The Mirror (Cornelius Arnold Poems)
TO David Garrick, Esq;——— Ridiculum acriFortius ac melius magnas plerumque secat res. HoracePreface:The Author begs Leave to premise, that in ...
TO David Garrick, Esq;——— Ridiculum acriFortius ac melius magnas plerumque secat res. HoracePreface:The Author begs Leave to premise, that in ...
Our English Homer in his Rhimes,Asserts our Notions change with Times;This Maxim granted, makes me doubt,When some few Years are ...
In Days of yore the Story goes,A subterranean Castle rose;Which rear'd its Head a wond'rous Height,The Work of some ingenious ...
Fair Cloe! when thou deign'st to come,To any neighb'ring Rout or Drum;The Belles who shin'd before so bright,Dazzl'd each Petit ...
I'd fain instruct you, pretty Bell,How you most others might excel;The Lesson's short, and mighty easy,I scorn with long Harangues ...
Nathan received his Orders from above,To go to David and his Crime reprove;Attend great King! to what I shall unfold,And ...
Fair Celia! when I prais'd your Charms,Your lovely Face and circling Arms;Your sparkling Eyes so full of Fire,That kindle at ...
My Son! attend th'Instructions that I give,And let them ever in thy Memory live;So shall thy Life with Length of ...
As Colin was tripping it over the Green,By Way of a Walk for to drive out the Spleen;It chanc'd that ...
On Water-Gruel, by Desire; occasioned by a singular Adventure.Hail! Water-Gruel, ever sacred Name,Once so propitious to my genial Flame;O! be ...
As Venus sat mop'd, no Mars to divert her,Her good Man asleep, whom she wished alerter;"I'll e'en take a Ride, ...
Artist! since it is confest,That of Painters you're the best;Prithee as thou dost excel,Draw the Beau as well as Belle;Draw ...
On its being inserted in the Papers, that the K** had killed Forty-seven Boars with his own Hand.God prosper long ...
God is our Hope and Strength, a present Aid,When threat'ning Dangers on all Sides invade;Altho' the Cloud-topt Mountains tott'ring shake,And ...
Ye Sons of true Freedom! let's drink, and let's sing;Our Glasses charg'd high, to the Health of the King;To each ...
When I survey with wond'ring Eyes, This beauteous rural Scene;Pleas'd with the View, my raptur'd Soul Is lost in Joys ...
Thanks to our Stars! the Painter's Skill, Hath giv'n us no new Letch;For all must own that Mother Eve, Is ...
Sadly dejected, fair Britannia sat,Imploring thus the Genius of her State,Rise to my Aid, she cry'd, some Hero rise,Protect my ...
E—-A scorns to make her Audience weep,She's better bred,—composes them to sleep;L? Tendre—Virtue—load the wearied Page,'Tis a-la-mode P?ri—no buskin Rage—Not ...
Kind Disturber of my Rest!Closer, closer, still be prest;In these Arms, my lovely Boy,Give me, give me farther Joy.Why would'st ...
No Wonder Persia's King was mov'd, With Esther's powerful Charms;Or Haman proud a Victim fell, To Love's all conqu'ring Arms:But ...
O! love, how pleasing are thy Darts,Which wound a Pair of mutual Hearts?With Joy we wear the pleasing Chain,When thou ...
O—-d! afflicted with the Stone, repents,And shews, they say, great Signs of Penitence:Who in the least can doubt his Reformation;See! ...
Soft God of Love! to thee I sing,To thee a wounded Heart I bring;O! hear, O! hear a tender Maid,Who ...
How dar'st thou, Scribler, to the World to own,Apollo thee inspir'd to "grave Pope's Stone?"Wretch that thou art, who shall ...
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