The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series Edited with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Tom 10Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1810 |
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... charms , Mingle the sweets of love with war's alarms . Our author shows , in eastern pomp array'd , The conquering hero , and the constant maid . None better knew such noble heights to soar , Though Phædra , and though Cato , charm'd ...
... charms , Mingle the sweets of love with war's alarms . Our author shows , in eastern pomp array'd , The conquering hero , and the constant maid . None better knew such noble heights to soar , Though Phædra , and though Cato , charm'd ...
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... charms , and plenty ' s poverty : At length enjoy , for whom you've fought , the queen Of Islands , bright , majestic , and serene ! Unveil'd from clouds , which did her form disguise , And hid a thousand beauties from thy eyes . A ...
... charms , and plenty ' s poverty : At length enjoy , for whom you've fought , the queen Of Islands , bright , majestic , and serene ! Unveil'd from clouds , which did her form disguise , And hid a thousand beauties from thy eyes . A ...
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... charms , and gives a fierce de- Here the confed'rate troops are fore'd to yield , Driven by unequal numbers through the field : With his bright sword , young Nassau there with- stands Their flight ; with prayers and blows he urges his ...
... charms , and gives a fierce de- Here the confed'rate troops are fore'd to yield , Driven by unequal numbers through the field : With his bright sword , young Nassau there with- stands Their flight ; with prayers and blows he urges his ...
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... charms , His brother brought him to the field ; Taught his young hand the truncheon well to wield , And practis'd him betimes to arms . Let Flandrian Newport tell of wonders wrought Before her walls , that memorable day , When the ...
... charms , His brother brought him to the field ; Taught his young hand the truncheon well to wield , And practis'd him betimes to arms . Let Flandrian Newport tell of wonders wrought Before her walls , that memorable day , When the ...
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... charm'd , had Fate an ear . But what does Music's skill avail ? When Orpheus did his loss deplore , Trees bow'd ... Charms such as hers no eastern beauty grac❜d . Near neighbourhood the first acquaintance drew , An early promise of ...
... charm'd , had Fate an ear . But what does Music's skill avail ? When Orpheus did his loss deplore , Trees bow'd ... Charms such as hers no eastern beauty grac❜d . Near neighbourhood the first acquaintance drew , An early promise 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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Strona 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.
Strona 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!
Strona 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.
Strona 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.
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Strona 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
Strona 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.
Strona 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.
Strona 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!
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