The British Poets: Including Translations ...C. Whittingham, 1822 |
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... thee this man for thy slave . ” The marriage , if uncontradicted report can be credited , made no addition to his happiness ; it neither found them nor made them equal . She al- ways remembered her own rank , and thought her- self ...
... thee this man for thy slave . ” The marriage , if uncontradicted report can be credited , made no addition to his happiness ; it neither found them nor made them equal . She al- ways remembered her own rank , and thought her- self ...
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... thee : Thou teachest Persius to inform our isle In smoother numbers and a clearer style ; And Juvenal , instructed in thy page , Edges his satire and improves his rage . Thy copy casts a fairer light on all , And 21 . G To Mr Dryden ...
... thee : Thou teachest Persius to inform our isle In smoother numbers and a clearer style ; And Juvenal , instructed in thy page , Edges his satire and improves his rage . Thy copy casts a fairer light on all , And 21 . G To Mr Dryden ...
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... thee he soars with new delight , And plays in more unbounded verse , and takes a nobler flight . [ lays Bless'd man ! whose spotless life and charming Employ'd the tuneful prelate in thy praise ; Bless'd man ! who now shall be for ever ...
... thee he soars with new delight , And plays in more unbounded verse , and takes a nobler flight . [ lays Bless'd man ! whose spotless life and charming Employ'd the tuneful prelate in thy praise ; Bless'd man ! who now shall be for ever ...
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... thee to a more exalted rage ! What scenes of death and horror had we view'd , And how had Boyne's wide current reek'd in blood ! Or if Maria's 2 charms thou wouldst rehearse In smoother numbers and a softer verse , 2 Queen Mary . Thy ...
... thee to a more exalted rage ! What scenes of death and horror had we view'd , And how had Boyne's wide current reek'd in blood ! Or if Maria's 2 charms thou wouldst rehearse In smoother numbers and a softer verse , 2 Queen Mary . Thy ...
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... thee , Did not the Muses ' other hope appear , Harmonious Congreve ! and forbid our fear : Congreve ! whose fancy's unexhausted store Has given already much , and promised more : Congreve shall still preserve thy fame alive , And ...
... thee , Did not the Muses ' other hope appear , Harmonious Congreve ! and forbid our fear : Congreve ! whose fancy's unexhausted store Has given already much , and promised more : Congreve shall still preserve thy fame alive , And ...
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Página 105 - Soon as the evening shades prevail, The Moon takes up the wondrous tale; And nightly, to the listening Earth, Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets, in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Página 106 - When all Thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise.
Página 107 - In midst of dangers, fears, and death, Thy goodness I'll adore, And praise thee for thy mercies past, And humbly hope for more. My life, if thou preserv'st my life, Thy sacrifice shall be ; And death, if death must be my doom, Shall join my soul to thee.
Página 106 - HOW are thy servants blest, O Lord, How sure is their defence ! Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help, omnipotence.
Página 30 - Button had been a servant in the Countess of Warwick's family, who, under the patronage of Addison, kept a coffee-house on the south side of Russell Street, about two doors from Covent Garden. Here it was that the wits of that time used to assemble.
Página 107 - O'erwhelm'd with guilt and fear, I see my Maker, face to face ; O, how shall I appear . 2 If yet, while pardon may be found, And mercy may be sought, My heart with inward horror shrinks, And trembles at the thought ; 3 When thou, O Lord, shalt stand disclosed In majesty severe, And sit in judgment on my soul, O, how shall I appear...
Página 85 - Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel, by divine command, With rising tempests shakes a guilty land (Such as of late o'er pale Britannia passed), Calm and serene he drives the furious blast; And pleased the Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.
Página 106 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart That tastes those gifts with joy.
Página 93 - Where western gales eternally reside, And all the Seasons lavish all their pride ; Blossoms, and fruits, and flowers, together rise, And the whole year in gay confusion lies.
Página 56 - All the enchantment of fancy and all the cogency of argument are employed to recommend to the reader his real interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being.