The Works of the English Poets: Buckingham and LansdowneSamuel Johnson H. Hughs, 1779 |
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... Fates : Thither in crowds come to one common grave The young , the old , the monarch , and the flave . Old age and pains , thofe evils man deplores , Are rigid keepers of th ' eternal doors ; All clad in mournful blacks , which fadly ...
... Fates : Thither in crowds come to one common grave The young , the old , the monarch , and the flave . Old age and pains , thofe evils man deplores , Are rigid keepers of th ' eternal doors ; All clad in mournful blacks , which fadly ...
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... fate , But with my hapless life a shorter date ; And that the earth would in its bowels hide A wretch , whom heaven invades on every fide : That from the fight of day I could remove , And might have nothing left me but my love . Thou ...
... fate , But with my hapless life a shorter date ; And that the earth would in its bowels hide A wretch , whom heaven invades on every fide : That from the fight of day I could remove , And might have nothing left me but my love . Thou ...
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... fate . Amidft th ' innumerable beauteous train , Paris , the queen of cities , does contain , ( The fairest town , the largest , and the beft ) The fair Almeria fhin'd above the reft : From her bright eyes to feel a hopeless flame , Was ...
... fate . Amidft th ' innumerable beauteous train , Paris , the queen of cities , does contain , ( The fairest town , the largest , and the beft ) The fair Almeria fhin'd above the reft : From her bright eyes to feel a hopeless flame , Was ...
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... ! uncertain stand ; The firmeft rocks are fix'd upon the fand : Under this law both kings and kingdoms bend , And no beginning is without an end . A facrifice A facrifice to time , fate dooms to us all 16 POEMS . BUCKINGHAM'S.
... ! uncertain stand ; The firmeft rocks are fix'd upon the fand : Under this law both kings and kingdoms bend , And no beginning is without an end . A facrifice A facrifice to time , fate dooms to us all 16 POEMS . BUCKINGHAM'S.
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... fate's like Semele's ; the flames destroy That beauty they too eagerly enjoy . Her charming face is in its fpring decay'd , Pale grow the rofes , and the lilies fade ; Her fkin has loft that luftre which surpass'd The fun's , and well ...
... fate's like Semele's ; the flames destroy That beauty they too eagerly enjoy . Her charming face is in its fpring decay'd , Pale grow the rofes , and the lilies fade ; Her fkin has loft that luftre which surpass'd The fun's , and well ...
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Amadis ARCABON ARCALAUS arms beauty behold beſt bleffing bleft breaſt bright Brutus caufe cauſe charms CONSTANTIUS death deferve defire delight deſpair deſtroy difdain Effay ev'n eyes facred fafe faid fair fame fate fatires fcorn fear fecret feem fenfe fhall fhining fhould fighs fight fince fing firft firſt flame flave foft fome fong foul fpirits ftill ftrong fuch fure fweet goddeſs gods grace grief happy heart heaven HENRY PURCELL himſelf honour immortal inſpires itſelf Jove joys juft juſt kings laft languiſhing laſt lefs loft lov'd Love's lover Marcus Brutus mind moft moſt Mufe muft Muſe muſt Myra nymph Oriana paffion pain paſt Peleus pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure poet praiſe prefent rage raiſe reafon reft ſcene ſhall ſhe ſhine ſtars ſtate ſtill ſuch thee thefe themſelves theſe Thetis thofe thoſe thou thoughts thouſand trembling Vex'd whofe whoſe wife worfe wretched
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Страница 4 - Your essay of poetry, which was published without a name, and of which I was not honoured with the confidence, I read over and over with much delight, and as much instruction : and, without flattering you, or making myself more moral than I am, not without some envy. I was loth to be informed how an epic poem should be written, or how a tragedy should be contrived and managed, in better verse, and with more judgment, than I could teach others.