The Mysterious Gentleman Farmer, Or The Disguises of Love: A NovelB. Crosby & Company, 1808 |
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adieu affection amused Anna appeared arrival attachment atten bank beautiful beheld benevolence bloom blush bosom bours cheerful cinda clarionet companion cottage cousin cried curiosity dame daugh daughter dear delight Dundalk elegant emotions engaged esteemed exclaimed eyes farm farmer Greenhill's farmer Sotheran farmer's daughter father favourable fection feel fellow female garden gazed gratified happiness Hatton Garden heart Herefordshire hill hope hopes and fears innocent Irish Volunteers Jones Kelly King's Head Inn lady letter London lover Lucinda Green Lucinda Greenhill maid malignant ment mind Miss Willoughby mother mysterious neighbours ness Newry Norton object old farm-house parents pass passion person pleasure presented rambled rapture replied repose resolved respect retired river Wye Rose-hill Ross rural rustic scenes secret sent sigh sister smile soon sorrow spectful stranger suicide tears tender tion town vanity village village maid walk woman young youth
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Page 191 - Hail wedded Love, mysterious law, true source Of human offspring, sole propriety In Paradise of all things common else. By thee adulterous lust was driven from men Among the bestial herds to range; by thee, Founded in reason, loyal, just, and pure, Relations dear, and all the charities Of father, son, and brother first were known.
Page 95 - And marble towers, and gates of brass, In his rude march he levels low : But time, destroying far and wide, Love from the soul can ne'er divide. Death only, with his cruel dart, The gentle godhead can remove ; And drive him from the bleeding heart To mingle with the bless'd above, Where, known to all his kindred train, He finds a lasting rest from pain.
Page 180 - Heaven first taught letters for some wretch's aid, Some banish'd lover, or some captive maid ; They live, they speak, they breathe what love inspires, Warm from the soul, and faithful to its fires ; The virgin's wish without her fears impart, Excuse the blush, and pour out all the heart ; Speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul, And waft a sigh from Indus to the Pole.
Page 191 - Here love his golden shafts employs, here lights His constant lamp, and waves his purple wings, Reigns here and revels...
Page 181 - Some banish'd lover, or some captive maid; They live, they speak, they breathe what love inspires, Warm from the soul, and faithful to its fires ; The virgin's wish without her fears impart, Excuse the blush, and pour out all the heart, Speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul, And waft a sigh from Indus to the Pole. Thou know'st how guiltless first I met thy flame. When Love approach'd me under Friendship's name; My fancy form'd thee of angelic kind, Some emanation of th
Page 69 - Where I could have pleasingly stray'd, If aught, in her absence, could please.