The Poetical Works ...: With the Life of the AuthorB. Johnson, J. Johnson and R. Johnson, 1805 - 132 من الصفحات |
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... fair reasoning in his approaches to con- quest . ' There is no arguing with him , ' said Gold- smith , alluding to a speech in one of Cibber's plays ; for if his pistol misses fire , he knocks you down with the but end of it . ' He had ...
... fair reasoning in his approaches to con- quest . ' There is no arguing with him , ' said Gold- smith , alluding to a speech in one of Cibber's plays ; for if his pistol misses fire , he knocks you down with the but end of it . ' He had ...
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... fair and candid estimate of the literary character of Johnson , re- marks that , the Dictionary , though in some instan- ces abuse has been loud , and in others malice has endeavoured to undermine its fame , still remains the Mount ...
... fair and candid estimate of the literary character of Johnson , re- marks that , the Dictionary , though in some instan- ces abuse has been loud , and in others malice has endeavoured to undermine its fame , still remains the Mount ...
الصفحة 61
... fair banks of Severn or of Trent ; There might'st thou find some elegant retreat , Some hireling senator's deserted seat ; And stretch thy prospects o'er the smiling land , For less than rent the dungeons of the Strand ; There prune thy ...
... fair banks of Severn or of Trent ; There might'st thou find some elegant retreat , Some hireling senator's deserted seat ; And stretch thy prospects o'er the smiling land , For less than rent the dungeons of the Strand ; There prune thy ...
الصفحة 62
... Fair justice then , without constraint ador'd , Held high the steady scale , but sheath'd the sword ; * The nation was discontented at the visits made by the king to Hanover . No spies were paid , no special juries known , 62 LONDON : A ...
... Fair justice then , without constraint ador'd , Held high the steady scale , but sheath'd the sword ; * The nation was discontented at the visits made by the king to Hanover . No spies were paid , no special juries known , 62 LONDON : A ...
الصفحة 73
... fair Austria spreads her mournful charms , The queen , the beauty , sets the world in arms ; From hill to hill the beacon's rousing blaze Spreads wide the hope of plunder and of praise . The fierce Croatian , and the wild Hussar , With ...
... fair Austria spreads her mournful charms , The queen , the beauty , sets the world in arms ; From hill to hill the beacon's rousing blaze Spreads wide the hope of plunder and of praise . The fierce Croatian , and the wild Hussar , With ...
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الصفحة 22 - Is not a patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and when he has reached ground encumbers him with help...
الصفحة 21 - is recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which, being very little accustomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge.
الصفحة 67 - twas wild. But thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure? Still it whispered promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail ! Still would her touch the strain prolong; And from the rocks, the woods, the vale, She called on Echo still, through all the song : And, where her sweetest theme she chose, A soft responsive voice was heard at every close, And Hope enchanted smiled, and waved her golden hair.
الصفحة 19 - To fair Fidele's grassy tomb Soft maids and village hinds shall bring ' Each opening sweet, of earliest bloom, And rifle all the breathing Spring. No wailing ghost shall dare appear To vex with shrieks this quiet grove ; But shepherd lads assemble here, And melting virgins own their love. No...
الصفحة 69 - Tis said, and I believe the tale, Thy humblest reed could more prevail Had more of strength, diviner rage, Than all which charms this laggard age...
الصفحة 58 - With every wild absurdity comply, And view each object with another's eye ; To shake with laughter ere the jest they hear, To pour at will the counterfeited tear ; And, as their patron hints the cold or heat, To shake in dogdays, in December sweat. How, when competitors like these contend, Can surly Virtue hope to fix a friend...
الصفحة 58 - If aught of oaten stop, or pastoral song, May hope, chaste eve, to soothe thy modest ear. Like thy own solemn springs, Thy springs, and dying gales...
الصفحة 80 - Ah ! let not censure term our fate our choice, The stage but echoes back the public voice; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to please, must please to live.
الصفحة 99 - The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm — his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.
الصفحة 68 - Speak thou, whose thoughts at humble peace repine, Shall Wolsey's wealth, with Wolsey's end be thine? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent? For why did Wolsey near the steeps of fate, On weak foundations raise th