The Works of the English Poets: GayH. Hughs, 1779 |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 35
Página 5
... heads will fay , That the who turns her hand this way , From one vice to another drawń , Will lodge your filver - fpoons in pawn .. Has not the homely wrinkled jade More need to learn the pilfering trade . * For love all Betty's wants ...
... heads will fay , That the who turns her hand this way , From one vice to another drawń , Will lodge your filver - fpoons in pawn .. Has not the homely wrinkled jade More need to learn the pilfering trade . * For love all Betty's wants ...
Página 16
... head , But found the golden mark was left in bed . What is the ftatefman's vaft ambitious fcheme , But a fhort vifion , and a golden dream ? Power , wealth , and title , elevate his hope ; He wakes : but , for a garter , finds a rope ...
... head , But found the golden mark was left in bed . What is the ftatefman's vaft ambitious fcheme , But a fhort vifion , and a golden dream ? Power , wealth , and title , elevate his hope ; He wakes : but , for a garter , finds a rope ...
Página 25
... d a Swain , Unvex'd with all the cares of gain ; His head was filver'd o'er with age , And long experience made him fage ; 2 In In fummer's heat , and winter's cold , He fed [ 25 ] Introduction The Shepherd and the Philofopher.
... d a Swain , Unvex'd with all the cares of gain ; His head was filver'd o'er with age , And long experience made him fage ; 2 In In fummer's heat , and winter's cold , He fed [ 25 ] Introduction The Shepherd and the Philofopher.
Página 49
... head the darts with temper'd gold . Amidst their toil and various care , Thus Hymen , with affuining air , Addrefs'd the God : " Thou purblind chit , Of aukward and ill - judging wit , If matches are not better made , At once I must ...
... head the darts with temper'd gold . Amidst their toil and various care , Thus Hymen , with affuining air , Addrefs'd the God : " Thou purblind chit , Of aukward and ill - judging wit , If matches are not better made , At once I must ...
Página 57
... head's of virtuofo kind . 20 " And pray what ' s this , and this , dear Sir ? " 25 " A Needle , " fays th ' interpreter . She knew the name ; and thus the fool Addrefs'd her as a tailor's tool . " A Needle with that filthy ftone , Quite ...
... head's of virtuofo kind . 20 " And pray what ' s this , and this , dear Sir ? " 25 " A Needle , " fays th ' interpreter . She knew the name ; and thus the fool Addrefs'd her as a tailor's tool . " A Needle with that filthy ftone , Quite ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todo
Términos y frases comunes
Afide againſt Alexis beauty befide beneath bofom breaſt cauſe CLEANTHES confcience court cries cry'd defcend defpair difdain difgrace DIONE dy'd Evander eyes FABLE FABLE fafe faid falfe fame fate fays fcorn fear fecret feek feem feen fhade fhall fhare fhould fhow fide fighs fight fince flain flame flies fome fool forrows foul fpeak fpirit friendſhip ftand ftill fuch fudden fwain fylvan Guife hand hate hath hear heart Heaven honeft honour hour houſe juft juſt knaves LAURA loft LYCIDAS lyes maid Menalcas mind minifter muft muſt ne'er never nymph o'er paffion PARTHENIA plain Plutus praife praiſe pride purfue purſue race rais'd reft reply'd rife rofe SCENE ſhall ſhe SHEPHERD ſkill ſtand ſtate ſtill tears thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou toil tongue truft Truſt Turkey Twas vex'd Whene'er whofe wife wretch
Pasajes populares
Página 115 - And thus reply'd the mighty lord : •* Since every beaft alive can tell 35 That I fincerely wifli you well, I may, without offence, pretend To take the freedom of a friend. Love calls me hence; a favourite Cow
Página 142 - courts were not forbid, Nor kings nor fubjefts would be rid. Were he in power, we need not doubt him ; ,55 But, that transferr'd to thofe about him, On them he throws the regal cares ; .And what mind they ? Their own affairs. If fuch rapacious hands he truft, The beft of men may feem unjuft.
Página 115 - me near yon' barley-mow ; 40 .And, when a lady 's in the cafe, You know, all other things give place. To leave you thus might feem unkind ; But fee, the Goat is juft behind.
Página 54 - partial Fortune blame, Who faw her lovers ferv'd the fame ? At length from all her honours caft, Through various turns of life flie paft; • Now glitter'd on a taylor's arm, Now kept a beggar's infant warm ; Now, rang'd within a mifer's coat, Contributes to his yearly groat ; Now, rais'd again from low approach,
Página 23 - INTRODUCTION TO THE FABLES* PART THE FIRST. THE SHEPHERD AND THE PHILOSOPHER. REMOTE from cities liv'da Swain, Unvex'd with all the cares of gain; His head was filver'd o'er with age, And long experience made him
Página 173 - be fo hard to get, Till two, a party .at Piquet ? .Play might relieve the lagging morn : 35 By cards long -wintery nights are borne. Does not Quadrille amufe the fair, Night after night, throughout the year ? Vapours and fpleen forgot, at play They cheat uncounted hours away.
Página 121 - to mean our own. If general morals feem to joke On minifters, and fuch-like folk, A captious fool may take offence ; What then ? He knows his own pretence. 10 I meddle with no ftate-affairs, But fpare my jeft to fave my ears.
Página 76 - With pride and envy fwell'd, aloud A voice thus thunder'd from the Cloud. " Weak is this gaudy god of thine, Whom I at will forbid to fliine. Shall I nor vows nor incenfe know ? «; Where praife is due, the praife
Página 12 - you ftill may be our gueft; Our haunted room was ever held the beft : If then your valour can the fright fuftain Of rattling curtains and the clinking chain; If your courageous tongue have power to talk, When round your bed the horrid ghoft fliall walk; If you dare
Página 183 - Each took the part that he advis'd, And all were equally defpis'd. A Farmer, at his folly mov'd, The dull Preceptor thus reprov'd. " Blockhead, fays he, by what you 've done, 135 One would have thought them each your fon; For parents, to their offspring blind, Confult nor parts nor turn of mind, But ev'n in infancy