Authors |
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... bright , - They sing of thee . And if a weary mood , or sad , Possesses me , One thought can all times make me glad , — The thought of thee . And when once more upon my bed , Full wearily , In sweet repose I lay my head , — I dream of ...
... bright , - They sing of thee . And if a weary mood , or sad , Possesses me , One thought can all times make me glad , — The thought of thee . And when once more upon my bed , Full wearily , In sweet repose I lay my head , — I dream of ...
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... bright As Love's star when it riseth ! Do but mark , her forehead's smoother Than words that soothe her ! And from her arch'd brows , such a grace Sheds itself through her face , As alone there triumphs to the life All the gain , all ...
... bright As Love's star when it riseth ! Do but mark , her forehead's smoother Than words that soothe her ! And from her arch'd brows , such a grace Sheds itself through her face , As alone there triumphs to the life All the gain , all ...
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... bright beauties in spring did appear , To choose a May - lady to govern the year ; All the nymphs were in white , and the shepherds in green , The garland was given , and Phillis was queen : But Phillis refused it , and sighing did say ...
... bright beauties in spring did appear , To choose a May - lady to govern the year ; All the nymphs were in white , and the shepherds in green , The garland was given , and Phillis was queen : But Phillis refused it , and sighing did say ...
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... tis true , we see more men ; But much fewer lovers . O , how changed the prospect grows ! Flock and herds to fops and beaux , Coxcombs without number ! Moon and stars that shone so bright , To the 64 LYRA ELEGANTIARUM .
... tis true , we see more men ; But much fewer lovers . O , how changed the prospect grows ! Flock and herds to fops and beaux , Coxcombs without number ! Moon and stars that shone so bright , To the 64 LYRA ELEGANTIARUM .
Page 65
... bright , To the torch and waxen light , And whole nights at ombre . Pleasant as it is to hear Scandal tickling in our ear , E'en of our own mothers : In the chit - chat of the day , To us is paid , when we're away , What we lent to ...
... bright , To the torch and waxen light , And whole nights at ombre . Pleasant as it is to hear Scandal tickling in our ear , E'en of our own mothers : In the chit - chat of the day , To us is paid , when we're away , What we lent to ...
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Alexander Pope Araminta beauty bliss blush bright Burnham-beeches charms cheek Chloe Cupid dance dear delight Derry doth e'er Earl eyes fair fate fear flowers gaze give gone grace hand happy haste hath hear heart Heaven heigh-ho Henry Luttrell hour John Wolcot Jonathan Swift kind king kiss kiss'd Lady Landor lass laugh lips live look Lord Love's lover maid Matthew Prior mind morning muse ne'er never night numbers nymph o'er once pain play pleasant pleasure poet poor Praed pray Robert Herrick rose round shepherd sigh sing Sir John Suckling sleep smile soft song sorrow soul sure swain sweet taste tears tell there's thine thing Thomas Carew Thomas Hood Thomas Moore thou thought thro to-morrow true Twas Unknown vers de société verse vex'd Walter wife William William Cowper wish young youth