The Works of the English Poets: ButlerH. Hughs, 1779 |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 31
Página 65
... mankind falls down before ; Money , that , like the fwords of kings , Is the last reason of all things ; And therefore need not doubt our play Has all advantages that way , As long as men have faith to fell , And meet with those that ...
... mankind falls down before ; Money , that , like the fwords of kings , Is the last reason of all things ; And therefore need not doubt our play Has all advantages that way , As long as men have faith to fell , And meet with those that ...
Página 67
... mankind : Take all religions in , and stickle From Conclave down to Conventicle Agreeing ftill , or disagreeing , According to the Light in being . Sometimes for liberty of confcience , And spiritual mifrule in one fense ; 1385 1390 But ...
... mankind : Take all religions in , and stickle From Conclave down to Conventicle Agreeing ftill , or disagreeing , According to the Light in being . Sometimes for liberty of confcience , And spiritual mifrule in one fense ; 1385 1390 But ...
Página 80
... Mankind creates itself , of fears , That fpring , like fern , that infect weed , Equivocally , without feed , And Our Poet now refumes his principal fubject : and the reason why he is fo full in the recapitulation of the last adventure ...
... Mankind creates itself , of fears , That fpring , like fern , that infect weed , Equivocally , without feed , And Our Poet now refumes his principal fubject : and the reason why he is fo full in the recapitulation of the last adventure ...
Página 114
... the cenfure of its caufe To any but its own great laws ? Love , that's the world's prefervative , That keeps all fouls of things alive ; 100 Controls Controls the mighty power of Fate , And gives mankind 114 BUTLER'S POEM S.
... the cenfure of its caufe To any but its own great laws ? Love , that's the world's prefervative , That keeps all fouls of things alive ; 100 Controls Controls the mighty power of Fate , And gives mankind 114 BUTLER'S POEM S.
Página 115
Samuel Johnson. Controls the mighty power of Fate , And gives mankind a longer date ; The life of Nature , that reftores As fast as Time and Death devours ; To whofe free - gift the world does owe Not only earth , but heaven too : For ...
Samuel Johnson. Controls the mighty power of Fate , And gives mankind a longer date ; The life of Nature , that reftores As fast as Time and Death devours ; To whofe free - gift the world does owe Not only earth , but heaven too : For ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todo
Términos y frases comunes
againſt allow'd baſe beafts beaſt Becauſe befide beft beſt brains buſineſs cafe Caufe cauſe church cloſe confcience conftant courfe courſe defign defign'd defperate devil Difdain e'er Elephant elfe eyes fafe faid falfe falſe fame fatire feats fenfe ferve fhew fhould fide fight filly fince firft firſt flain fome fooner foul ftill fubject fuch fure fword greater greateſt happineſs heaven himſelf Hudibras intereft itſelf juftice juſt King Knight laſt laws learned leaſt lefs loft mankind mighty miſtake moft Moon moſt muſt Nature ne'er never nonfenfe obferve Oliver Cromwell pafs pains paſs perfon pleaſe pleaſure poem prifoner princes purpoſe Quoth raiſe reafon reft rhyme Saints ſay ſchool ſenſe ſhare ſhe ſhow ſpite ſtand ſtate ſtrive thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe trepan tricks true truth turn'd twas underſtand underſtood us'd uſe verfe verſe whofe wife worfe worſe
Pasajes populares
Página 12 - Lilburn:" which part of his character gave occasion for the following lines at his death : Is John departed, and is Lilburn gone? Farewell to both, to Lilburn and to John. Yet, being dead, take this advice from me, Let them not both in one grave buried be : Lay John here, and Lilburn thereabout, For if they both should meet they would fall out.
Página 295 - It is not poetry that makes men poor ; For few do write that were not so before ; And those that have writ best, had they been rich, Had ne'er been clapp'd with a poetic itch ; Had loved their ease too well to take the pains To undergo that drudgery of brains ; But, being for all other trades unfit, Only t' avoid being idle, set up wit.
Página 296 - Far greater numbers have been lost by hopes Than all the magazines of daggers, ropes, And other ammunitions of despair, Were ever able to despatch by fear.
Página 94 - But to have power to forgive Is empire, and prerogative ; And 'tis in crowns a nobler gem To grant a pardon, than condemn. Then, since so few do what they ought, 'Tis great t...
Página 282 - The metaphysics but a puppet motion That goes with screws, the notion of a notion; The copy of a copy and lame draught Unnaturally taken from a thought: That counterfeits all pantomimic tricks, And turns the eyes, like an old crucifix; That counterchanges whatsoe'er it calls B...
Página 224 - Then why should those who pick and choose The best of all the best compose, And join it by Mosaic art, In graceful order, part to part, To make the whole in beauty suit, Not merit as complete repute As those who with less art and pains...
Página 63 - To th' course of nature, but its own : The courage of the bravest daunt, And turn poltroons as valiant : For men as resolute appear, With too much as too little fear ; And, when they're out of hopes of flying, Will run away from death by dying ; Or turn again to stand it out, And those they fled, like lions, rout.
Página 289 - AUTHORITY intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates ; The fumes of it invade the brain, And make men giddy, proud, and vain : By this the fool commands the wise, The noble with the base complies, The sot assumes the rule of wit, And cowards make the base submit.
Página 280 - Tis they maintain the church and state, Employ the priest and magistrate ; Bear all the charge of government, And pay the public fines and rent ; Defray all taxes and excises, And impositions of all prices ; Bear all th...
Página 172 - tis my greatest crime has only been (Not in mine eyes, but yours) in being seen. P. I hurt to love, but do not love to hurt. C. That's worse than making cruelty a sport. P. Pain is the foil of pleasure and delight, That sets it off to a more noble height. C. He buys his pleasure at a rate too vain, That takes it up beforehand of his pain. P. Pain is more dear than pleasure when 'tis past. C. But grows intolerable if it last.