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... Muse not come an age too soon , But seen great Nassau on the British throne ! How had his triumphs glitter'd in thy page , And warm'd thee to a more exalted rage ! What scenes of death and horror had we view'd , And how had Boyne's wide ...
... Muse not come an age too soon , But seen great Nassau on the British throne ! How had his triumphs glitter'd in thy page , And warm'd thee to a more exalted rage ! What scenes of death and horror had we view'd , And how had Boyne's wide ...
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... Muse be made our own ; Horace in useful numbers should be sung , And Virgil's thoughts adorn the British tongue ; Let Ovid tell Corinna's hard disdain , And at her door in melting notes complain ; His tender accents pitying virgins move ...
... Muse be made our own ; Horace in useful numbers should be sung , And Virgil's thoughts adorn the British tongue ; Let Ovid tell Corinna's hard disdain , And at her door in melting notes complain ; His tender accents pitying virgins move ...
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... Muse - a wish ' bove all severe To him who ever held the Muses dear- 350 If e'er her labours weaken to refine The gen'rous roughness of a nervous line . 355 Others affect the stiff and swelling phrase ; Their Muse must walk in stilts ...
... Muse - a wish ' bove all severe To him who ever held the Muses dear- 350 If e'er her labours weaken to refine The gen'rous roughness of a nervous line . 355 Others affect the stiff and swelling phrase ; Their Muse must walk in stilts ...
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MATTHEW PRIOR | 1 |
If wine and music | 7 |
The Female Phaeton | 15 |
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