The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical, by S. Johnson, Volumen 301790 |
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... should laft longer than the memory of our friendship ; and , therefore , I thus publicly bequeath them to you , in return for the many valuable inftances of your affection . That they may come to you with as little disad- vantage as ...
... should laft longer than the memory of our friendship ; and , therefore , I thus publicly bequeath them to you , in return for the many valuable inftances of your affection . That they may come to you with as little disad- vantage as ...
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... should my Muse require ; And , would my ftrength but second my defire , I'd all his boundless bravery rehearse , And draw his cannons thundering in my verse ; High on the deck should the great leader stand , Wrath in his look , and ...
... should my Muse require ; And , would my ftrength but second my defire , I'd all his boundless bravery rehearse , And draw his cannons thundering in my verse ; High on the deck should the great leader stand , Wrath in his look , and ...
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... Should dip , or fcatter thofe that lag behind , Here they may fettle on the friendly stone , And dry their reeking pinions at the fun . Plant all the flowery banks with lavender , With ftore of favory fcent the fragrant air , Let ...
... Should dip , or fcatter thofe that lag behind , Here they may fettle on the friendly stone , And dry their reeking pinions at the fun . Plant all the flowery banks with lavender , With ftore of favory fcent the fragrant air , Let ...
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... should shine , And Virgil's Italy should yield to mine ! See how the golden groves around me smile , That fhun the coast of Britain's stormy isle , Or , when tranfplanted and preferv'd with care , Curfe the cold clime , and starve in ...
... should shine , And Virgil's Italy should yield to mine ! See how the golden groves around me smile , That fhun the coast of Britain's stormy isle , Or , when tranfplanted and preferv'd with care , Curfe the cold clime , and starve in ...
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... a fofter theme , A painted meadow , or a purling ftream ; Unfit for Heroes : whom immortal lays , And lines like Virgil's , or like yours , should praife . MILTON's STYLE IMITATED , IN A TRANSLATION OF A STORY LETTER FROM ITALY . 45.
... a fofter theme , A painted meadow , or a purling ftream ; Unfit for Heroes : whom immortal lays , And lines like Virgil's , or like yours , should praife . MILTON's STYLE IMITATED , IN A TRANSLATION OF A STORY LETTER FROM ITALY . 45.
Términos y frases comunes
ÆNEID æther againſt amidſt arms atque behold blood bluſhes breaſt Britiſh Cadmus Cæfar caft Cato Cato's cauſe charms courſe death DECIUS deſcribed deſcription eaſe Ev'n eyes faid fame fate father fays fecret fhall fhining fide fight fire firft firſt fome forrows foul friends ftand ftill ftorms ftreams ftrength fubject fuch fword Georgic goddeſs gods grief heart heaven himſelf Jove JUBA laſt loft LUCIA LUCIUS maid MARCIA MARCUS mighty moſt Mufe Muſe muſt numbers Numidian nunc nymph o'er Ovid paffion Pentheus Phaeton pleaſe pleaſure Poet PORTIUS praiſe prince purſue rage raiſe reft reſt rife riſe Roman Rome ſcenes ſee SEMPRONIUS ſhade ſhall ſhape ſhe ſhine ſhore ſhould ſhow ſkies ſky ſpeak ſpread ſpring ſtand ſtill ſtood ſuch SYPHAX tears thee theſe thoſe thou thoughts thouſand thunder toils verſe view'd Virgil virgin virtue Whilft winds wiſh youth
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Página 232 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
Página 338 - ... there is all Nature cries aloud Through all her works). He must delight in virtue ; And that which He delights in must be happy. But when ? or where ? This world was made for Caesar — I'm weary of conjectures — this must end them.
Página 236 - Though in a bare and rugged way, Through devious, lonely wilds I stray, Thy bounty shall my pains beguile : The barren wilderness shall smile, With sudden greens and herbage crowned, And streams shall murmur all around...
Página 232 - In foreign realms and lands remote, Supported by Thy care, Through burning climes they pass unhurt, And breathe in tainted air.
Página 337 - 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 284 - A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty, Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
Página 259 - And heavily in clouds brings on the day, The great, th' important day, big with the fate Of Cato and of Rome" Our father's death Would fill up all the guilt of civil war, And close the scene of blood.
Página 117 - Their stated course, and leave the beaten track. The youth was in a maze, nor did he know Which way to turn the reins, or where to go ; Nor wou'd the horses, had he known, obey.
Página 233 - 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 261 - Remember what our father oft has told us : The ways of heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzled in mazes, and perplex'd with errors : Our understanding traces them in vain, Lost and bewilder'd in the fruitless search : Nor sees with how much art the windings run, Nor where the regular confusion ends.