The Poetical Calendar, Containing a Collection of Scarce and Valuable Pieces of Poetry: With Variety of Originals and Translations, Bind 3–4J. Coote, 1763 |
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Side 51 - learning and beauty, but for nothing more famous than for their unfortunate paflion. After a long courfe of calamities, they retired each to a feveral convent, and confecrated the remainder of their days to religion. It was many years after this feparation, that a letter of Abelard's to a friend, which contained the hiftory of his
Side 110 - You gain a profpeft two fields diftance. And now from Hyde-park Corner come The gods of Athens and of Rome : Here fquabby Cupids take their places With Venus and the clumfy Graces ; Apollo there, with aim fo clever, Stretches his leaden bow for ever; And there, without the power to fly, Stands, fix'da tip-toe, Mercury. The villa thus
Side 109 - And crefted with a fprawling dragon.. A wooden arch is bent aftride A ditch of water four feet wide, With angles, curves, and zigzag lines From Halfpenny's exaft defigns. In front a level lawn is feen, Without a flirub upon the green; Where tafte would want its firft great law, But for the fkulking fly Ha-Ha; By whofe miraculous
Side 107 - well applied, Awak'd his brother merchant's pride ; And Thrifty, who had all his life Paid utmoft deference to his wife, Confefs'd, her arguments had reafon ; And by th' approaching fummer feafon Draws a few hundreds from the flocks, And purchafes his country box. Some three or four
Side 108 - 'Twould come to but a trifling price " To make it quite a paradife. " I cannot bear thofe nafty rails, " Thofe ugly, broken, mouldy pales: " Suppofe, my dear, inftead of thefe, •• We build a railing all Chinefe. " Altho' one hates to be expos'd, " 'Tis difmal to be thus enclos'd.
Side 108 - there a level lawn before; ** Nothing its views to incommode,. " But quite laid open to the road; *• While every traveller in amaze '* Should on our little manfion gaze, *' And, pointing to the choice retreat, " Cry, that's Sir Thrifty's country-feat." No doubt her arguments prevail, For madam's
Side 108 - Were fomething to amufe the eye : " But to be pent within the walls, *' One might as well be at St. Paul's. " Our houfe beholders would adore, " Wat there a level lawn before; ** Nothing its views to incommode,.
Side 5 - Delights to catch the gales of life. Now, o'er the rural kingdom roves Soft Pleafure with her laughing train, Love warbles in the vocal groves, And vegetation paints the plain* Unhappy ! whom to beds of pain Arthritic tyranny
Side 116 - they ftray, Who turns her carelefs eyes From daily triumphs; yet each day Beholds new triumphs in her way, And conquers while flie flies. But fee! implor'd by moving prayers, To change the lover's pain, Venus her harnefs'd doves prepares, And brings the fair again. Proud mortals, who this maid purfue, Think you flie'll e'er refign ? Ceafe, fools, your
Side 107 - About a mile from Cheney Row : " He's a good man, indeed, 'tis true, " But not fo warm, my dear, as you : " And folks are always apt to fneer— " One would not be outdone, my dear." Sir Traffick's name fo well applied,