 I have found out a gift for my fair ; I have found where the wood-pigeons breed ; But let me that plunder forbear, She will say 'twas a barbarous deed : For he ne'er could be true, she averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of its young ; And I lov'd her...  The Works of the English Poets: Shenstone - Halaman 148oleh Samuel Johnson - 1779Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
 | Mr. Cresswick - 1792 - 452 halaman
...plunder forbear 1 She will fay 'tis a barbarous deed. For he, ne'er can be true. fhe averr'd, Who can rob a poor bird of its young ; And I lov'd her the...heard her with fweetnefs unfold, How that pity was due to a dove ; That it ever attended the bold ; And Ihe call'd it the filler of love. SHENSTOHE THE FIRE... | |
 | 1792 - 112 halaman
...that plunder forbear; She will fay 'twas a barbarous djsed. For he ne'er could be true, she averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of its young: And I lov'd...her tongue. I have heard her with fweetnefs unfold Ho\v tliat pity was c!ue to a clove : That it ever attended the bold, And she ca"'d it the fitter of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 422 halaman
...that plunder forbear, She will fay 'twas a barbarous deed : For he ne'er could be true, fhe averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of its young; And I lov'd her the more when I heard Such tenderneis fall from ber tongue. In the third he mentions the common-places of amorous poetry with... | |
 | James Roach - 1794 - 272 halaman
...that plunder forbear, She will fay 'twas a barbarous deed. For he ne'er could be true, ftie averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of its young ; And I lov'd...when I heard Such tendernefs fall from her tongue. I havo I have heard her with fweetriefs unfold How that pity was. due to a dove : That it ever attended... | |
 | 1764 - 796 halaman
...plunder forbear; (breed : She will fay 'twas a barbarous deed. For he ne'er could be true, (lie averr'd. Who could rob a poor bird of its young: And I lov'd...her the more, when I heard Such tendernefs fall from htr tongue. I have heard her with fweetncfs untold How that pity was due to — a dove : That it ever... | |
 | 1794 - 534 halaman
...forbear, She will fay 'twas a barbarous deed. For he ne'e? could be true, (he averr'd, Who could roh a poor bird of its young } And I lov'd her the more when 1 heard Suctrtendernefs fall from her tongue. But where does my Phillida ftray ? And where are her... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 450 halaman
...forbear, She would fay 'twas a barbarous deed : For hé ne'er could be true, Ihe averv'd, , Who craild rob a poor bird of its young ; And I lov'd her the more when I heard Such tendcrnefs Fall from her tongue. SP.CT. V. Of DidaBic or Precfpth-e Poetry. .14« THE method of writing... | |
 | William Shenstone - 1798 - 320 halaman
...the wood-pigeons breed ; But let me that plunder forbear, She will fay 'twas a barbarous deed. E 2 For he ne'er could be true, fhe aver'd, Who could...heard her with fweetnefs unfold How that pity was due to — a dove : That it ever attended the bold ; And flie call'd it the fifter of love. But her words... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 halaman
...plunder forbear ! She will fay, 'tis a barbarous deed. For he ne'er can be true, fhe averr'd, Who can rob a poor bird of its young : And I lov'd her the...when I heard Such tendernefs fall from her tongue. Epitaph. Here refts his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown ; Fair Science... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 halaman
...But let me that plunder forbear, She will fay 'twas a barbarous deed. For he ne'er could be true, me aver'd, Who could rob a poor bird of its young : And...heard her with fweetnefs unfold How that pity was due to — a dove : That it ever attended the bold ; And fhe call'd it the filter of love. But her words... | |
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