Written At Paris, 1700. In The Beginning Of Robe’s Geography (Matthew Prior Poems)
Of all that William rules, or robeDescribes, great Rhea, of thy globe,When or on posthorse or in chaise,With much expense ...
Of all that William rules, or robeDescribes, great Rhea, of thy globe,When or on posthorse or in chaise,With much expense ...
Alexis shun'd his Fellow Swains,Their rural Sports, and jocund Strains:(Heav'n guard us all from Cupid's Bow!)He lost his Crook, He ...
Recit.Beneath a verdant laurel's ample shadeHis lyre to mournful numbers strung,Horace, immortal bard supinely laid,To Venus thus address'd the song;Ten ...
While with labour assiduous due pleasure I mix,And in one day atone for the business of six,In a little Dutch ...
You, Madam, may, with safety goDecrees of destiny to know;For at your birth kind planets reign'd,And certain happiness ordain'd:Such charms ...
By Sylvia if thy charming self be meant;If friendship be thy virgin vows' extent,O! let me in Aminta's praises join,Hers ...
Heavy, O Lord, on my thy judgements lie;Accursed I am while God rejects my cry.O'erwhelm'd in darkness and despair I ...
Still, Dorinda, I adore;Think I mean not to deceive you,For I loved you much before,And, alas! now love you moreThough ...
The amorous youth, whose tender breastWas by his darling Cat possest,Obtain'd of Venus his desire,Howe'er irregular his fire:Nature the power ...
Farewell, Amynta, we must part;The charm has lost its powerWhich held so fast my captived heartUntil this fatal hour.Hadst thou ...
Que fais tu bergere dans ce beau vergerTu ne songe gueres a me soulager?Tu connois ma flamme, tu vois ma ...
Phillis, since we have both been kind,And of each other had our fill,Tell me what pleasure you can findIn forcing ...
Haste, my Nannette,My lovely maid,Haste to the bowerThy swain has made. For thee aloneI made the bower,And strew'd the couchWith many ...
The circling months begin this dayTo run their yearly ring,And long-breathed time, which ne'er will stay,Refits his wings and shoots ...
While from our looks, fair nymph, you guessThe secret passions of our mind;My heavy eyes, you say, confessA heart to ...
Lie Philo untouch'd, on my peaceable shelf,Nor take it amiss that so little I heed thee;I've no envy to thee, ...
See, whilst Thou weep'st, fair Cloe, seeThe World in Sympathy with Thee.The chearful Birds no longer sing,Each drops his Head, ...
Let 'em Censure: what care I?The Herd of Criticks I defie.Let the Wretches know, I writeRegardless of their Grace, or ...
Is it, O love, thy want of eyes,Or by the Fates decreed,That hearts so seldom sympathise,Or for each other bleed?If ...
Some kind angel, gently flying,Moved with pity at my pain,Tell Corinna I am dyingTill with joy we meet again.Tell Corinna, ...
In vain, alas! poor Strephon triesTo ease his tortured breast,Since Amoret the cure denies,And makes his pain a jest.Ah! fair ...
In vain you tell your parting loverYou wish fair winds may waft him overAlas! what winds can happy proveThat bear ...
Since by ill fate I'm forced away,And snatch'd so soon from those dear arms,Against my will I must obey,And leave ...
Accept, my Love, as true a heartAs ever lover gave;'Tis free (it vows) from my art,And proud to be your ...
The sturdy man, if he in love obtains,In open pomp and triumph reigns:The subtle woman, if she should succeed,Disowns the ...
Whither would my passion run?Shall I fly her, or pursue her?Losing her I am undone,Yet would not gain her to ...
Love! inform thy faithful creatureHow to keep his fair one's heart;Must it be by truth of nature,Or by poor dissembling ...
Interr'd beneath this marble stone, Lie saunt'ring Jack and idle Joan. While rolling threescore years and one Did round this ...
MY noble, lovely, little Peggy, Let this my First Epistle beg ye, At dawn of morn, and close of even, ...
WHAT nymph should I admire or trust, But Chloe beauteous, Chloe just? What nymph should I desire to see, But ...
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