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... rules of grammar , and were obliged to allow him to make up this deficiency by perpetual reference . It was in this way that he attained the Greek and Roman lan- guages . Besides writing a comedy called " Love's Riddle , " he gave to ...
... rules of grammar , and were obliged to allow him to make up this deficiency by perpetual reference . It was in this way that he attained the Greek and Roman lan- guages . Besides writing a comedy called " Love's Riddle , " he gave to ...
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... rule but appetite ; free , but not savage or ungracious mirth , rich wines to give it quick and easy birth ; a few companions , which ourselves should choose , a gentle mistress , and a gentler muse ; such , dearest Friend ! such ...
... rule but appetite ; free , but not savage or ungracious mirth , rich wines to give it quick and easy birth ; a few companions , which ourselves should choose , a gentle mistress , and a gentler muse ; such , dearest Friend ! such ...
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... sight despairs to find the rules that guide those gilded shadows as they slide ; and therefore of the spacious air Jove's royal consort had the care ; and by that pow'r did once escape , declining bold Ixion's rape : she , with her own 11.
... sight despairs to find the rules that guide those gilded shadows as they slide ; and therefore of the spacious air Jove's royal consort had the care ; and by that pow'r did once escape , declining bold Ixion's rape : she , with her own 11.
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... rule , who most resembles me . Shadwell alone my perfect image bears , mature in dulness from his tender years : Shadwell alone , of all my sons , is he who stands confirm'd in full stupidity . The rest to some faint meaning make ...
... rule , who most resembles me . Shadwell alone my perfect image bears , mature in dulness from his tender years : Shadwell alone , of all my sons , is he who stands confirm'd in full stupidity . The rest to some faint meaning make ...
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... rule of sway , whose righteous lore the prince had practis'd young and from whose loins recorded Pysche sprung . His temples , last , with poppies were o'erspread , that nodding seem'd to consecrate his head . I Just at the point of ...
... rule of sway , whose righteous lore the prince had practis'd young and from whose loins recorded Pysche sprung . His temples , last , with poppies were o'erspread , that nodding seem'd to consecrate his head . I Just at the point of ...
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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.