A collection of poems, by several hands [ed. by R. Dodsley]. [2 other copies of vols. 5,6].1766 |
Между кориците на книгата
Резултати 1 - 5 от 31.
Страница 4
... earth ! Bonds , contracts , feoffments , names unmeet for profe , The towering Mufe endures not to disclofe ; Alas ! her unrevers'd decree , More comprehenfive and more free , Her lavish charter , Tafte , appropriates all we fee . X ...
... earth ! Bonds , contracts , feoffments , names unmeet for profe , The towering Mufe endures not to disclofe ; Alas ! her unrevers'd decree , More comprehenfive and more free , Her lavish charter , Tafte , appropriates all we fee . X ...
Страница 29
... earth , the vulgar crew , " Anxious for futile gains beneath me stray , " And feek with erring ftep Contentment's obvious way . VI . " Come , gentle Air , and thou celestial Muse , < s " Thy genial flame infuse ; Enough to lend a ...
... earth , the vulgar crew , " Anxious for futile gains beneath me stray , " And feek with erring ftep Contentment's obvious way . VI . " Come , gentle Air , and thou celestial Muse , < s " Thy genial flame infuse ; Enough to lend a ...
Страница 63
... you here with me ? Is't fit that spices of my birth Should rank with thee , thou fcum of earth ? I'd have you know , Sir , I've a fpirit Suited to my fuperior merit- Though now , confin'd within this caftre , I ferve ( 63 )
... you here with me ? Is't fit that spices of my birth Should rank with thee , thou fcum of earth ? I'd have you know , Sir , I've a fpirit Suited to my fuperior merit- Though now , confin'd within this caftre , I ferve ( 63 )
Страница 74
... earth's frail orb the fadly - varied stage ! And does no pow'r its friendly aid dispense , Nor give us tidings of fome happier clime ? Find we no guide in gracious Providence Beyond the stroke of death , the verge of time ! Yes , yes ...
... earth's frail orb the fadly - varied stage ! And does no pow'r its friendly aid dispense , Nor give us tidings of fome happier clime ? Find we no guide in gracious Providence Beyond the stroke of death , the verge of time ! Yes , yes ...
Страница 75
Collection Robert Dodsley. Let no fond love for earth exact a figh , No doubts divert our fteady steps afide ; Nor let us long to live , nor dread to die ; Heav'n is our Hope , and Providence our Guide , A PART II . Written April , 1749 ...
Collection Robert Dodsley. Let no fond love for earth exact a figh , No doubts divert our fteady steps afide ; Nor let us long to live , nor dread to die ; Heav'n is our Hope , and Providence our Guide , A PART II . Written April , 1749 ...
Други издания - Преглед на всички
Често срещани думи и фрази
Bavaria beauty bleffings bleft bleſs bloom boaſt bofom breaſt Britiſh Cambrian charms delight divine e'er eaſe endleſs eyes facred fafe faid fair fame Fancy fate fcorn fecret feen fenfe fhade fhall fhew fhine fhould fide fighs fight fing firft firſt flain flame flow flow'ry fmile foft fome fong foon forrows foul ftill ftream fuch fure fweet good-natur'd grace grove guife heart heav'n himſelf laſt lefs loft lyre maid mind Mufe muft Muſe muſt Nature's ne'er numbers nymph o'er paffion pain plain pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe pride purſue rage raiſe reafon rife riſe rofe ſcene ſeen ſenſe ſhade ſhall ſhare ſhe ſhine ſhould ſkies ſky ſmile ſpeak ſpread ſpring ſtate ſtill ſweet thee thefe theſe thoſe thou thought thouſand toil train vale Whilft whofe whoſe wife WILLIAM SHENSTONE wing youth
Популярни откъси
Страница 117 - WHILE at the helm of state you ride, Our nation's envy, and its pride ; While foreign courts with wonder gaze, And curse those councils which they praise; Would you not wonder, sir, to view Your bard a greater man than you ? Which that he is, you cannot doubt, When you have read the sequel out. You know, great sir, that ancient fellows, Philosophers, and such folks, tell us, No great analogy between Greatness and happiness is seen. If then, as it might follow straight, Wretched to be, is to be great....
Страница 7 - In fome fair villa's peaceful bound, To catch foft hints from nature's tongue, And bid ARCADIA bloom around: Whether we fringe the •Hoping hill, Or fmoothe below the verdant mead ; Whether we break the falling rill, Or thro...
Страница 223 - Oft has it been my lot to mark A proud, conceited, talking spark, With eyes that hardly served at most To guard their master 'gainst a post; Yet round the world the blade has been, To see whatever could be seen.
Страница 225 - I'll eat him." He said : then full before their sight Produced the beast, and lo! — 'twas white. Both stared, the man looked wondrous wise — "My children," the chameleon cries, (Then first the creature found a tongue), "You all are right, and all are wrong: When next you talk of what you view, Think others see as well as you: Nor wonder, if you find that none Prefers your eyesight to his own.
Страница 4 - By her aufpicious aid refin'd ; Lo ! not an hedge-row hawthorn blows, Or humble hare-bell paints the plain, Or valley winds, or fountain flows...
Страница 82 - To print, or not to print — that is the question. Whether 'tis better in a trunk to bury The quirks and crotchets of outrageous fancy, Or send a well wrote copy to the press...
Страница 225 - Twere no great loss," the friend replies; "For if they always serve you thus, You'll find them but of little use." So high at last the contest rose, From words they almost came to blows: When luckily came by a third; To him the question they referred; And begged he'd tell them, if he knew, Whether the thing was green or blue. "Sirs," cries the umpire, "cease your pother, The creature's neither one nor t'other.
Страница 80 - See what a little dab of dirt is here ! But yields all Warwick more, O tell me where...
Страница 224 - And what a length of tail behind! How slow its pace! And then its hue, — Who ever saw so fine a blue?
Страница 225 - I'll lay my life the thing is blue.' — . ' And I'll be sworn that when you've seen The reptile, you'll pronounce him green.' ' Well, then, at once to ease the doubt,' Replies the man, ' I'll turn him out : And when before your eyes I've set him, If you don't find him black, I'll eat him.