Poems on Several Occasions: Rural sports. The fan. The shepherd's week. Trivia. The what d'ye call it; a tragi-comi-pastoral farceH. Lintot and J. and R. Tonson, 1753 |
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... culta Novalia miles habebit . And the character of the Sergeant is drawn according to the Epithet of Virgil , Impiu Miles , which may be feen in that Speech of his You You Dog , die like a Soldier be damn'd . PREFACE .
... culta Novalia miles habebit . And the character of the Sergeant is drawn according to the Epithet of Virgil , Impiu Miles , which may be feen in that Speech of his You You Dog , die like a Soldier be damn'd . PREFACE .
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... Sergeant Steward to Sir Roger Constable Corporal Stave , a Parish Clerk ' The Ghoft of a Child unborn Countrymen , Ghofts and Soldiers . Mr. Miller . Mr. Cross . Mr. Shepherd . Mr. Mr. Johnfon . Mr. Penkethman . Mr. Norris . Mr. Quin ...
... Sergeant Steward to Sir Roger Constable Corporal Stave , a Parish Clerk ' The Ghoft of a Child unborn Countrymen , Ghofts and Soldiers . Mr. Miller . Mr. Cross . Mr. Shepherd . Mr. Mr. Johnfon . Mr. Penkethman . Mr. Norris . Mr. Quin ...
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... SERGEANT , KIT- TY , DORCAS , GRANDMOTHER , AUNT . Sir ROGER . HERE , Thomas Filbert , answer to your name , Dorcas hath fworn to you fhe owes her shame : Or wed her ftraight , or else you're sent afar , To ferve his gracious Majefty in ...
... SERGEANT , KIT- TY , DORCAS , GRANDMOTHER , AUNT . Sir ROGER . HERE , Thomas Filbert , answer to your name , Dorcas hath fworn to you fhe owes her shame : Or wed her ftraight , or else you're sent afar , To ferve his gracious Majefty in ...
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... SERGEANT . Zooks ! never wed , ' tis fafer much to roam ; For what is war abroad to war at home ? Who would not fooner bravely rifque his life s For what's a cannon to a scolding wife ? FILBERT . - Well , if I muft , I muft , I hate the ...
... SERGEANT . Zooks ! never wed , ' tis fafer much to roam ; For what is war abroad to war at home ? Who would not fooner bravely rifque his life s For what's a cannon to a scolding wife ? FILBERT . - Well , if I muft , I muft , I hate the ...
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... SERGEANT . [ Drinking . [ Drinking alfo . Hafte , let their Worships orders be obey'd . KITTY . Behold how low you have reduc'd a maid . Thus to your Worships on my knees I fue , ( A posture never known but in the pew ) If we can money ...
... SERGEANT . [ Drinking . [ Drinking alfo . Hafte , let their Worships orders be obey'd . KITTY . Behold how low you have reduc'd a maid . Thus to your Worships on my knees I fue , ( A posture never known but in the pew ) If we can money ...
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againſt arms beneath Blouzelind bofom breaft Buxoma caft canft thou cheek Civic crown Cloacina cloſe coach COUNTRYMAN croud crown'd CUDDY damfel defcend diftant DORCAS dy'd Eclogues erft ev'ry eyes fafe fair fame feen fhade fhall fhining fhoes fhould fide fighs figns FILBERT filver fing firſt flain flame fleep flies flow fome fong foon ftand ftrains ftreams fuch fung fure fwain fweet fwelling Ghoft glowing hand haut-boy JOHN GAY KITTY laffes laft link-boy LOBBIN CLOUT loft Lubberkin maid mark the ground Mufe muft muſt ne'er night nymph o'er obfervations paffing paffion Paftoral PEASCO pinners plain play prefent raiſe rifing riſe rofe ſeen SERGEANT ſhake ſhall ſhe ſhow ſhow'r Sir HUMPHRY Sir ROGER ſkies ſpread Squire ſtand ſtate Stave ſteps ſtreet ſwain ſweet thee thefe theſe thofe three times mark toil turn me thrice verſe Virg Whofe Whoſe winds
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