The Works of the English Poets: AkensideH. Hughs, 1779 |
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... pains in life , and on that ac- count bears a great share in the influence of poetry and the other arts , it is therefore mentioned here and its effects described . Then follows a general account of the production of thefe elegant arts ...
... pains in life , and on that ac- count bears a great share in the influence of poetry and the other arts , it is therefore mentioned here and its effects described . Then follows a general account of the production of thefe elegant arts ...
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... painful steep , to foar High as the fummit ; there to breathe at large Ætherial air ; with bards and fages old , Immortal fons of praife . Thefe flattering fcenes , To this neglected labour court my song ; Yet not unconfcious what a ...
... painful steep , to foar High as the fummit ; there to breathe at large Ætherial air ; with bards and fages old , Immortal fons of praife . Thefe flattering fcenes , To this neglected labour court my song ; Yet not unconfcious what a ...
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... pain , To hold his courfe unfaultering , while the voice Of truth and virtue , up the steep ascent Of nature , calls him to his high reward , 150 155 160 16.5 The applauding smile of heaven ? Elfe wherefore burns In mortal bofoms this ...
... pain , To hold his courfe unfaultering , while the voice Of truth and virtue , up the steep ascent Of nature , calls him to his high reward , 150 155 160 16.5 The applauding smile of heaven ? Elfe wherefore burns In mortal bofoms this ...
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... pain ! Or fhall I mention , where cœleftial Truth Her awful light difclofes , to bestow A more majestic pomp on Beauty's frame ? 95 For man loves knowledge , and the beams of Truth 100 More welcome touch his understanding's eye , Than ...
... pain ! Or fhall I mention , where cœleftial Truth Her awful light difclofes , to bestow A more majestic pomp on Beauty's frame ? 95 For man loves knowledge , and the beams of Truth 100 More welcome touch his understanding's eye , Than ...
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... pain or pleasure diffipating all Opinion's feeble coverings , and the veil Spun from the cobweb fashion of the times To hide the feeling heart ? Then nature speaks Her genuine language , and the words of men , Big with the very motion ...
... pain or pleasure diffipating all Opinion's feeble coverings , and the veil Spun from the cobweb fashion of the times To hide the feeling heart ? Then nature speaks Her genuine language , and the words of men , Big with the very motion ...
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Страница 82 - Eternal Maker has ordain'd The powers of man; we feel within ourselves His energy divine; he tells the heart, He meant, he made us to behold and love What he beholds and loves, the general orb Of life and being ; to be great like him, Beneficent and active.
Страница 80 - Hence when lightning fires The arch of Heaven, and thunders rock the ground. When furious whirlwinds rend the howling air, And Ocean, groaning from his lowest bed, Heaves his tempestuous billows to the sky ; Amid the mighty uproar, while below The nations tremble, SHAKSPEARE looks abroad From some high cliff, superior, and enjoys The elemental war.
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Страница 68 - Thee too, facetious Momion, wandering here, Thee, dreaded censor, oft have I beheld Bewilder'd unawares : alas ! too long Flush'd with thy comic triumphs and the spoils Of sly Derision ! till on every side Hurling thy random bolts, offended Truth Assign'd thee here thy station with the slaves Of Folly.
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