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الصفحة 8
The fly contrivance o ' er Olympus ran , When thus the monarch of the stars
began . Oh vers ' d in arts ! whose daring thoughts aspire , To kindle clay with
never - dying fire ! Enjoy thy glory past , that gift was thine ; The next thy creature
meets ...
The fly contrivance o ' er Olympus ran , When thus the monarch of the stars
began . Oh vers ' d in arts ! whose daring thoughts aspire , To kindle clay with
never - dying fire ! Enjoy thy glory past , that gift was thine ; The next thy creature
meets ...
الصفحة 11
To dress the maid , the decent Graces brought A robe in all the dies of beauty
wrought , And plac ' d their boxes ' o ' er a rich brocade , Where pictur ' d Loves on
ev ' ry cover plaid ; . . . ! Then spread those implements that Vulcan ' s art Had ...
To dress the maid , the decent Graces brought A robe in all the dies of beauty
wrought , And plac ' d their boxes ' o ' er a rich brocade , Where pictur ' d Loves on
ev ' ry cover plaid ; . . . ! Then spread those implements that Vulcan ' s art Had ...
الصفحة 15
O ' er all his veins the wand ' ring passion burns , He calls her Nymph , and ev ' ry
Nymph by turns . Her form to lovely Venus he prefers , Or swears that Venus '
must be such as hers . She , proud to rule , yet strangely fram ' d to tease ...
O ' er all his veins the wand ' ring passion burns , He calls her Nymph , and ev ' ry
Nymph by turns . Her form to lovely Venus he prefers , Or swears that Venus '
must be such as hers . She , proud to rule , yet strangely fram ' d to tease ...
الصفحة 28
Then Cupid nam ' d at every glafs , A lady of the sky ; While Bacchus swore he ' d
drink the lass , And had it bumper - high . . Fat Comus toft his brimmers o ' er ,
And always got the most ; Jocus took care to fill him more ; Whene ' er he mist the
...
Then Cupid nam ' d at every glafs , A lady of the sky ; While Bacchus swore he ' d
drink the lass , And had it bumper - high . . Fat Comus toft his brimmers o ' er ,
And always got the most ; Jocus took care to fill him more ; Whene ' er he mist the
...
الصفحة 34
Now sounding tongues affail his ear , Now founding feet approachen near , And
now the sounds increase : And from the corner where he lay He sees a train
profusely gay Come prankling o ' er the place . But ( trust me Gentles ! ) never yet
...
Now sounding tongues affail his ear , Now founding feet approachen near , And
now the sounds increase : And from the corner where he lay He sees a train
profusely gay Come prankling o ' er the place . But ( trust me Gentles ! ) never yet
...
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الصفحة 134 - And shake the neighbouring wood to banish sleep. Up rise the guests, obedient to the call: An early banquet deck'd the splendid hall; Rich luscious wine a golden goblet grac'd, Which the kind master forc'd the guests to taste. Then, pleas'd and thankful, from the porch...
الصفحة 140 - Thy prayer, thy praise, thy life to vice unknown, In sweet memorial rise before the throne: These charms success in our bright region...
الصفحة 96 - Now awful beauty puts on all its arms ; The fair each moment rises in her charms, Repairs her smiles, awakens every grace, And calls forth all the wonders of her face : Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes.
الصفحة 124 - Arms, angels, epitaphs and bones, These (all the poor remains of state) Adorn the rich, or praise the great ; Who while on earth in fame they live, Are senseless of the fame they give.
الصفحة 129 - Know God — and bring thy heart to know The joys which from religion flow : Then every grace shall prove its guest, And I'll be there to crown the rest.
الصفحة 127 - Whither, O whither art thou fled, To lay thy meek contented head ? What happy region dost thou please To make the seat of calms and ease ? " Ambition searches all its sphere Of pomp and state to meet thee there.
الصفحة 21 - Ye nightingales, ye twisting pines ! Ye swains that haunt the grove ! Ye gentle echoes, breezy winds! Ye close retreats of love ! With all of nature, all of art...
الصفحة 94 - And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The tortoise here and elephant unite, Transform'd to combs, the speckled and the white.
الصفحة 37 - At close of eve he leaves his home, And wends to find the ruin'd dome, All on the gloomy plain. As there he bides, it...
الصفحة 141 - With heaping coals of fire upon its head ; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And, loose from dross, the silver...