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A50992
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Miscellany poems
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Phillips, John.
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1697
(1697)
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Wing M2232A; ESTC R31027
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16,271
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mien_n and_o take_v upon_o he_o there_o o_o monstrous_a sight_n to_o play_v the_o pimp_n or_o cant_v hypocrite_n happy_a the_o heathen_n who_o impiety_n never_o mount_v yet_o to_o such_o a_o high_a degree_n due_a reverence_n to_o their_o priest_n be_v always_o show_v and_o distance_n keep_v from_o the_o mysterious_a gown_n tiresias_n to_o the_o theban_n be_v a_o god_n he_o they_o consult_v and_o revere_v his_o nod._n but_o hear_v o_o hear_v how_o mighty_a be_v the_o hand_n of_o moses_n and_o how_o powerful_a the_o wand_n that_o wrought_v such_o wonder_n in_o proud_a pharoah_n land_n revolve_v the_o amaze_a history_n and_o learn_v the_o dignity_n of_o priesthood_n to_o discern_v satyr_n which_o be_v a_o wholesome_a remedy_n prescribe_v to_o cure_v a_o people_n malady_n when_o prudent_o apply_v do_v good_a produce_v but_o as_o all_o good_n be_v subject_a to_o abuse_v so_o this_o of_o late_o no_o public_a cure_n intend_v but_o only_o serve_v to_o black_a malicious_a end_n we_o dip_v our_o pen_n in_o gall_n when_o ever_o we_o write_v and_o all_o our_o inspiration_n be_v but_o spite_n but_o horace_n free_a from_o prejudice_n and_o rage_n with_o honey_n do_v the_o smart_a sting_n assuage_v his_o satyr_n grin_v not_o as_o it_o bite_v but_o smile_v both_o cure_a the_o reader_n and_o his_o care_n beguile_v have_v dryden_n never_o write_v than_o britain_n still_o have_v with_o despair_n admire_v the_o roman_a skill_n but_o now_o by_o his_o example_n teach_v we_o know_v that_o fine_a satyr_n in_o our_o soil_n will_v grow_v our_o song_n and_o little_a poem_n for_o most_o part_n have_v much_o degrade_v the_o poetic_a art_n on_o trifle_a subject_n all_o our_o wit_n we_o drain_v which_o little_a credit_n to_o the_o writer_n gain_v when_o these_o small_a rill_n unite_v in_o one_o stream_n will_v serve_v to_o buoy_v up_o some_o more_o weighty_a theme_n and_o over_o the_o world_n spread_v wide_o the_o poet_n fame_n turn_v over_o e'ery_a late_a miscellany_n you_o hardly_o can_v a_o modest_a copy_n see_v broad_a word_n and_o fulsome_a thought_n we_o now_o admit_v and_o praise_v the_o nauseous_a author_n for_o a_o wit._n but_o sure_a by_o man_n of_o sense_n and_o quality_n the_o wretch_n be_v pity_v for_o his_o ribaldry_n and_o here_o the_o petty_a scribler_n blast_v bay_n be_v prop_v but_o by_o the_o silly_a vulgar_n praise_n but_o if_o you_o will_v respect_n or_o love_n express_v and_o show_v your_o passion_n in_o a_o comely_a dress_n learn_v how_o from_o courtly_a waller_n deathless_a lay_n chaste_o to_o love_n with_o modesty_n to_o praise_n who_o pen_n never_o do_v the_o virgin_n cheek_n with_o red_a nor_o friendly_a ear_n with_o undue_a praise_n mislead_v be_v i_o design_v by_o kind_a destiny_n to_o court_v a_o muse_n and_o follow_v poetry_n my_o early_a care_n shall_v be_v to_o raise_v a_o fence_n to_o guard_v all-pure_a my_o native_a innocence_n my_o infant_n genius_n shall_v strict_a virtue_n learn_v and_o modesty_n shall_v be_v its_o great_a concern_v nor_o popular_a applause_n nor_o hope_n of_o gain_n the_o unspotted_a brightness_n of_o the_o pearl_n shall_v stain_v for_o reputation_n if_o it_o once_o be_v lose_v can_v never_o be_v regain_v by_o any_o cost_n it_o be_v bright_a like_o crystal_n but_o it_o be_v brittle_a too_o easy_a to_o crack_n but_o hard_o for_o to_o renew_v then_o close_o will_v i_o watch_v my_o untainted_a muse_n that_o she_o no_o meretricious_a art_n shall_v use_v no_o unbecoming_a word_n nor_o wanton_a sound_n the_o niceness_n of_o her_o virgin_n ear_n shall_v wound_v so_o shall_v my_o write_n with_o the_o eneid_n strive_v and_o my_o chaste_a verse_n to_o endless_a age_n live_v whilst_o all_o my_o reader_n say_v lo_o this_o be_v he_o that_o from_o long_a bondage_n set_v the_o muse_n free_n finis_fw-la the_o content_n mortality_n page_z 1_o a_o morning_n think_v occasion_v by_o the_o early_o sing_v of_o a_o lark_n ibid._n see_v she_o with_o her_o hair_n loose_a 2_o the_o rose_n anacreon_n ode_n 5_o lib._n 1._o 3_o lie_v at_o her_o foot_n 4_o melancholy_n ibid._n to_o mr_n t_o playing_z a_o voluntary_a 6_o the_o request_n 7_o mask_v herself_o when_o she_o smile_v 8_o for_o constancy_n a_o song_n ibid._n primitive_a love_n 9_o on_o the_o eleven_o verse_n of_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o ecclesiastes_n 10_o the_o cure_n of_o love_n 15_o a_o reflection_n on_o our_o modern_a poesy_n 35_o book_n print_v for_o and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o w._n rogers_n mausolaeum_n a_o funeral_n poem_n on_o our_o late_a gracious_a sovereign_a queen_n mary_n of_o bless_a memory_n folio_n a_o elegy_n on_o his_o grace_n john_n late_a lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n folio_n both_o by_o n._n tate_n servant_n to_o his_o majesty_n ovid_n metamorphosis_n translate_v by_o several_a hand_n vol._n 1._o contain_v the_o first_o five_o book_n octavo_fw-la the_o original_a nature_n and_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n a_o poem_n with_o a_o introduction_n concern_v humane_a knowledge_n write_a by_o sir_n john_n 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