The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical, by S. Johnson, Volume 321790 |
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English poets. Yielding unwillingly what Heaven will have , Their fears eclipfe the glory of their grave ; Before thy face they make indecent moan , And feel a hundred deaths in fearing one : Thy flame becomes unhallow'd in their breast ...
English poets. Yielding unwillingly what Heaven will have , Their fears eclipfe the glory of their grave ; Before thy face they make indecent moan , And feel a hundred deaths in fearing one : Thy flame becomes unhallow'd in their breast ...
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... glory , and my pain , In fpite of death itself shall still remain . Dearest Orontes , my hard fate denies , That hope is the laft thing which in us dies : From my griev❜d breast all those soft thoughts are fled , And love furvives it ...
... glory , and my pain , In fpite of death itself shall still remain . Dearest Orontes , my hard fate denies , That hope is the laft thing which in us dies : From my griev❜d breast all those soft thoughts are fled , And love furvives it ...
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... , And kind relief attends devout complaints , Some beauteous angel in bright charms will shine , And spread a glory round , that's all divine ; E 2 Juft Juft fuch a bright and beauteous form appears , The THE VISION . 51.
... , And kind relief attends devout complaints , Some beauteous angel in bright charms will shine , And spread a glory round , that's all divine ; E 2 Juft Juft fuch a bright and beauteous form appears , The THE VISION . 51.
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... glory fhare , And none but York deferve fo great a master's care . Scarce was he come to bless his native isle , And reap the foft reward of glorious toil , But , like Alcides , ftill new dangers call His courage forth , and still he ...
... glory fhare , And none but York deferve fo great a master's care . Scarce was he come to bless his native isle , And reap the foft reward of glorious toil , But , like Alcides , ftill new dangers call His courage forth , and still he ...
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... glory lives in Spenfer's fong ; And Cowley's verse keeps fair Orinda young. ́ That as in birth , in beauty you excel , The Muse might dictate , and the Poet tell : Your art no other art can speak ; and you , To fhew how well you play ...
... glory lives in Spenfer's fong ; And Cowley's verse keeps fair Orinda young. ́ That as in birth , in beauty you excel , The Muse might dictate , and the Poet tell : Your art no other art can speak ; and you , To fhew how well you play ...
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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.