The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical, by S. Johnson, Volume 321790 |
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... face and shape . If fo , alas ! for all thofe charming powers , Your cafe is juft as defperate as ours . Expect that birds fhould only fing to you , And , as you walk , that ev'ry tree should bow ; Expect Expect those ftatues , as you ...
... face and shape . If fo , alas ! for all thofe charming powers , Your cafe is juft as defperate as ours . Expect that birds fhould only fing to you , And , as you walk , that ev'ry tree should bow ; Expect Expect those ftatues , as you ...
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... face , I might have been With the delightful object pleas'd , But not with all this paffion feiz'd . When afterwards fo near I came As to be fcorch'd in beauty's flame ; To fo much foftnefs , fo much fenfe , Reason itself made no ...
... face , I might have been With the delightful object pleas'd , But not with all this paffion feiz'd . When afterwards fo near I came As to be fcorch'd in beauty's flame ; To fo much foftnefs , fo much fenfe , Reason itself made no ...
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... face , In her motions such a grace , In her kind inviting eyes Such a foft enchantment lies ; That we please ourselves too soon , And are with empty hopes undone . After all her foftnefs , we Are but flaves , while fhe is free ; Free ...
... face , In her motions such a grace , In her kind inviting eyes Such a foft enchantment lies ; That we please ourselves too soon , And are with empty hopes undone . After all her foftnefs , we Are but flaves , while fhe is free ; Free ...
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... face , As your flattery would difgrace . Wish not that she would appear , " Tis well for you fhe is not here : Scarce can you with safety see All her charms defcrib'd by me : I , alas ! the danger know , I , alas ! have felt the blow ...
... face , As your flattery would difgrace . Wish not that she would appear , " Tis well for you fhe is not here : Scarce can you with safety see All her charms defcrib'd by me : I , alas ! the danger know , I , alas ! have felt the blow ...
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... face ? How fhould either art avail us ? Fancy here itself must fail us . In her looks , and in her mien , Such a graceful air is seen , That if you , with all your art , Can but reach the smallest part ; Next to her , the matchless she ...
... face ? How fhould either art avail us ? Fancy here itself must fail us . In her looks , and in her mien , Such a graceful air is seen , That if you , with all your art , Can but reach the smallest part ; Next to her , the matchless she ...
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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.