The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Том 31Samuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 |
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... of nature , and poffeffed of all the advantages of external condition , he could not find happinefs ; the rest of mankind may fafely take the monarch's word for the truth truth of what he afferts . And the author who 94 PRIOR'S POEMS .
... of nature , and poffeffed of all the advantages of external condition , he could not find happinefs ; the rest of mankind may fafely take the monarch's word for the truth truth of what he afferts . And the author who 94 PRIOR'S POEMS .
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... limbs are justly bleft With wholesome fleep , and neceffary rest , Another fun demands return of care , } 290 295 The remnant toil of yesterday to bear ; Whilft , when the folar beams falute their fight , Whilft BOOK I. 111 KNOWLEDGE .
... limbs are justly bleft With wholesome fleep , and neceffary rest , Another fun demands return of care , } 290 295 The remnant toil of yesterday to bear ; Whilft , when the folar beams falute their fight , Whilft BOOK I. 111 KNOWLEDGE .
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... rest , Each becomes other . Water stopp'd gives birth To grafs and plants , and thickens into earth : Diffus'd , it rifes in a higher sphere , Dilates its drops , and foftens into air : VOL . II . I 345 350 355 Those Those finer parts ...
... rest , Each becomes other . Water stopp'd gives birth To grafs and plants , and thickens into earth : Diffus'd , it rifes in a higher sphere , Dilates its drops , and foftens into air : VOL . II . I 345 350 355 Those Those finer parts ...
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... rest : Yet ftill in vain ; for mufic gather'd thought : But how unequal the effects it brought ! 83 The foft ideas of the chearful note , Lightly receiv'd , were eafily forgot ; The folemn violence of the graver found Knew to ftrike ...
... rest : Yet ftill in vain ; for mufic gather'd thought : But how unequal the effects it brought ! 83 The foft ideas of the chearful note , Lightly receiv'd , were eafily forgot ; The folemn violence of the graver found Knew to ftrike ...
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... rest : And fullen I forfook th ' imperfect feast : Ordering the Eunuchs , to whofe proper care Our Eastern grandeur gives th ' imprifon'd fair , To lead her forth to a distinguish'd bower , And bid her drefs the bed , and wait the hour ...
... rest : And fullen I forfook th ' imperfect feast : Ordering the Eunuchs , to whofe proper care Our Eastern grandeur gives th ' imprifon'd fair , To lead her forth to a distinguish'd bower , And bid her drefs the bed , and wait the hour ...
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Страница 116 - Then I looked on all the works that my hands had " wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: " And behold all was vanity, and vexation of fpirit; " and there was no profit under the fun.
Страница 150 - or the wheel broken at the ciftern." Eccl . xii. 6. «' The fun arifeth, and the fun goeth down, and hafteth " to his place where he arofe." Ch. i. 5. " The wind goeth towards the fouth, and turneth about " unto the north. It whirleth about continually; " and the wind returned] again, according to his
Страница 27 - fweeter founds adorn my flowing tongue, -*-' Than ever man pronounc'd, or angels fung; Had I all knowledge, human and divine, That thought can reach, or fcience can define ; And had I power to give that knowledge birth, In all the fpeeches of the babbling earth; Did Shadrach's zeal my glowing
Страница 88 - I know, that whatfoever God doeth, it fhall be for " ever : nothing can be put to it, nor any thing " taken from it ; and God doeth it, that men fhould " fear before him.
Страница 25 - In all the fpeeches of the babbling earth; Did Shadrach's zeal my glowing breaft infpire,, To weary tortures, and rejoice in fire; Or had I faith like that which Ifrael faw When Mofes gave them miracles and law : Yet, gracious Charity ! indulgent gueft, Were not thy power exerted in my breaft;
Страница 88 - He fpake of trees, from the Cedar-tree that is in " Lebanon, even unto the Hyflbp that fpringeth out " of the wall: he fpake alfo of beafts, and of fowl, " and of creeping things, and of fifhes.
Страница 27 - infpire,, To weary tortures, and rejoice in fire ; Or had I faith like that which Ifrael faw When Mofes gave them miracles and law : Yet, gracious Charity ! indulgent gueft, Were not thy power exerted in my breaft; Thofe fpeeches would fend up unheeded
Страница 116 - in them of all kind of fruits." Ver. 5. *' I made me pools of water, to water therewith the " wood that bringeth forth trees.
Страница 25 - fweeter founds adorn my flowing tongue, •*"' Than ever man pronounc'd, or angels fung; Had I all knowledge, human and divine, That thought can reach, or fcience can define; And had I power to give that knowledge
Страница 36 - The bully beat, and happy lover, Confefs, that feeling lies all over. 135 Note here, Lucretius dares to teach (As all our youth may learn from Creech) That eyes were made, but could not view; Nor hands embrace, nor feet purfue : But heedlefs Nature did produce 140 The members