Poems on Several OccasionsT. Davies, 1770 - 238 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة ii
... poet , who was his eldeft fon , and ftill remain in the family . Thus want , which has compelled many of our greatest men into the service of the Mufes , had no influence upon Parnell ; he was a poet by inclination . 9 I. 3 He was born ...
... poet , who was his eldeft fon , and ftill remain in the family . Thus want , which has compelled many of our greatest men into the service of the Mufes , had no influence upon Parnell ; he was a poet by inclination . 9 I. 3 He was born ...
الصفحة iv
... poet . Some dates , and a few facts fcarce more interefting than those that make the ornaments of a country tomb - ftone , are all that remain of one whofe labours now begin to excite univerfal curio- fity . A poet , while living , is ...
... poet . Some dates , and a few facts fcarce more interefting than those that make the ornaments of a country tomb - ftone , are all that remain of one whofe labours now begin to excite univerfal curio- fity . A poet , while living , is ...
الصفحة xi
... poets and commenta- tors who have gone beforè me , but be damn'd myself by all who come after me . To be fe- rious , you have not only left me to the laft de- gree impatient for your return , who at all times ' fhould have been fo ...
... poets and commenta- tors who have gone beforè me , but be damn'd myself by all who come after me . To be fe- rious , you have not only left me to the laft de- gree impatient for your return , who at all times ' fhould have been fo ...
الصفحة xiv
... poet , but a plain com- moner , who lives upon his own , and fears and flatters no man . I hope before I die to discharge • the debt I owe to Homer , and get upon the whole ' juft fame enough to ferve for an annuity for my own time ...
... poet , but a plain com- moner , who lives upon his own , and fears and flatters no man . I hope before I die to discharge • the debt I owe to Homer , and get upon the whole ' juft fame enough to ferve for an annuity for my own time ...
الصفحة xvii
... poet ) was very confiderable , and it may eafily be fuppofed he lived to the very extent of it . The fact is , his expences were greater than his income , and his fucceffor found the estate fomewhat impair- ed at his decease . As foon ...
... poet ) was very confiderable , and it may eafily be fuppofed he lived to the very extent of it . The fact is , his expences were greater than his income , and his fucceffor found the estate fomewhat impair- ed at his decease . As foon ...
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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...