Addison to BlakeThomas Humphry Ward Macmillan and Company, 1880 |
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... lines of praise were addressed to the not very noble Earl of Oxford . Whether or no Pope really felt as he pretended , he seemed at least to write with ardour , but the style of Addison's panegyrics on King William III is as artificial ...
... lines of praise were addressed to the not very noble Earl of Oxford . Whether or no Pope really felt as he pretended , he seemed at least to write with ardour , but the style of Addison's panegyrics on King William III is as artificial ...
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... lines of the latter , written in 1709 , are familiar to most readers , but may be quoted here : • To him the wit of Greece and Rome was known , And every author's merit , but his own ; Such late was Walsh - the Muse's judge and friend ...
... lines of the latter , written in 1709 , are familiar to most readers , but may be quoted here : • To him the wit of Greece and Rome was known , And every author's merit , but his own ; Such late was Walsh - the Muse's judge and friend ...
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... lines On Mrs. Arabella Hunt singing has a suave and delicate movement : — ' Let all be hushed , each softest motion cease , Be every loud tumultuous thought at peace , And every ruder gasp of breath Be calm , as in the arms of Death ...
... lines On Mrs. Arabella Hunt singing has a suave and delicate movement : — ' Let all be hushed , each softest motion cease , Be every loud tumultuous thought at peace , And every ruder gasp of breath Be calm , as in the arms of Death ...
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... lines of Keats ' famous ' last sonnet ' in the concluding couplet of the whole : - ' Wishing for ever in that state to lie , For ever to be dying so , yet never die . ' In his songs and minor pieces Congreve is more successful , though ...
... lines of Keats ' famous ' last sonnet ' in the concluding couplet of the whole : - ' Wishing for ever in that state to lie , For ever to be dying so , yet never die . ' In his songs and minor pieces Congreve is more successful , though ...
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... lines are equal to any of Pope's in mere fashion , and in it appear clearly enough the inherent defects of the form when once Dryden's ' energy divine ' and his cunning admixture of what looked like roughness had been lost or rejected ...
... lines are equal to any of Pope's in mere fashion , and in it appear clearly enough the inherent defects of the form when once Dryden's ' energy divine ' and his cunning admixture of what looked like roughness had been lost or rejected ...
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Página 366 - As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.
Página 556 - Guid faith he mauna fa' that. For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that ; The pith o' sense, and pride o' worth, Are higher rank than a that. Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will for a' that ; That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth, May bear the gree, and a' that. For a
Página 539 - John Anderson my jo. John Anderson my jo, John, We clamb the hill thegither ; And mony a canty day, John, We've had wi' ane anither : Now we maun totter down, John, But hand in hand we'll go, And sleep thegither at the foot, John Anderson my jo.
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Página 592 - Piping down the valleys wild, Piping songs of pleasant glee, On a cloud I saw a child, And he laughing said to me: "Pipe a song about a Lamb!' So I piped with merry cheer. 'Piper, pipe that song again;
Página 595 - In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes ? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare seize the fire ? And what shoulder, and what art, Could twist the sinews of thy heart ? And when thy heart began to beat, What dread hand?
Página 248 - Prince of Peace, Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all he brings, Risen with healing in his wings. Mild he lays his glory by, Born that Man no more may die: Born to raise the sons of earth; Born to give them second birth.
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