The Works of the English Poets: SwiftH. Hughs, 1779 |
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... fing of thy woods , fing of thy fields ; Go publish o'er the plain How mighty a profelyte you gain ! How noble a reprifal on the great ! How is the Mufe luxuriant grown ! Whene'er the takes this flight , She foars clear out of fight ...
... fing of thy woods , fing of thy fields ; Go publish o'er the plain How mighty a profelyte you gain ! How noble a reprifal on the great ! How is the Mufe luxuriant grown ! Whene'er the takes this flight , She foars clear out of fight ...
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... fing , Secure from cold their lovely necks difplay , And throw each useless chafing - dish away ; Why fits my Phillis difcontented here , Nor feels the turn of the revolving year ? Why on that brow dwell forrow and dismay , Where Loves ...
... fing , Secure from cold their lovely necks difplay , And throw each useless chafing - dish away ; Why fits my Phillis difcontented here , Nor feels the turn of the revolving year ? Why on that brow dwell forrow and dismay , Where Loves ...
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... fing ; A fire celeftial , chaste , refin'd , Conceiv'd and kindled in the mind ; Which , having found an equal flame ,. Unites , and both become the fame , In different breasts together burn , Together both to ashes turn . But women now ...
... fing ; A fire celeftial , chaste , refin'd , Conceiv'd and kindled in the mind ; Which , having found an equal flame ,. Unites , and both become the fame , In different breasts together burn , Together both to ashes turn . But women now ...
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... fing or fay , What Venus meant by this delay . 115 120 115 The goddefs , much perplex'd in mind To fee her empire thus declin'd , When first this grand debate arofe , 130 Above her wisdom to compofe , Conceiv'd a project in her head To ...
... fing or fay , What Venus meant by this delay . 115 120 115 The goddefs , much perplex'd in mind To fee her empire thus declin'd , When first this grand debate arofe , 130 Above her wisdom to compofe , Conceiv'd a project in her head To ...
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... 'd with phlegm up to the throat , What poet e'er could fing a note ? Nor Pegafus could bear the load Along the high celestial road ; The ftced , opprefs'd , would break his girth , 04 The [ 199 ] The Progrefs of Beauty 395 of Poetry.
... 'd with phlegm up to the throat , What poet e'er could fing a note ? Nor Pegafus could bear the load Along the high celestial road ; The ftced , opprefs'd , would break his girth , 04 The [ 199 ] The Progrefs of Beauty 395 of Poetry.
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Страница 20 - Madam, I die without your grace"— « Item, for half a yard of lace." Who that had wit would place it here, For every peeping fop to jeer ? In power of fpittle and a clout, Whene'er he pleafe, to blot it out; And then, to heighten the difgrace, Clap his own nonfenfe in the place. Whoe'er
Страница 49 - to the top> As if they ne'er had touch'da drop. The good old couple were amaz'd, 35 And often on each other gaz'd ; For both were frighten'd to the heart, And juft began to cry, — What art! Then foftly turn'd afide to view Whether the lights were burning blue.
Страница 92 - From Pope, from Parnell, or from Gay ?" Such tattle often entertains • 95 My lord and me as far as Staines, As once a week we travel down To Windfor, and again to town, Where all that pafles inter
Страница 89 - clear, •*• For life, fix hundred pounds a-year, A handfome houfe to lodge a friend,. A river at my garden's end, A terrace-walk, and half a rood £: Of land fet out to plant a Wood. Well, now I have all this and more, I afk not to increafe my
Страница 334 - afliam'd to ufe a glafs; And till I fee them with thefe eyes, •» ' Whoever fays you have them, lies. No length of time can make you quit Honour and virtue, fenfe and wit : Thus you may ftill be young to me, While I can better bear than fee. Oh, ne'er may Fortune
Страница 159 - Tis never by invention got, Men have it when they know it not. Our converfation to refine, Humour and wit muft both combine : From both we learn to railly well, Wherein fometimes the French excel. Voiture, in various lights, difplays That irony which turns to praife : His genius firft
Страница 25 - Truly, fays he, Mrs. Nab, it might become you to be more civil; If your money be gone, as a learned divine fays, d'ye fee, You .are no text for my handling ; fo take that from me : I was never taken for a conjurer before, I'd have you to know.
Страница 170 - you live to fee the day When Stella's locks muft all be grey. When age muft print a furrow'd trace On every feature of her face ; Though you, and all your fenfelefs tribe, Could art, or time, or nature bribe, To make you look like Beauty's
Страница 51 - which it cannot turn. The groaning-chair began to crawl, •85 Like a huge fnail, along the wall; There ftuck aloft in public view, And, with fmall change, a pulpit grew. The porringers, that in a row Hung high, and made a glittering
Страница 95 - the Queen A dangerous treatife J writ againft the fpleen; Which, by the ftyle, the matter, and the drift, 'Tis thought could be the work of none but Swift. Poor York ! the harmlefs tool of others hate j He fues for pardon ||, and repents too late. Now,