Poems on Several Subjects: In Two Volumes, Volumen 1George Pearch, 1769 - 172 páginas |
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Página xlii
... stood 66 upright as an heap ; and the " depths were congealed in the * heart of the fea . " Pharaoh and his hoft are then introduced as fpeakers , in order to form an image of the Deity , calculated to fill the imagination with the most ...
... stood 66 upright as an heap ; and the " depths were congealed in the * heart of the fea . " Pharaoh and his hoft are then introduced as fpeakers , in order to form an image of the Deity , calculated to fill the imagination with the most ...
Página lxii
... stood ftill to hear him in filent astonish- ment . The fame Poet informs us , that he likewise fung of Bacchus , Venus , the Muses , and Cupid ' . From these sketches of his character we may conclude , that his pieces were diftinguished ...
... stood ftill to hear him in filent astonish- ment . The fame Poet informs us , that he likewise fung of Bacchus , Venus , the Muses , and Cupid ' . From these sketches of his character we may conclude , that his pieces were diftinguished ...
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... stood before my fight , 35 And blaz'd meridian day , -the rocking ground Flam'd as he mov'd , and totter'd as he frown'd . 40 As fome vast meteor , whose expanded glare Shoots a long stream that brightens all the air , So flam'd his ...
... stood before my fight , 35 And blaz'd meridian day , -the rocking ground Flam'd as he mov'd , and totter'd as he frown'd . 40 As fome vast meteor , whose expanded glare Shoots a long stream that brightens all the air , So flam'd his ...
Página 17
... stood unmov'd with fear , Each God - like Cherub wav'd a flaming spear ; Hills , forefts , rocks their mutual rage fupply , They flung th ' enormous mountains thro ' the sky ; From the deep earth th ' exalted cedars tore , And buried ...
... stood unmov'd with fear , Each God - like Cherub wav'd a flaming spear ; Hills , forefts , rocks their mutual rage fupply , They flung th ' enormous mountains thro ' the sky ; From the deep earth th ' exalted cedars tore , And buried ...
Página 22
... stood ( by millions rear'd ) the boast of art ; The firm compacted wall , that long defy'd Each battering ball that thunder'd on its fide ; Th ' Ægyptian pyramid , majestic dome ! Where Kings exchang'd ther scepter for the tomb ; The ...
... stood ( by millions rear'd ) the boast of art ; The firm compacted wall , that long defy'd Each battering ball that thunder'd on its fide ; Th ' Ægyptian pyramid , majestic dome ! Where Kings exchang'd ther scepter for the tomb ; The ...
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Términos y frases comunes
addreffed Anacreon beamy beauty becauſe bloom bofom breaft breath burfts burſt cifed circumftance cloud compofition Criticiſm darkneſs deſcription deſpair diverfified dreadful Effay ev'ry expreffion faid fame fays fcene felect fentiment fhade fhall fighs fimple firft firſt fkies flame foar folemn fome foul fpecies ftand ftill ftrain fubject fublime fuch fuperior Genius glow heav'n heav'nly himſelf Iliad illuftration imagination infpire laſt leaſt likewife looſe Lord Lordship lyre Lyric Poetry meaſure melting mind moſt mufic mufing muſt nature neceffary o'er obferve occafion Orpheus paffage paffion pale perfons Pindar pleaſure Poem Poet poetic pow'r praiſe prefent purpoſe purſue racter raiſe reader reaſon rifing roſe Sappho ſcene ſhade ſhall ſhould ſkies ſky ſmiling ſome ſphere ſtood ſtream thefe theme theſe thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro throng tow'ring tranſport trembling uſe waſte whofe whoſe wild wing γαρ δε εν και μεν
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Página xxxix - Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground ; Another race the following spring supplies; They fall successive, and successive rise : So generations in their course decay; So flourish these, when those are pass'd away.
Página xi - Whose buzz the witty and the fair annoys, Yet wit ne'er tastes, and beauty ne'er enjoys : So well-bred spaniels civilly delight In mumbling of the game they dare not bite. Eternal smiles his emptiness betray, As shallow streams run dimpling all the way.
Página cxxiii - Verum ubi plura nitent in carmine, non ego paucis Offendar maculis, quas aut incuria fudit Aut humana parum cavit natura.
Página c - Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
Página 39 - He bowed the heavens also, and came down : and darkness was under his feet. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
Página 101 - Nurs'd on the downy lap of ease, Fall prostrate at His throne : Ye princes, rulers, all adore ; Praise Him, ye kings, who makes your power An image of His own. Ye fair, by nature form'd to move, O praise th...
Página 98 - Join, ye loud spheres, the vocal choir ; Thou dazzling orb of liquid fire, The mighty chorus aid : Soon as grey ev'ning gilds the plain, Thou, moon, protract the melting strain.
Página xxxiii - Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed glorioufly ; the horfe and his rider hath he thrown into the fea.
Página xxxiv - And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, The floods stood upright as an heap, And the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
Página cvi - But wrapt in error is the human mind, And human bliss is ever insecure : Know we what fortune yet remains behind ? Know we how long the present shall endure ? WIST.