The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Том 50Samuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 |
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... round ? Yon lamps of light , muft they decay ? On nature's felf , destruction prey ? Then fame , the most immortal thing Ev'n thou canst hope , is on the wing . Shall Newton's Syftem be admir'd , When time and motion are expir'd ? Shall ...
... round ? Yon lamps of light , muft they decay ? On nature's felf , destruction prey ? Then fame , the most immortal thing Ev'n thou canst hope , is on the wing . Shall Newton's Syftem be admir'd , When time and motion are expir'd ? Shall ...
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... round of years ! Yet all must drop , as autumn's fick lieft grain , And earth and firmament be fought in vain : The tract forgot where conftellations fhone , Or where the Stuarts fill'd an awful throne : Time shall be slain , all Nature ...
... round of years ! Yet all must drop , as autumn's fick lieft grain , And earth and firmament be fought in vain : The tract forgot where conftellations fhone , Or where the Stuarts fill'd an awful throne : Time shall be slain , all Nature ...
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... round him all her horrors spread , And the loud ocean bellow'd o'er his head ? 245 When now the thunder roars , the lightening flies , And all the warring winds tumultuous rise ; When now the foaming furges , toft on high , Disclose the ...
... round him all her horrors spread , And the loud ocean bellow'd o'er his head ? 245 When now the thunder roars , the lightening flies , And all the warring winds tumultuous rise ; When now the foaming furges , toft on high , Disclose the ...
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... round the stranger play . But still arise new wonders ; nature's Lord Sends forth into the deep his powerful word , And calls the great leviathan : the great 1 270 2751 280 1 Leviathan attends in all his ftate ; Exults for joy , and ...
... round the stranger play . But still arise new wonders ; nature's Lord Sends forth into the deep his powerful word , And calls the great leviathan : the great 1 270 2751 280 1 Leviathan attends in all his ftate ; Exults for joy , and ...
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... round , An univerfal concourfe to prepare Of all that ever breath'd the vital air : In fome wide field , which active whirlwinds fweep , Drive cities , forefts , mountains , to the deep , To finooth and lengthen out th ' unbounded ipace ,
... round , An univerfal concourfe to prepare Of all that ever breath'd the vital air : In fome wide field , which active whirlwinds fweep , Drive cities , forefts , mountains , to the deep , To finooth and lengthen out th ' unbounded ipace ,
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becauſe bleffings boaſt Book of Job breaſt bright Britain caft cauſe charms dare darkneſs death defcend deſpair deſtroy diftant divine dreadful earth eternal eyes facred fair fame fate fatires fays fcorn fenfe fhall fhew fhine fhould filks firſt flain flame fmile folemn fome fons fool foon forrow foul ftill fuch fupport fure fwell glory grace heart heaven himſelf immortal inſpire juſt laft laſt lefs loft lord mankind meaſure mind moft moſt Mufe muft Muſe muſt night numbers nymphs o'er paffion pain pleaſe pleaſure praiſe pride profe proud purſue rage raiſe reafon rife riſe Satire ſcene ſee ſenſe ſhade ſhake ſhall ſhe ſhine ſkies ſky ſmile ſpirit ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtore ſtrain ſtrong ſweet taſte tempefts thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand throne thunders trembling VIRG virtue Whofe Whoſe wife wiſdom
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Страница 223 - Rome swift thunder flew, And headlong from his throne the tyrant threw : Thrown headlong down, by Rome in triumph led, For this night's deed his perjur'd bosom bled : His brother's ghost each moment made him start, And all his father's anguish rent his heart.
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Страница 110 - Such shining expletives of human kind, Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right and passion to be wrong.
Страница 210 - But, fiercer still, the lordly lion stalks, Grimly majestic in his lonely walks ; When round he glares, all living creatures fly; He clears the desert with his rolling eye.
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Страница 221 - Views the pale cheek and the distorted mien ; He drains off life by drops, and, deaf to cries, Examines every spirit as it flies : He studies torment, dives in mortal woe, To rouse up every pang repeats his blow ; Each rising agony, each dreadful grace, Yet warm transplanting to his Saviour's face.
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