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The Works of the English Poets: Gay - Page 154
by Samuel Johnson - 1779
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The complete fabulist: or, A choice collection of moral and entertaining ...

Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 pages
...ploughfhare's annual toil aflign'd ; Some at the founding anvil glow, Some the fwift-fliding fhuttle throw ; ' Some, ftudious of the wind and tide, From pole to pole our commerce guide i S a ° Sorre, Some, taught by induftry, impart With hands and feet the works of art ; While fome,...
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Fables

John Gay - Engraving, English - 1737 - 418 pages
...plough-mare's annual toil affign'd ; Some at the founding anvil glow; Some the fwift-fliding fhuttle throw; Some, ftudious of the wind and tide, From pole to pole our commerce guide ; Some Some (taught by induftry) impart With hands and feet the works of art ; While fome, of genius...
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Fables, Volume 2

John Gay - English poetry - 1751 - 212 pages
...plough-mare's annual toil affign'd $ Some at the founding anvil glow ; Some the fwift-fliding fhuttle throw ; Some, ftudious of the wind and tide, From pole to pole our commerce gui<3e ; * Banvw. F 4 Some Some (taught by induftry) impart With hands and feet the works of art i...
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The Works of Mr. John Gay: In Four Volumes. To which is Added an Account of ...

John Gay - English poetry - 1770 - 204 pages
...afligi\'d. Some at the founding anvil glow ; Some the fwift-flidingfliuttle throw : Some, fludious of the wind and tide; From pole to pole our commerce guide : Some (taught by induftry) impart With hands and feet the works of art : While fome, of genius move...
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Fables by the Late Mr. Gay. In One Volume Complete

John Gay - Fables, English - 1792 - 250 pages
...annual toil affign'd. • BARRoW. Some at the founding anvil glow ; Some the ftvifi-gliding fhuttle throw, Some, ftudious of the wind and tide, From pole to pole our commerce guide : Some (taught by induftry) impart With hands and feet the works of art ; While fome, of genius more...
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Pope. Gay. Pattison ...

1794 - 918 pages
...affign'd : Some at the founding anvil glow ; Some the fwift-fliding (buttle throw ; ¿юте, ftudiuus of the wind and tide, From pole to pole our commerce guide : .Some ^ taught by induftry) impart With hands and feet the works of 'art ; WhUc Готе, of genius...
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 8

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...ploughfhare's annual toil aflign'd : Some at the founding anvil glow ; Some the fwift fliding fliutcle threw ; Some, ftudious of the wind and tide, From pole to pole our commerce guide : Some ^ taught by induftry) impart With hands and feet the works of art ; While lome, of genius morn...
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Elegant edition of fables by John Gay, with the life of the author

John Gay - 1796 - 284 pages
...assign'd ; Some at the sounding anvil glow ; Some the swift-sliding shuttle throw ; Some, studious of the wind and tide, From pole to pole our commerce guide ; * Barrow. Some, taught by industry, impart With hands and feet the works of art ; While some, of...
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Fables. By the Late Mr. Gay. In Two Volumes

John Gay - 1799 - 280 pages
...plough-fhares annual toil affign'd ; Some at the founding anvil glow ; Some the fwift-fliding fhuttle throw ; Some ftudious of the wind and tide, From pole to pole our commerce guide : Some (taught by ioduftry) impart With hands and feet the works of art j While fome of genins more...
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Moore. Cawthorne. Collins. Dyer. Shenstone. Mallet. Akenside. Gray ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 512 pages
...affign'd : Some at the founding anvil glow ; Some the Iwift-fliding (buttle throw; Some, ftudioiis of the wind and tide, From pole to pole our commerce guide : 40 Some (taught by indu(try) impart With hands ind feet the works of art ; While fome of genius more refin'd, With head...
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