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... criticism may justly doom them to perish togeth- Nor , even tho ' another Butler should arise , would another Hudibras obtain the same regard . " Several imitations of Hudibras have been attempted , such as " The second Part of Hudibras ...
... criticism may justly doom them to perish togeth- Nor , even tho ' another Butler should arise , would another Hudibras obtain the same regard . " Several imitations of Hudibras have been attempted , such as " The second Part of Hudibras ...
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... criticism , while his dedications shew that he sacri- ficed rather to Pluto than to Apollo . He succeeded to the appointment of Poet Laureat , but his rising celebrity was subjected to the envy of the Earl of Rochester , who advised Mr ...
... criticism , while his dedications shew that he sacri- ficed rather to Pluto than to Apollo . He succeeded to the appointment of Poet Laureat , but his rising celebrity was subjected to the envy of the Earl of Rochester , who advised Mr ...
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... criticism to exhibit , seek only their own amusement . The Choice has been long a favourite poem , because it affords a picture resembling those situations in life which are attainable ; it does not represent to the reader scenes in ...
... criticism to exhibit , seek only their own amusement . The Choice has been long a favourite poem , because it affords a picture resembling those situations in life which are attainable ; it does not represent to the reader scenes in ...
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... critic . The appearances of the mountains , woods , and rivers , he compared with the descriptions given by Virgil and Horace . During his travels he made various re- marks , which he afterwards published ; composed his dialogue on ...
... critic . The appearances of the mountains , woods , and rivers , he compared with the descriptions given by Virgil and Horace . During his travels he made various re- marks , which he afterwards published ; composed his dialogue on ...
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... critic ; " and Dr. Hurd calls him a very ordinary poet . " The public opinion is more favourable . His poetry claims high praise , tho ' not the highest . It has not often those felicities of diction which give lustre to sentiments ...
... critic ; " and Dr. Hurd calls him a very ordinary poet . " The public opinion is more favourable . His poetry claims high praise , tho ' not the highest . It has not often those felicities of diction which give lustre to sentiments ...
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Addison Anacreon beauty behold blessings blind driver blood bold brave breast bright Cæsar Cato Cato's chaos-like charms courser crown'd death dost dreadful Dryden e'er envy ev'n ev'ry eyes fair fame fate father fear flame floods fools fortune give gods grace Granville grief groves happy hast hear heart heaven honour hope Hudibras immortal Juba king live lord Lord Halifax lov'd Lucia lyre maid Marc Marcia Marcus mighty mind mortal Muse nature ne'er never numbers Numidian nymph o'er once pain passion peace Pharsalia plain pleasure poets poison'd Portius pow'r praise pride prince rage rise Roman Roman senate Rome sacred scenes Sempronius shades shew shine skies smile soft song soul sound stream sung sweet swells Syph Syphax tears thee thine thou thoughts Timotheus trembling verse virgin train virtue weep winds youth
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Страница 23 - On the bare earth exposed he lies With not a friend to close his eyes. — With downcast looks the joyless victor sate Revolving in his alter'd soul The various turns of Chance below; And now and then a sigh he stole And tears began to flow.
Страница 22 - The praise of Bacchus then the sweet musician sung : Of Bacchus ever fair and ever young : The jolly god in triumph comes ! Sound the trumpets, beat the...
Страница 82 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Страница 12 - Go lovely rose, Tell her that wastes her time and me That now she knows When I resemble her to thee How sweet and fair she seems to be. Tell her that's young And shuns to have her graces spied That hadst thou sprung In deserts where no men abide Thou must have uncommended died.
Страница 23 - And value books, as women men, for dress: Their praise is still, — the style is excellent; The sense, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found...
Страница 6 - Cooper's Hill, My eye, descending from the Hill, surveys Where Thames among the wanton valleys strays ; Thames ! the most loved of all the Ocean's sons, By his old sire, to his embraces runs, Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber and their gravel gold, His genuine and less guilty wealth t...
Страница 15 - Ten censure wrong for one who writes amiss ; A fool might once himself alone expose ; Now one in verse makes many more in prose. Tis with our judgments as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own.
Страница 24 - Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread, My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, For thou, O Lord, art with me still ; Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade.
Страница 21 - A little learning is a dangerous thing ; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring : There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again.
Страница 19 - Soon as the evening shades prevail The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth ; Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.