A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Parnell. Garth. Rowe. Addison. Hughes. Sheffield. Prior. Congreve. Blackmore. Fenton. Granville. YaldenJohn & Arthur Arch, ... and for Bell & Bradfute & I. Mundell & Company, Edinburgh., 1795 |
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... shine , And form her organs for a voice divine . ' Twas thus the Sire ordain'd ; the power obey'd ; And work'd , and wonder'd at the work he made ; The faireft , fofteft , fweetest frame beneath , Now made to feem , now more than feem ...
... shine , And form her organs for a voice divine . ' Twas thus the Sire ordain'd ; the power obey'd ; And work'd , and wonder'd at the work he made ; The faireft , fofteft , fweetest frame beneath , Now made to feem , now more than feem ...
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... shine ! Thou fhould'ft not fail of numbers worthy thine , The brighest ancients might at once agree To fing within my lays , and fing of thee . Horace himself would own thou dost excel In candid arts to play the critic well . Ovid ...
... shine ! Thou fhould'ft not fail of numbers worthy thine , The brighest ancients might at once agree To fing within my lays , and fing of thee . Horace himself would own thou dost excel In candid arts to play the critic well . Ovid ...
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... shine . With more addrefs , or fuch as pleases more , She runs her female exercises o'er , Unfurls or clofes , raps or turns the fan , And fmiles , or blushes at the creature man . With quicker life , as gilded coaches pals , In ...
... shine . With more addrefs , or fuch as pleases more , She runs her female exercises o'er , Unfurls or clofes , raps or turns the fan , And fmiles , or blushes at the creature man . With quicker life , as gilded coaches pals , In ...
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... shine ; For what are all their joys to me , Which cannot now be mine ? But hold - I feel my gout decrease , My troubles laid to rest , And truths which would disturb my peace Are painful truths at best . Vainly the time I have to roll ...
... shine ; For what are all their joys to me , Which cannot now be mine ? But hold - I feel my gout decrease , My troubles laid to rest , And truths which would disturb my peace Are painful truths at best . Vainly the time I have to roll ...
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... shine , And forc'd his guests to morning draughts of wine , Has , with the cup , the graceless custom loit , And still he welcomes , but with lefs of coft . The mean , fufpicious wretch , whose bolted door Ne'er mov'd in duty to the ...
... shine , And forc'd his guests to morning draughts of wine , Has , with the cup , the graceless custom loit , And still he welcomes , but with lefs of coft . The mean , fufpicious wretch , whose bolted door Ne'er mov'd in duty to the ...
Términos y frases comunes
arms beauty Behold blefs bleft breaſt bright Cæfar Cato cauſe charms Columbo death defire Ev'n eyes facred fafe faid fair fame fate fatire fear fecret feems fenfe fhade fhall fhining fhould fhow fighs fight fince fing fire firſt fkies flain flame fleep fmiles foft fome fong foon forrow foul fpring ftand ftill ftreams fuch fure fweet glory goddeſs grace grief heart heaven himſelf honour infpire Jove Juba juft king laft laſt lefs loft Lord lov'd lyre maid moſt mufe muft muſt ne'er numbers nymph o'er Ovid paffion Pindar pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure praife praiſe prefent profe purſue rage rais'd raiſe reafon reft rife ſhall ſhe ſhow ſkies ſky ſpeak ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill Syphax thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand verfe verſe virtue Whilft whofe whoſe youth
Pasajes populares
Página 5 - FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a reverend hermit grew ; The moss his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the crystal well: Remote from man, with God he pass'd the days, Prayer all his business, all his pleasure praise.
Página 295 - With flying fingers touched the lyre : The trembling notes ascend the sky, And heavenly joys inspire. The song began from Jove, Who left his blissful seats above, (Such is the power of mighty love.) A dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When he to fair Olympia...
Página 310 - As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heaven before mine eyes. And may at last my weary age Find out the peaceful hermitage, The hairy gown and mossy cell, Where I may sit and rightly spell Of every star that heaven doth shew, And every herb that sips the dew, Till old experience do attain To something like prophetic strain.
Página 472 - ... or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Página 211 - For though in dreadful whirls we hung High on the broken wave, I knew thou wert not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save.
Página 237 - Here will I hold. If there's a Power above us, — And that there is, all Nature cries aloud Through all her works, — He must delight in virtue; And that which He delights in must be happy.
Página 130 - Then to her new love let her go, And deck her in golden array, Be finest at...
Página 414 - To John I ow'd great obligation ; But John unhappily thought fit To publish it to all the nation : Sure John and I are more than quit.
Página 224 - Which of the two to choose, slavery or death ! No, let us rise at once, gird on our swords, And, at the head of our remaining troops, Attack the foe, break through the thick array Of his throng"d legions, and charge home upon him.
Página 6 - Now sunk the sun ; the closing hour of day Came onward, mantled o'er with sober...