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... Muse , through Hagley Park thou Thy Brit . Tempé 2 ! There , along the dale [ stray'st ; 1 George , Lord Lyttelton ... Muses charm : while , with sure taste refined , You draw the inspiring breath of ancient song , Till nobly rises ...
... Muse , through Hagley Park thou Thy Brit . Tempé 2 ! There , along the dale [ stray'st ; 1 George , Lord Lyttelton ... Muses charm : while , with sure taste refined , You draw the inspiring breath of ancient song , Till nobly rises ...
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... Muses gain , Thou , shepherd ! shalt a stall - fed lamb obtain ; But if it rather please the tuneful nine To take the lamb , the ewe shall then be thine . THYRSIS . 0 , wilt thou , for the Nymphs ' sake , goatherd ! fill Thy pipe with ...
... Muses gain , Thou , shepherd ! shalt a stall - fed lamb obtain ; But if it rather please the tuneful nine To take the lamb , the ewe shall then be thine . THYRSIS . 0 , wilt thou , for the Nymphs ' sake , goatherd ! fill Thy pipe with ...
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... Muses ! the bucolic strain . Hasten , my king ! and take this pipe that clips , " Uttering its honey breath , the player's lips . For even now , dragged downward , must I go , By love dragged down to Hades ' house below . Cease , cease ...
... Muses ! the bucolic strain . Hasten , my king ! and take this pipe that clips , " Uttering its honey breath , the player's lips . For even now , dragged downward , must I go , By love dragged down to Hades ' house below . Cease , cease ...
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... muse enjoy ; Thames listens to thy strains , and silent flows , And no rude wind through rustling osier blows ; While all his wondering nymphs around thee throng , To hear the sirens warble in thy song . But I , who ne'er was blest by ...
... muse enjoy ; Thames listens to thy strains , and silent flows , And no rude wind through rustling osier blows ; While all his wondering nymphs around thee throng , To hear the sirens warble in thy song . But I , who ne'er was blest by ...
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... muse detain , That greets the morning with his early strain ; When , ' midst his song , the twinkling glass betrays , While from each angle flash the glancing rays , And in the sun the transient colors blaze , Pride lures the little ...
... muse detain , That greets the morning with his early strain ; When , ' midst his song , the twinkling glass betrays , While from each angle flash the glancing rays , And in the sun the transient colors blaze , Pride lures the little ...
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