Poems on Several OccasionsT. Davies, 1770 - 238 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة ix
... Homer . Gay was obliged to him upon another account ; for being always poor , he was not above receiving from Parnell the copy - money which the latter got for his writings . Several of their letters , now before me , are proofs of this ...
... Homer . Gay was obliged to him upon another account ; for being always poor , he was not above receiving from Parnell the copy - money which the latter got for his writings . Several of their letters , now before me , are proofs of this ...
الصفحة x
... whelmed me under a fit of the head- ach . I curfed them all religioufly , damn'd my beft friends among the reft , and even blafphemed Homer himself . Dear Sir , not only as you · 6 ' are , · are a friend , and a good natured [ x ]
... whelmed me under a fit of the head- ach . I curfed them all religioufly , damn'd my beft friends among the reft , and even blafphemed Homer himself . Dear Sir , not only as you · 6 ' are , · are a friend , and a good natured [ x ]
الصفحة xiv
... Homer , and get upon the whole ' juft fame enough to ferve for an annuity for my own time , though I leave nothing to pofterity . I beg our correfpondence may be more frequent 2 thân * than it has been of late . I am [ xiv ]
... Homer , and get upon the whole ' juft fame enough to ferve for an annuity for my own time , though I leave nothing to pofterity . I beg our correfpondence may be more frequent 2 thân * than it has been of late . I am [ xiv ]
الصفحة xx
... . Mr. Pope delays his fecond volume of his Homer till the martial fpirit of the rebels is quite quelled , it being judged that the • first part did fome harm that way . Our love a- 6 gain and again to the dear Dean , fuimus gain [ xx ]
... . Mr. Pope delays his fecond volume of his Homer till the martial fpirit of the rebels is quite quelled , it being judged that the • first part did fome harm that way . Our love a- 6 gain and again to the dear Dean , fuimus gain [ xx ]
الصفحة xxii
... Homer . Nothing can be more glo- ' rious to that great author , than that the fame hand that raised his beft ftatue , and decked it with its old laurels , fhould alfo hang up the fcare - crow of his miferable critick , and gibbet up the ...
... Homer . Nothing can be more glo- ' rious to that great author , than that the fame hand that raised his beft ftatue , and decked it with its old laurels , fhould alfo hang up the fcare - crow of his miferable critick , and gibbet up the ...
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Ægypt againſt anſwer appear Bacchus beauty becauſe caft Callimachus cauſe cloſe cras amet croud defign defire eaſe envy ev'ry eyes facred fafe faid fame faſhion fays feat feem feen felves fhade fhall fhew fhine fhort fhould fide fight filent filver fince fing firft firſt flain fome fomething fometimes foon foul friendſhip Frogs ftill fubject fuch fuffer heart himſelf HOMER honour houſe Iliad Ipfa itſelf Jove laft laſt lefs Let thofe loft Mice moft moſt Moufe Mouſe Mufes muſt myſelf numquam amavit Nymphs o'er obferved paffage paffion Parnell paſs perfon Pervigilium Veneris pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poem poet Pope praife praiſe profe publiſhed quique amavit raiſe reafon reft rife ſcene Scriblerus club ſee ſhe ſky ſpeak ſpread ſtate ſtill ſweet thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe THOMAS PARNELL thoſe thou thouſand thro tion tranflation Twas uſe whofe Whoſe ZOILUS
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الصفحة 88 - Now awful beauty puts on all its arms ; The fair each moment rises in her charms, Repairs her smiles, awakens every grace, And calls forth all the wonders of her face : Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes.
الصفحة 88 - Grace, And calls forth all the Wonders of her Face ; Sees by Degrees a purer Blush arise, And keener Lightnings quicken in her Eyes. The...
الصفحة 136 - Thus artists melt the sullen ore of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And, loose from dross, the silver runs below.
الصفحة 123 - Know God — and bring thy heart to know The joys which from religion flow : Then every grace shall prove its guest, And I'll be there to crown the rest.
الصفحة 134 - ... Detested wretch !" — but scarce his speech began, When the strange partner seem'd no longer man His youthful face grew more serenely sweet ; His robe turn'd white, and flow'd upon his feet ; Fair rounds of radiant points invest his hair ; Celestial...
الصفحة 86 - And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The tortoise here and elephant unite, Transform'd to combs, the speckled and the white.
الصفحة 126 - And hail, my son," the reverend sire replied ; Words follow'd words, from question answer flow'd, And talk of various kind deceiv'd the road; Till each with other pleas'd, and loth to part, While in their age they differ, join in heart: Thus stands an aged elm in ivy bound, Thus youthful ivy clasps an elm around. Now sunk the sun ; the closing hour of day Came onward, mantled o'er with sober...
الصفحة 121 - Through rocks amidst the foaming sea, To gain thy love, and then perceives Thou wert not in the rocks and waves ; The silent heart which grief assails, Treads soft and lonesome .o'er the vales, Sees daisies open, rivers run, And seeks (as I have vainly done,) Amusing thought ; but learns to know, That solitude's the nurse of woe.
الصفحة 132 - Before the pilgrims part, the younger crept Near the clos'd cradle where an infant slept, And writh'd his neck.
الصفحة 32 - Without a bunch behind. The story told, Sir Topaz mov'd, The youth of Edith erst approv'd, To see the revel scene : At close of eve he leaves his home, And wends to find the ruin'd dome, All on the gloomy plain. As there he bides, it...