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... turn to sing , after the performance of a young lady , he produced these extemporary and elegant lines : Mais cette voix , et ces beaux yeux Font Cupidon trop dangereux , Et je suis triste quand je crie Banissons la mélancolie . Prior ...
... turn to sing , after the performance of a young lady , he produced these extemporary and elegant lines : Mais cette voix , et ces beaux yeux Font Cupidon trop dangereux , Et je suis triste quand je crie Banissons la mélancolie . Prior ...
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... turn of mind ; who having passed through the business of his early life , and acquired an inde- pendence of fortune by the kindness of his friends , spent the remainder of his days in a leisure , where amusement could be acquired with ...
... turn of mind ; who having passed through the business of his early life , and acquired an inde- pendence of fortune by the kindness of his friends , spent the remainder of his days in a leisure , where amusement could be acquired with ...
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... turn to his poetry . 4 Dr. Johnson has observed , that Prior's works may be considered distinctly as comprising Tales , Love verses , occasional Poems , the Alma , and the Solomon . Taking then this distribution , we may observe , that ...
... turn to his poetry . 4 Dr. Johnson has observed , that Prior's works may be considered distinctly as comprising Tales , Love verses , occasional Poems , the Alma , and the Solomon . Taking then this distribution , we may observe , that ...
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... turn . To shut out all allusions to the beautiful fictions of ancient mythology , would be to rob poetry of one of its richest provinces , a pro- vince created by the finest genius , and embel- lished by the most captivating fancy . The ...
... turn . To shut out all allusions to the beautiful fictions of ancient mythology , would be to rob poetry of one of its richest provinces , a pro- vince created by the finest genius , and embel- lished by the most captivating fancy . The ...
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... turn of it , as to have overlooked all its defects , and to have given it a consecrated place in their memories , without ever feeling it a burthen . ' See letter , Jan. 17 , 1782. As regards Dr. John- · son's criticisms on Prior ...
... turn of it , as to have overlooked all its defects , and to have given it a consecrated place in their memories , without ever feeling it a burthen . ' See letter , Jan. 17 , 1782. As regards Dr. John- · son's criticisms on Prior ...
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arms banyshed battle of Landen beauteous beauty Belgia bless blest Boileau Bolingbroke bosom breast breath Britain charms Cloe Cloe's command confest cried crown'd Cupid darts dear death delight Derry Dorset dread Duke e'er Earl Earl of Dorset Emma Emma's eyes fair fame fate favour fear flame France glorious glory goddess grace grene wode go grief hand happy hast heart Heaven Henry hero honour Jove king light live Lord Lord Bolingbroke Lord Treasurer lyre mankynde I love Marlborough Matthew Prior Muse mynde Namur ne'er never night numbers Nut-brown Maid nymph o'er pain peace poem poet Pope praise Prior queen rage reign rove Sambre sav'd sighs sing soft song sorrow tell thee things thou thought Torcy treaty of Ryswick triumph Venus verse vex'd virtue vows weep William wound wretched write wyll youth
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Página 74 - Chloe noted her desire, That I should sing, that I should play. My lyre I tune, my voice I raise ; But with my numbers mix my sighs : And whilst I sing Euphelia's praise, I fix my soul on Chloe's eyes.
Página 274 - Slothful disorder fill'd his stable; And sluttish plenty deck'd her table. Their beer was strong; their wine was port; Their meal was large ; their grace was short.
Página 127 - And youth, seduc'd from friends and fame, Must give up age to want and shame. Let her behold the frantic scene, The women wretched, false the men : And when, these certain ills to shun, She would to thy embraces run ; Receive her with extended arms : Seem more delighted with her charms : Wait on her to the park and play : Put on good humour ; make her gay : Be to her virtues very kind ; Be to her faults a little blind ; Let all her ways be unconfin'd ; And clap your padlock — on her mind.
Página 211 - The wordes on the splene. Ye shape some wyle me to begyle, And stele from me, I wene : Than were the case worse than it was, And I more wo-begone : For, in my mynde, of all mankynde I love but you alone.
Página 227 - Thou, ere thou goest, unhappiest of thy kind, Must leave the habit and the sex behind. No longer shall thy comely tresses break In flowing ringlets on thy snowy neck ; Or sit behind thy head, an ample round, In graceful...
Página 200 - To love them wele ; for never a dele They love a man agayne : For...
Página 193 - Moved in the orb, pleased with the chimes, The foolish creature thinks he climbs : But here or there, turn wood or wire, He never gets two inches higher. So fares it with those merry blades, That frisk it under Pindus' shades. In noble songs, and lofty odes, They tread on stars, and talk with Gods ; Still dancing in an airy round, Still pleased with their own verses' sound ; Brought back, how fast soe'er they go, Always aspiring, always low.
Página v - Being your slave, what should I do but tend Upon the hours and times of your desire ? I have no precious time at all to spend, Nor services to do, till you require. Nor dare I chide the world-without-end hour Whilst I, my sovereign, watch the clock for you...
Página 197 - Yes, every poet is a fool ; By demonstration Ned can show it ; Happy could Ned's inverted rule Prove every fool to be a poet.
Página 262 - On his death-bed poor Lubin lies, His spouse is in despair ; With frequent sobs and mutual cries, They both express their care. " ' A different cause,' says Parson Sly, ' The same effect may give ; Poor Lubin fears that he shall die, His wife that he may live.