Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind. In Three Cantos. – Canto II. (Matthew Prior Poems)
But shall we take the Muse abroad,To drop her idly on the road,And leave our subject in the middle,As Butler ...
But shall we take the Muse abroad,To drop her idly on the road,And leave our subject in the middle,As Butler ...
How long, deluded Albion, wilt thou lieIn the lethargic sleep, the sad reposeBy which thy close thy constant enemyHas softly ...
Tune. — "King John and the Abbot of Canterbury."I sing not old Jason who travell'd through GreeceTo kiss the fair ...
Since hired for life, thy servile Muse must singSuccessive conquests and a glorious King;Must of a man immortal vainly boast,And ...
While we to Jove select the holy victimWhom apter shall we sing than Jove himself,The god for ever great, for ...
Two mice, dear boy, of genteel fashion,And, what is more, good education,Frolic and gay, in infant yearsEqually shared their parents' ...
To the tune of King John and the Abbot of Canterbury.Who has e'er been at Paris must needs know the ...
In Heav'n, one Holy-day, You readIn wise Anacreon, GanymedeDrew heedless Cupid in, to throwA Main, to pass an Hour, or ...
Resolve Me, Cloe, what is This:Or forfeit me One precious Kiss.'Tis the first Off-spring of the Graces;Bears diff'rent Forms in ...
His lamp, his bow, and quiver laid aside,A rustic wallet o'er his shoulders tied,Sly Cupid, always on new mischief bent,To ...
Reading ends in melancholy,Wine breeds vices and diseases,Wealth is but care, and love but folly,Only friendship truly pleases.My wealth, my ...
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