The British Martial: Or, An Anthology of English Epigrams: Being the Largest Collection Ever Published. With Some Originals, Band 1R. Phillips, 1806 |
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... HEARTS . Your Compliments , Lady , I pray you , forbear , Our old English service is much more sincere ; You sent me ten hearts ; the tithe only is mine ; Give me but your own , you may burn t'other nine . IV . ON A LADY AT CHURCH . So ...
... HEARTS . Your Compliments , Lady , I pray you , forbear , Our old English service is much more sincere ; You sent me ten hearts ; the tithe only is mine ; Give me but your own , you may burn t'other nine . IV . ON A LADY AT CHURCH . So ...
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... heart might break ; Untaught to bear it , women talk away To GOD himself , and fondly think they pray : But sweet their accent , and their air refin'd , For they're before their Maker - and mankind : When ladies once are proud of ...
... heart might break ; Untaught to bear it , women talk away To GOD himself , and fondly think they pray : But sweet their accent , and their air refin'd , For they're before their Maker - and mankind : When ladies once are proud of ...
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... heart , And my own image in the stead impart . But , ah ! how short the bliss would prove , if he Who seiz'd it next , might do the same by me . XXX . A WISE VALUATION . I've lost my mistress , horse , and wife ; But when I think on ...
... heart , And my own image in the stead impart . But , ah ! how short the bliss would prove , if he Who seiz'd it next , might do the same by me . XXX . A WISE VALUATION . I've lost my mistress , horse , and wife ; But when I think on ...
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... heart , How near can nature be express'd by art ! Well , it is wondrous like ! -nay , let me die , The very pouting lip , —the killing eye ! Blunt and severe as Manly in the play , Downright replies - Like , Madam , do you say , The ...
... heart , How near can nature be express'd by art ! Well , it is wondrous like ! -nay , let me die , The very pouting lip , —the killing eye ! Blunt and severe as Manly in the play , Downright replies - Like , Madam , do you say , The ...
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... heart . LXXIX . THE REMEMBRANCER . Chloe her gossips entertains , With stories of her childbed - pains . And fiercely against Hymen rails ; But Hymen's not so much to blame ; She knows , unless her memory fails , Ere wedded she had much ...
... heart . LXXIX . THE REMEMBRANCER . Chloe her gossips entertains , With stories of her childbed - pains . And fiercely against Hymen rails ; But Hymen's not so much to blame ; She knows , unless her memory fails , Ere wedded she had much ...
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am'rous APICIUS Arachne ARETIN arms Bavius beauty Behold betimes blest boast breast bright CATULLUS charms Charon Chloe church cries cry'd cuckold Cupid cure dear death diff'rent divine Domitian dy'd e'er Epigram Epigrammatists EPITAPH ev'ry eyes face fair fame fate fear fire flame flies fool forbear give grace head heart heav'n HIPPONAX Hymen Jack KILL OR CURE kind kiss LADY'S learn'd live Lord lov'd lover maid MARRIED meat muse nature ne'er never nymph o'er once pain Pallas parson passion PHRYNE pity pleas'd poet poor pow'r pride Procris proud quoth scorn shew shine SIMILE smiles soft soul spouse Strephon sure sweet t'other tail taste tell thee thine thing Thomas thou art thought thro turn'd Twas twill Venus verse vext virtue Whilst whore wife wise woman wou'd wound wretch YOUNG LADY youth