Poems by Cowley, Waller, Butler, Denham, Dryden, and Pomfret, الأعداد 77-79Johnson, 1810 - 220 من الصفحات |
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... never rose into esteem , and is utterly neglected . The prince of Wales happening to pass through Cambridge at the breaking out of the civil war , he was amused by the scholars with a play called the " Guardian , ” sketched out by ...
... never rose into esteem , and is utterly neglected . The prince of Wales happening to pass through Cambridge at the breaking out of the civil war , he was amused by the scholars with a play called the " Guardian , ” sketched out by ...
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... never known the far sex but from books . " - Dr . Aikin on English Poetry . In 1656 , Cowley ventured to re- turn into his native country , but he remained conceal- ed . He was notwithstanding this caution arrested through mistake ; yet ...
... never known the far sex but from books . " - Dr . Aikin on English Poetry . In 1656 , Cowley ventured to re- turn into his native country , but he remained conceal- ed . He was notwithstanding this caution arrested through mistake ; yet ...
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... never been contradicted by either envy or faction . He wrote with abundant fertility , but negligent or un- skilful selection ; with much thought , but with little imagery ; he was never pathetic , and rarely sublime ; but always either ...
... never been contradicted by either envy or faction . He wrote with abundant fertility , but negligent or un- skilful selection ; with much thought , but with little imagery ; he was never pathetic , and rarely sublime ; but always either ...
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... never thinks his end too near , but says to Fame , Thou art mine heir : that man extends life's nat❜ral brevity ; this is , this is the only way to outlive Nestor in a day . THE CHRONICLE . A BALLAD . Margarita first possess'd , if I ...
... never thinks his end too near , but says to Fame , Thou art mine heir : that man extends life's nat❜ral brevity ; this is , this is the only way to outlive Nestor in a day . THE CHRONICLE . A BALLAD . Margarita first possess'd , if I ...
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... never did his God or friends forget , and , when deep talk and wisdom came in view , retir'd , and gave to them their due : For the rich help of books he always took , tho ' his own searching mind before was so with notions written o'er ...
... never did his God or friends forget , and , when deep talk and wisdom came in view , retir'd , and gave to them their due : For the rich help of books he always took , tho ' his own searching mind before was so with notions written o'er ...
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Addison Anacreon arms beauty behold blest blood bold breast bright brother Cæsar Cato Cato's Cecilia's charms DANIEL PURCELL death Decius delight dost dreadful Dryden e'er ev'n ev'ry eyes fair fame fate father fear flame fools friends give gods grace griefs hand happy hast hear heart heaven honour hope Hudibras I've sounded immortal Juba king live Lord Lord Halifax lov'd Lucia Lucius maid majestic band mankind Marc Marcia Marcus mighty mind Muse nature ne'er never numbers Numidian nymph o'er once passion peace Pharsalia pleasure poet Portius pow'r praise prince rage ravish'd rise Roman Roman senate Rome scenes Sempronius senate shade shew shine sight smile song sorrows soul sound stream sung sweet swells sword Syph Syphax tears thee thine thoughts toil tongue tremble Utica verse virtue whilst winds would'st thou young youth
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الصفحة 24 - Twas but a kindred sound to move, For pity melts the mind to love. Softly sweet in Lydian measures, Soon he soothed his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble ; Honour but an empty bubble...
الصفحة 20 - Less than a god they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke so sweetly, and so well. What passion cannot Music raise and quell?
الصفحة 82 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
الصفحة 22 - The praise of Bacchus then the sweet musician sung : Of Bacchus ever fair and ever young : The jolly god in triumph comes...
الصفحة 19 - From harmony, from heavenly harmony This universal frame began ; When Nature underneath a heap Of jarring atoms lay, And could not heave her head, The tuneful voice was heard from high, Arise, ye more than dead.
الصفحة 21 - And value books, as women men, for dress: Their praise is still, — the style is excellent; The sense, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found...
الصفحة 21 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
الصفحة 19 - 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.
الصفحة 7 - A watchtower once ; but now, so fate ordains. Of all the pile an empty name remains. From its...
الصفحة 4 - CREATOR spirit, by whose aid The world's foundations first were laid, Come visit every pious mind ; Come pour thy joys on human kind ; From sin and sorrow set us free, And make thy temples worthy thee.