The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical, by S. Johnson, Volume 321790 |
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... commands ; Round is its figure , and four iron gates Divide mankind , by order of the Fates : Thither in crowds come to one common grave The young , the old , the monarch , and the flave . Old age and pains , thofe evils man deplores ...
... commands ; Round is its figure , and four iron gates Divide mankind , by order of the Fates : Thither in crowds come to one common grave The young , the old , the monarch , and the flave . Old age and pains , thofe evils man deplores ...
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... hand , While the impos'd this cruel kind command : Live , and love on ; you will be true , I know ; But live then , and come back to tell me fo ; E 3 For For though I blush at this laft guilty breath , THE 53 VISION .
... hand , While the impos'd this cruel kind command : Live , and love on ; you will be true , I know ; But live then , and come back to tell me fo ; E 3 For For though I blush at this laft guilty breath , THE 53 VISION .
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... commands : You know the proverb , " Princes have long hands . " My fame's my burden , for the more I'm prais'd , A jufter ground of jealoufy is rais'd : Were I lefs fair , I might have been more bleft , Great beauty through great danger ...
... commands : You know the proverb , " Princes have long hands . " My fame's my burden , for the more I'm prais'd , A jufter ground of jealoufy is rais'd : Were I lefs fair , I might have been more bleft , Great beauty through great danger ...
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... command : Your Trojan wealth , believe me , I defpife ; My own poor native land has dearer ties . Should I be injur'd on your Phrygian fhore , What help of kindred could I there implore ? Medea was by Jafon's flattery won ; I may , like ...
... command : Your Trojan wealth , believe me , I defpife ; My own poor native land has dearer ties . Should I be injur'd on your Phrygian fhore , What help of kindred could I there implore ? Medea was by Jafon's flattery won ; I may , like ...
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... command , And by lieutenants only fights at land ) ; For his own fame howe'er he fought before , For England's honour yet he ventur❜d more . In those black times , when , faction raging high , Valour and Innocence were forc'd to fly ...
... command , And by lieutenants only fights at land ) ; For his own fame howe'er he fought before , For England's honour yet he ventur❜d more . In those black times , when , faction raging high , Valour and Innocence were forc'd to fly ...
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againſt arms azure band beauty Belgia beſt blefs bleft breaſt bright cauſe ceaſe charms Cloe Cupid dear death defire delight eaſe ev'n eyes facred fafely faid fair fame fate fatire fave fear fenfe fhall fhew fhining fighs fight fince fing firſt flame fmiling foes fome fong foon forrow foul friendſhip ftand ftill fubject fuch fure greateſt grief happy heart Heaven hero himſelf honour itſelf Jove juft juſt king laft laſt Latium lefs loft maſter's mighty mind moft moſt Mufe muft Muſe muſt Namur ne'er numbers nymph o'er paffion pleaſe pleaſure praiſe prefent rage raiſe reaſon reft reſt rifing ſaid Sambre ſee ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhould ſhow ſome ſtand ſtate ſtill thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand uſe Venus verſe vex'd virtue Whilft whofe whoſe wife William's wiſh worſe wretched youth
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Página 255 - Pointing, the lovely moralist said : See, friend, in some few fleeting hours, See yonder, what a change is made. Ah me! the blooming pride of May, And that of beauty are but one: At morn both...
Página 259 - To be vexed at a trifle or two that I writ, Your judgment at once and my passion you wrong: You take that for fact which will scarce be found wit: Od's life!
Página 217 - Full fifteen thousand lusty fellows, With fire and sword the fort maintain; Each was a Hercules, you tell us, Yet out they march'd like common men. Cannons above, and mines below, Did death and tombs for foes contrive; Yet matters have been order'd so, That most of us are still alive.
Página 260 - ... tis his fancy to run, At night he declines on his Thetis's breast. So, when I am wearied with wandering all day, To thee, my delight, in the evening I come : No matter what beauties I saw in my way ; They were but my visits, but thou art my home ! Then finish, dear Chloe, this pastoral war, And let us like Horace and Lydia agree ; For thou art a girl as much brighter than her, As he was a poet sublimer than me.
Página 60 - For oh ! your face has fuch peculiar charms, That who can hold from flying to your arms ! But what I ne'er can have without offence, May forne blefl maid poffefs with innocence.
Página 190 - Gather all the fmiling hours ; Such as with friendly care have guarded Patriots and kings in rightful wars ; Such as with conqueft have rewarded Triumphant viftors' happy cares ; Such as ftory has recorded Sacred to Naflau's long renown, For countries fav'd, and battles won.
Página 259 - Pr'ythee quit this caprice ; and (as old Falstaff says) Let us e'en talk a little like folks of this world. How canst thou presume, thou hast leave to destroy The beauties, which Venus but lent to thy keeping? Those looks were design'd to inspire love and joy: More ord'nary eyes may serve people for weeping.
Página 173 - To master John the English maid A hornbook gives of gingerbread; And, that the child may learn the better, As he can name, he eats the letter.
Página 232 - But why should I stories of Athens rehearse, Where people knew love, and were partial to verse ; Since none can with justice my pleasures oppose, In Holland...
Página 259 - Chloe, and what I write, shows The difference there is betwixt nature and art: I court others in verse; but I love thee in prose: And they have my whimsies; but thou hast my heart.