Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical PrefacesJohn Aikin Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, Paternoster Row, 1820 - 807 páginas "The object of this work, which is entirely new, is to comprise, within a single volume, a chronological series of our classical poets, from Ben Johnson to Beattie, without mutilation or abridgment, with biographical and critical notices of their authors. The contents of this volume are so comprehensive, that few poems, it is believed, are omitted, except such as are of secondary merit, or unsuited to the perusal of youth" -- Page [i]. |
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... Thalestris knew To send the arrow from the twanging yew ; And , great in arms , and foremost in the war , Bonduca brandish'd high the British spear . Could thirst of vengeance and desire of fame Excite the female breast with martial ...
... Thalestris knew To send the arrow from the twanging yew ; And , great in arms , and foremost in the war , Bonduca brandish'd high the British spear . Could thirst of vengeance and desire of fame Excite the female breast with martial ...
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... Thalestris ' arms the nymph he found , Her eyes dejected , and her hair unbound . Full o'er their heads the swelling bag he rent , And all the Furies issued at the vent . Belinda burns with more than mortal ire , And fierce Thalestris ...
... Thalestris ' arms the nymph he found , Her eyes dejected , and her hair unbound . Full o'er their heads the swelling bag he rent , And all the Furies issued at the vent . Belinda burns with more than mortal ire , And fierce Thalestris ...
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... Thalestris with reproach assails , For who can move when fair Belinda fails ? Not half so fix'd the Trojan could remain , While Anna begg'd and Dido rag'd in vain . Then grave Clarissa graceful wav'd her fan ; Silence ensued , and thus ...
... Thalestris with reproach assails , For who can move when fair Belinda fails ? Not half so fix'd the Trojan could remain , While Anna begg'd and Dido rag'd in vain . Then grave Clarissa graceful wav'd her fan ; Silence ensued , and thus ...
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... Thalestris triumphs in a manly mien ; Loud is her accent , and her phrase obscene . In fair and open dealing where's the shame ? What Nature dares to give , she dares to name . This honest fellow is sincere and plain , And justly gives ...
... Thalestris triumphs in a manly mien ; Loud is her accent , and her phrase obscene . In fair and open dealing where's the shame ? What Nature dares to give , she dares to name . This honest fellow is sincere and plain , And justly gives ...
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