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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1802 edition. Excerpt: ...around the nymph disported, Quoth Colin, now I ken the goddess bright 85 Whom poets sing: all human hearts enthiall'd Obey her pow'r; her kindness the delight Of gods and men; great Venus me is call'd, When Mantnan Virgil doth her charms rehearse; Belphebe is her name in gentle Edmund's verse. 90 X. Heard this the Muse, and with a sinile reply'd, Which shew'd soft anger mix'd with friendly love; Twin sifters still were Ignorance and Pride; Can we know right till error we remove? But Colin, well I wist will never learn; 65 Who slights his guide mail deviate from his way: Me to have ask'd what thou couldst not discern To thee pertain'd; to me the thing to say. Whatheav'nly will from human eye conceals, How can the bard aread unless the Muse reveals? 100 XI. Nor Pallas thou nor Britomarthast seen, When scon at morn the flying deer was chas'd; Nor Jove's great wise, nor Spenser's fairy Queen, At noontide dealt the honours of the seast: Nor Venus nor Belphebe didst thou spy, The ev'ning's glory and the grove's delight: Henceforth, if ask'd, instructed right, reply, That all the day to knowing mortals sight Bright Ca'ndish-HollesHarley stood consest, As various hour advis'd in various habit drest. 105 Page THE Lise of the Author, S To the Right Honourable Lionel Earl of Dorset and Middlesex, Preface, 33 Postscript, ib. Advertisement, 3 ODES. An Ode on Exodus iii. 14. " I am that I am," 37 An Ode--While blooming youth, &c. 4.0 An Ode--While from our looks, &c. 4.1 An Ode to a Lady, she refusing to continue a Dispute with me, and leaving me in the Ar-gument, An Ode--The merchant, to secure his treasure, 43 An Ode, presented to the King, on his Majesty's arrival in Holland, after the Queen's Death, 44 An Ode to Mr. Howard, 49 An...
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- PublisherRarebooksclub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1153572583
- ISBN 13 9781153572583
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages144
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