The Works of the English Poets: AkensideH. Hughs, 1779 |
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... a wreath before . 55 From heaven my ftrains begin ; from heaven descends The flame of genius to the human breast , And love and beauty , and poetic joy And infpiration . Ere the radiant fun Sprang from the I And 14 AKENSIDE'S POEMS .
... a wreath before . 55 From heaven my ftrains begin ; from heaven descends The flame of genius to the human breast , And love and beauty , and poetic joy And infpiration . Ere the radiant fun Sprang from the I And 14 AKENSIDE'S POEMS .
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... flame . To these the Sire Omnipotent unfolds The world's harmonious volume , there to read The transcript of himself . On every part They trace the bright impreffions of his hand : In earth or air , the meadow's purple ftores , The ...
... flame . To these the Sire Omnipotent unfolds The world's harmonious volume , there to read The transcript of himself . On every part They trace the bright impreffions of his hand : In earth or air , the meadow's purple ftores , The ...
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... heaven's broad fire his unconstrained view , 175 Than to the glimmering of a waxen flame ? Who that , from Alpine heights , his labouring eye Shoots Shoots round the wide horizon , to survey Nilus or -18 AKENSIDE'S POEMS .
... heaven's broad fire his unconstrained view , 175 Than to the glimmering of a waxen flame ? Who that , from Alpine heights , his labouring eye Shoots Shoots round the wide horizon , to survey Nilus or -18 AKENSIDE'S POEMS .
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... flame and piercing sense are given , And active motion speaks the temper'd soul : So moves the bird of Juno ; fo the steed With rival ardour beats the dusty plain , And faithful dogs with eager airs of joy Salute their fellows . Thus ...
... flame and piercing sense are given , And active motion speaks the temper'd soul : So moves the bird of Juno ; fo the steed With rival ardour beats the dusty plain , And faithful dogs with eager airs of joy Salute their fellows . Thus ...
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... flame : Then to the fecrets of the working mind Attentive turn ; from dim oblivion call Her fleet , ideal band ; and bid them , go ! Break through time's barrier , and o'ertake the hour That faw the heavens created : then declare : If ...
... flame : Then to the fecrets of the working mind Attentive turn ; from dim oblivion call Her fleet , ideal band ; and bid them , go ! Break through time's barrier , and o'ertake the hour That faw the heavens created : then declare : If ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
againſt Amalthea ancient arms arts awful bards beauty behold bloom bofom breaſt breath Britiſh caufe cauſe charms Corycian dæmon delight divine dwell earth Edonian eternal facred fair faithful fame fancy fate fcene fcorn feat fecret fenfe fhade fhall fhame fhould filent fire firft firſt flame flaves fmiles focial folemn fome fong fons foon foul fpirit fprings freedom friendſhip ftill ftreams fublime fuch fway fweet genius glory grove hand haply hath heart heaven himſelf honour hour hymn Imaüs immortal itſelf laſt laws lefs lyre meaſure Megacles mind moft mortal moſt Mufe Naiads nature nature's nobler Nymphs o'er paffions Pentheus Pindar pleafing pleaſing pleaſure pomp praiſe purſue reafon ridiculous rife ſcene ſhade ſhall ſhe ſky ſmiles ſpeak ſtate ſteps ſtill ſtrain Tethys thee thefe Theogony theſe things thofe thoſe thou throne toil tongue treaſures truth virtue voice whofe whoſe Wiſdom youth
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 29 - When guilt brings down the thunder, call'd aloud On Tully's name, and shook his crimson steel, And bade the father of his country hail ? For lo ! the tyrant prostrate on the dust, And Rome again is free...
Seite 309 - Possess'd ; and satiate with the melting tone: Sovereign of birds. The furious god of war, His darts forgetting, and the winged wheels That bear him vengeful o'er the embattled plain, Relents, and soothes his own fierce heart to ease, Most welcome ease.
Seite 15 - Hence the green earth, and wild resounding waves, Hence light and shade alternate ; warmth and cold, And clear autumnal skies and vernal showers, And all the fair variety of things.
Seite 80 - Hence when lightning fires The arch of Heaven, and thunders rock the ground. When furious whirlwinds rend the howling air. And Ocean, groaning from his lowest bed, Heaves his tempestuous billows to the sky ; Amid the mighty uproar, while below The nations tremble, SHAKSPEARE looks abroad From some high cliff, superior, and enjoys The elemental war.
Seite 80 - SHAKSPEARE looks abroad From some high cliff, superior, and enjoys The elemental war. But WALLER longs...
Seite 116 - Decrees its province in the common toil. To some she taught the fabric of the sphere, The changeful moon, the circuit of the stars, The golden zones of heaven ; to some she gave To weigh the moment of eternal things, Of time...
Seite 243 - Presents her tuneful sons to Time, So mark thou Milton's name ; And add, " Thus differs from the throng The spirit which inform'd thy awful song, Which bade thy potent voice protect thy country's fame.
Seite 74 - O'er these mixt treasures of his pregnant breast, With conscious pride. From them he oft resolves To frame he knows not what excelling things ; And win he knows not what sublime reward Of praise and wonder.
Seite 326 - The language of our fathers. Here he dwelt For many a cheerful day. These ancient walls Have often heard him, while his legends blithe He sang; of love, or knighthood, or the wiles Of homely life; through each estate and age, The fashions and the follies of the world With cunning hand portraying.
Seite 326 - O stranger, thou art come Glowing with Churchill's trophies; yet in vain Dost thou applaud them if thy breast be cold To him, this other hero; who, in times Dark and untaught, began with charming verse To tame the rudeness of his native land.