The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series Edited with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, المجلد 10Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1810 |
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... o'er Maro's tomb bestow'd ; And tears like these for Addison late flow'd . Snatch'd from the Earth , above its trifling praise , Thee , Hughes , to happier climes thy Fate conveys ; Eas'd of its load , thy gentle spirit roves Through ...
... o'er Maro's tomb bestow'd ; And tears like these for Addison late flow'd . Snatch'd from the Earth , above its trifling praise , Thee , Hughes , to happier climes thy Fate conveys ; Eas'd of its load , thy gentle spirit roves Through ...
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... o'er the main ; Of courts conceal'd in waves , and Neptune's watery Sing , from beneath , how the green deity Rose to the sovereign of the British sea ; To power confess'd , the triple mace resign'd , O'er - rul'd the floods , and charg ...
... o'er the main ; Of courts conceal'd in waves , and Neptune's watery Sing , from beneath , how the green deity Rose to the sovereign of the British sea ; To power confess'd , the triple mace resign'd , O'er - rul'd the floods , and charg ...
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... o'er , And claims dominion there no more . Then Henry , ripe for immortality , His flight to Heaven eternal springs , [ wings . And , o'er his quiet grave , Peace spreads her downy His son , a second William , fills his place , And ...
... o'er , And claims dominion there no more . Then Henry , ripe for immortality , His flight to Heaven eternal springs , [ wings . And , o'er his quiet grave , Peace spreads her downy His son , a second William , fills his place , And ...
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... O'er all its passions sat exalted high , As Teneriff's top enjoys a purer sky , And sees the moving clouds at distance fly below . Whoe'er thy warlike annals reads , Behold reviv'd our valiant Edward's deeds . Great Edward and his ...
... O'er all its passions sat exalted high , As Teneriff's top enjoys a purer sky , And sees the moving clouds at distance fly below . Whoe'er thy warlike annals reads , Behold reviv'd our valiant Edward's deeds . Great Edward and his ...
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... o'er the field , " One night , " he cry'd , " two lovers shall destroy ! She worthy to have liv'd long years of joy , But mine's the forfeit life ; unhappy maid ! ' Twas I that slew thee , I th ' appointment made ; To places full of ...
... o'er the field , " One night , " he cry'd , " two lovers shall destroy ! She worthy to have liv'd long years of joy , But mine's the forfeit life ; unhappy maid ! ' Twas I that slew thee , I th ' appointment made ; To places full of ...
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Apollo arms beauteous beauty Behold Belgia bless blest breast bright Cæsar charms Columbo confest crown'd Cupid darts dear death delight e'er Earth Epicurus ev'n eyes fair fame fate fear fire flame flow Ganymede goddess gods grace grief grove hand happy hast hear heart Heaven hero honour Jove kind king labour light live lord lov'd Lucretius lyre maid MATTHEW PRIOR mighty mind mourn Muse Namur Nature's ne'er never night numbers Nut-brown Maid nymph o'er Ovid pain passion peace Peneus Phoebus Pindar plain pleas'd pleasure poem poet Pothinus praise pride queen rage rais'd reign rise sacred shade shine sighs sing skies smile soft song soul swain sweet tears tell thee things thou thought toil twas Venus verse vex'd Virg virtue weep Whilst winds wise wretched wyll youth
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الصفحة 262 - And terror on my aching s'ight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chilness to my trembling heart. Give me thy hand, and let me hear thy voice ; Nay, quickly speak to me, and let me hear Thy voice — my own affrights me with its echoes.
الصفحة 42 - Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure: Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. Soothed with the sound, the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain!
الصفحة 509 - From nature too I take my rule, To shun contempt and ridicule. I never, with important air, In conversation overbear. Can grave and formal pass for wise, When men the solemn owl despise? My tongue within my lips I rein; For who talks much, must talk in vain.
الصفحة 430 - Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. Gay, what an odd pretty sort of a thing a Newgate Pastoral might make. Gay was inclined to try at such a thing for some time; but afterwards thought it would be better to write a comedy on the same plan. This was what gave rise to the Beggar's Opera.
الصفحة 213 - I made me great works ; I builded me houses ; I planted me vineyards : I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits : I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees...
الصفحة 430 - The person who acted Polly, till then obscure, became all at once the favourite of the town ; her pictures were engraved, and sold in great numbers ; her life written, books of VOL
الصفحة 262 - Looking tranquillity! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness to my trembling heart.
الصفحة 430 - Its reception is thus recorded in the notes to the "Dunciad":— "This piece was received with greater applause than was ever known. Besides being acted in London sixty-three days without interruption, and renewed the next season with equal applause, it spread into all the great towns of England; was played in many places to the thirtieth and fortieth time; at Bath and Bristol fifty, etc.
الصفحة 43 - Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries, See the Furies arise; See the snakes that they rear. How they hiss in their hair, And the sparkles that flash from their eyes!
الصفحة 319 - A new Version of the Psalms of David, fitted to the Tunes used in Churches...