Translations, imitations, epistles, epitaphs, &cJ. French, 1777 - 195 páginas |
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... Crown'd with an architrave of antique mold , And sculpture rifing on the roughen'd gold . In fhaggy spoils here Thefeus was beheld , And Perfeus dreadful with Minerva's fhield : There great Alcides stooping with his toil , Refts on B 2 ...
... Crown'd with an architrave of antique mold , And sculpture rifing on the roughen'd gold . In fhaggy spoils here Thefeus was beheld , And Perfeus dreadful with Minerva's fhield : There great Alcides stooping with his toil , Refts on B 2 ...
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... crown'd , And Runic characters were grav'd around . There fat Zamolxis with erected eyes , And Odin here in mimic trances dies . There on rude iron columns , fmear'd with blood , The horrid forms of Scythian heroes stood , Druids and ...
... crown'd , And Runic characters were grav'd around . There fat Zamolxis with erected eyes , And Odin here in mimic trances dies . There on rude iron columns , fmear'd with blood , The horrid forms of Scythian heroes stood , Druids and ...
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... crown'd , And various Animals his fides furround ; His piercing eyes , erect , appear to view Supperior worlds , and look all Nature through . With equal rays immortal Tully fhone , The Roman Roftra deck'd the Conful's throne ...
... crown'd , And various Animals his fides furround ; His piercing eyes , erect , appear to view Supperior worlds , and look all Nature through . With equal rays immortal Tully fhone , The Roman Roftra deck'd the Conful's throne ...
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... crown'd ; Unlike fucceffes equal merits found . Thus her blind fifter , fickle Fortune , reigns , And undifcerning fcatters crowns and chains . Firft at the fhrine the Learned world appear , And to the Goddess thus prefer their prayer ...
... crown'd ; Unlike fucceffes equal merits found . Thus her blind fifter , fickle Fortune , reigns , And undifcerning fcatters crowns and chains . Firft at the fhrine the Learned world appear , And to the Goddess thus prefer their prayer ...
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... crown'd , ( Said Fame ) but high above defert renown'd : Let fuller notes th ' applauding world amaze , And the loud clarion labour in your praise . This band difmifs d , behold another croud Prefer the fame request , and lowly bow'd ...
... crown'd , ( Said Fame ) but high above defert renown'd : Let fuller notes th ' applauding world amaze , And the loud clarion labour in your praise . This band difmifs d , behold another croud Prefer the fame request , and lowly bow'd ...
Termos e frases comuns
Alcaeus Andraemon Argos bleffing bleft breaft caft CARDELIA charms croud crown'd cry'd dame dear divine Dryope e'er eaſe ev'ry eyes facred faid fair fame fate fcorn feaſt fecret feem'd fhade fhall fhining fhone fhould fide figh filent fince fing fire firſt fix'd flain flame foft fome foul ftill ftreams fuch fudden fung fure fury fwell gentle Goddeſs grace heart heaven himſelf honours huſband Jove joys juft laft Laius laſt lefs loft Lord lov'd moſt Mufe muſt night numbers nymph o'er paſt Phoebus pleas'd pleaſe pleaſures Polynices pow'rs praiſe pride rage raiſe reaſon reft reign reſt rife riſing ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhine ſkies ſky SMILINDA ſpouſe ſpread ſtars ſtate ſtill ſtood Theban Thebes thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro throne tree trembling Twas Tydeus Verfe Vertumnus Vex'd whofe whoſe wife wretched youth
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Página 175 - Yet softer honours, and less noisy fame, Attend the shade of gentle Buckingham : In whom a race, for courage fam'd and art, Ends in the milder merit of the heart : And, chiefs or sages long to Britain given, Pays the last tribute of a saint to Heaven.
Página 171 - Poets lays, Due to his merit, and brave thirst of praise Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and dying, fears herself may die.
Página 172 - A poet, blest beyond the poet's fate, Whom Heaven kept sacred from the proud and great: Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, Content with science in the vale of peace. Calmly he look'd on either life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear; From nature's temperate feast rose satisfied, Thank'd Heaven that he had lived, and that he died.
Página 164 - Tis but the funeral of the former year. Let joy or ease, let affluence or content, And the gay conscience of a life well spent, Calm every thought, inspirit every grace, Glow in thy heart, and smile upon thy face. Let day improve on day, and year on year, Without a pain, a trouble, or a fear...
Página 149 - In some fair evening, on your elbow laid, You dream of triumphs in the rural shade; In pensive thought recall the fancy'd scene, See Coronations rise on ev'ry green, Before you pass th...
Página 166 - The scourge of pride, tho' sanctify'd or great, Of fops in learning, and of knaves in state; Yet soft his nature, tho' severe his lay, His anger moral, and his wisdom gay. Blest satyrist! who touch'd the mean so true, As show'd, vice had his hate and pity too. Blest courtier! who could king and country please, Yet sacred keep his friendship, and his Ease. Blest peer! his great forefathers...
Página 139 - Who, careless now of interest, fame, or fate, Perhaps forgets that Oxford e'er was great ; Or deeming meanest what we greatest call, Beholds thee glorious only in thy fall.
Página 148 - To muse, and spill her solitary tea, Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the spoon, Count the slow clock, and dine exact at noon...
Página 170 - Of fofteft manners, unaffefted mind, Lover of peace, and friend of human kind : Go, live ! for Heaven's eternal year is thine, Go, and exalt thy Moral to Divine. And thou, bleft Maid ! attendant on his doom, Penfive...
Página 139 - Dextrous, the craving, fawning crowd to quit, And pleas'd to 'fcape from Flattery to Wit.