...his erudition, not to be compared to the little finger of the younger Scaliger, who can truly say — I am monarch of all I survey ; My right there is none to dispute. Himself not blameless, he had a vixen of a wife, of whom (thanks to the manuscript notes of Burraan...

...Blefiing and bleft where'er me goes, Pure-bofom'd as that wat'ry glafe, And heav'n reflected in her face* VERSES SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN BY ALEXANDER SELKIRK,...ISLAND OF JUAN FERNANDEZ. I. I AM monarch of all I furvey, • f My right there is none to difpute ; From the centre all round to the fea, I am lord of...

...Blefling and bleft where'er fhe goes, Pure-bofom'd as that wat'ry glafs, And heav'n reflected in her face. VERSES SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN BY ALEXANDER SELKIRK,...SOLITARY ABODE IN THE ISLAND OF JUAN FERNANDEZ. I. I AM moharch of all I furvey, My right there is none to difpute; From the centre all round to the fea, I...

...the dwelling of our host, I could not help thinking that he might justly exclaim with Selkirk : " I'm monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute, From the centra all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the b ute." B 4 The morning passed away not...

...lustre to his influence owe; And she the works of Phoebus'aiding, Both Poet saves and Plume from fading. VERSES SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN BY ALEXANDER SELKIRK,...SOLITARY ABODE IN THE ISLAND OF JUAN FERNANDEZ. I. I AM-monarch of all/1 survey, • My fight there is none to dispute; From the centre all round to the...

...Both Poet saves and Plume from fading. ' ' VERSE'S- '"'• . ' ! ' . , . :, '; i ;• i::. ' : .. •' SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN' BY ALEXANDER SELKIRK, DURING HIS' SOLITARY ABODE IN • , . . •- 1 THE ISLAND OF JUAN FERSTANDBZ. . I AM monarch of all I survey,- . ; My right there...

...imagination left poor reality in the back ground. All is not gold that glitters, Rattle. 'Tis true, . . " I am monarch of all I survey; My right there is none to dispute:" but, alas! I, like other sovereigns, find that the lap of dignity is not '' a bed of roses," nor royal...

...845 Epigrams, Epitaphs, and other little Pieces 848—893 VARIOUS POEMS, &c. By DIFFERENT AUTHORS. Islaud of Juan Fernandez Coirpfr 893 OJe to Peace . - >>>. B94 Human Frailty - - - ii>. 894 On observing...

...decay, Some soul congenial then may lend its aid, And gild the close of life's eventful day. SECTION V. VERSES SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN BY ALEXANDER SELKIRK, DURING HIS SOLITARY ABODE IN THE ISLAND. t» JUAN FERNANDEZ. I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute ; From the centre...

...its aid, And gild the clofe of life's eventful day. SECTION V. Versa supposed to be written by Alex. Selkirk, during his Solitary abode in the Island of Juan Fernandez, I AM monarch of all I furvey, My right there is none to difpute ; From the centre all round to the iea,...