The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series Edited with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 10Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1810 |
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... Whilst we thy Damon's praise rehearse : Damon himself could animate the lyre . Apollo , god of sounds and verse , Pathetic airs and moving thoughts inspire ! Look down ! and warm the song with thy celestial fire . Ah , lovely youth ...
... Whilst we thy Damon's praise rehearse : Damon himself could animate the lyre . Apollo , god of sounds and verse , Pathetic airs and moving thoughts inspire ! Look down ! and warm the song with thy celestial fire . Ah , lovely youth ...
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... Whilst thou , array'd in thy unrivall'd pride , [ way , On golden wheels , all gold thyself , shalt ride : Thy spreading wings shall richest diamonds wear , And gems shall sparkle in thy lovely hair . Thus passing by , thy arm shall ...
... Whilst thou , array'd in thy unrivall'd pride , [ way , On golden wheels , all gold thyself , shalt ride : Thy spreading wings shall richest diamonds wear , And gems shall sparkle in thy lovely hair . Thus passing by , thy arm shall ...
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... whilst sighing lovers view Wit , beauty , goodness , suffering all in you ; So mournful is the scene , ' tis hard to tell Which face betrays the sick , or who is well . They feel not their own pains , while yours they share , Worse ...
... whilst sighing lovers view Wit , beauty , goodness , suffering all in you ; So mournful is the scene , ' tis hard to tell Which face betrays the sick , or who is well . They feel not their own pains , while yours they share , Worse ...
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... WHILST thou art happy in a blest retreat , And free from care dost rural songs repeat , Whilst fragrant air fans thy poetic fire , And pleasant groves with sprightly notes inspire , ( Groves whose recesses and refreshing shade Indulge ...
... WHILST thou art happy in a blest retreat , And free from care dost rural songs repeat , Whilst fragrant air fans thy poetic fire , And pleasant groves with sprightly notes inspire , ( Groves whose recesses and refreshing shade Indulge ...
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... whilst Apollo descends in the chariot of the Sun ; a crown of rays about his head , and his lyre in his hand . ] DAPHNE . ear ! What sounds celestial strike my Why does the golden source of light Pour out new day ? -how wondrous bright ...
... whilst Apollo descends in the chariot of the Sun ; a crown of rays about his head , and his lyre in his hand . ] DAPHNE . ear ! What sounds celestial strike my Why does the golden source of light Pour out new day ? -how wondrous bright ...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 10 Alexander Chalmers Visualização completa - 1810 |
The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 10 Alexander Chalmers Visualização completa - 1810 |
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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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Página 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.
Página 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!
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 213 - I made me great works ; I builded me houses ; I planted me vineyards : I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits : I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees...
Página 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
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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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