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Born in February 20, 1745 / Died in August 11, 1813 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by Henry James Pye

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from The Vanity of Human Wishes

...   Where then shall Hope and Fear their objects find ...

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Naucratia; Or Naval Dominion. Part III.

... —coast navigation one of their chief nurseries—danger of canal navigation interfering with it ...

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Drury-lane Prologue Spoken by Mr. Garrick at the Opening of the Theatre in Drury-Lane, 1747

... ring bays, For those who durst not censure, scarce could praise ...

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The Art Of War. Book VI.

... The force that taught his troops o'er-match'd to yield, ...

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Dedication: Sent With The Second Edition Of The Poem To His Majesty The King Of Prussia

... Though Fame has cull'd from Phœbus' sacred tree ...

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Alfred. Book IV.

... ARGUMENT. Success of Oddune, Earl of Devon, against a new Danish Armament from Ireland ...

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Elegy VIII

...     But, oh! may we, whose hearts affection join'd, ...

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Carmen Seculare For The Year 1800

...   Raise high their baleful crests, and boast their empire there ...

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A Fragment Of Simonides

... nfant Son Perseus, was exposed in a Vessel to the fury of the waves, by order of her Father Acrisius ...

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Lenore, A Tale

...   "While sounds the dirge, while death-bells ring, ...

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Written In A Seat At Stoke Park, Near The Vicararage-House, Then Inhabited By The Author, And Comman

...   Thanks from a heart, which, while it boasts with pride, ...

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Song: "The flowers of the Spring that enamel the vale"

...   Give their dyes to the meadows, their sweets to the gale, ...

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The Progress Of Refinement. Part II.

... ern Europeans, struck with the splendor of Constantinople, and the superior elegance of the Saracens ...

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Sent To Dr. Hayes, With The Ode To Harmony

...   To these mute lays the voice of Music give, ...

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The Vine

...   Then flies the genial draught that cheer'd the soul, ...