The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Том 38Samuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 |
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... night ; Slow feem'd the fun to move , the hours to roll , His native home deep - imag`d in his soul . As the tir'd ploughman spent with stubborn toil , Whofe oxen long have torn the furrow'd foil , Sees with delight the fun's declining ...
... night ; Slow feem'd the fun to move , the hours to roll , His native home deep - imag`d in his soul . As the tir'd ploughman spent with stubborn toil , Whofe oxen long have torn the furrow'd foil , Sees with delight the fun's declining ...
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... night , In a Phoenician veffel took my flight , For Pyle or Elis bound : but tempefts toft And raging billows drove us on your coaft . In dead of night an unknown port we gain'd , Spent with fatigue , and flept fecure on land . But here ...
... night , In a Phoenician veffel took my flight , For Pyle or Elis bound : but tempefts toft And raging billows drove us on your coaft . In dead of night an unknown port we gain'd , Spent with fatigue , and flept fecure on land . But here ...
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... nights in tears . But Pallas knew ( thy friends and navy lost ) Once more ' twas given thee to behold thy coaft : Yet how could I with adverse Fate engage , And mighty Neptune's unrelenting rage ?. Now lift thy longing eyes , while I ...
... nights in tears . But Pallas knew ( thy friends and navy lost ) Once more ' twas given thee to behold thy coaft : Yet how could I with adverse Fate engage , And mighty Neptune's unrelenting rage ?. Now lift thy longing eyes , while I ...
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... night and day bestows , Bleeds a whole hecatomb , a vintage flows . None match'd this hero's wealth , of all who reign O'er the fair islands of the neighbouring main . Nor all the monarchs whofe far - dreaded sway The wide - extended ...
... night and day bestows , Bleeds a whole hecatomb , a vintage flows . None match'd this hero's wealth , of all who reign O'er the fair islands of the neighbouring main . Nor all the monarchs whofe far - dreaded sway The wide - extended ...
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... night . Let ghaftly death in all his forms appear , I saw him not , it was not mine to fear . Before the rest I rais'd my ready steel ; The first I met , he yielded , or he fell . 240 } 250 255 But works of peace my soul disdain'd to ...
... night . Let ghaftly death in all his forms appear , I saw him not , it was not mine to fear . Before the rest I rais'd my ready steel ; The first I met , he yielded , or he fell . 240 } 250 255 But works of peace my soul disdain'd to ...
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againſt Alcinous Amphinomus Antinous arms Atrides breaſt caft cauſe coaft cries cry'd death defcends divine dome dreadful Dulichium Eumæus Euryclea Eurymachus Ev'n eyes facred fafe faid faithful fame fate feaſt fecret fhade fhall fhining fhore fhould fide fince fire firſt flain fleep foft fome forrow foul fpeaks ftand ftill ftrength fubject fuch fuitors fure fwain Gods gueſt hafte hand hear heart Heaven hero himſelf Homer Iliad inftant Jove king Laertes laſt loft lord Medon Melanthius muſt native o'er obferves Odyffey Odyſſey outrageous band Pallas Phemius plac'd pleaſing praiſe prefent prince Pylos queen rage raiſe reft rejoin'd replies reſt rife royal ſaid ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhore ſkies ſpeak ſpear ſpeed ſpoke ſpread ſtands ſtate ſtill ſtranger ſtyle tears Telemachus thee thefe Theoclymenus theſe thine thofe thoſe thou train tranſport Ulyffes vafe vengeance whofe whoſe woes wretch youth
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Страница 255 - It is often the same in history, where the representations of common or even domestic things in clear, plain, and natural words, are frequently found to make the liveliest impression on the reader.
Страница 104 - This said, the honest herdsman strode before; The musing monarch pauses at the door: The dog, whom Fate had granted to behold His lord, when twenty tedious years had roll'd, Takes a last look, and having seen him, dies; So closed for ever faithful Argus...
Страница 257 - Turnus gives an eminent example, how far removed the style of them ought to be from such an excess of figures and ornaments : which indeed fits only that language of the Gods we have been speaking of, or that of a muse under inspiration.
Страница 93 - Arm'd with his lance, the prince then pass'd the gate; Two dogs behind, a faithful guard, await; Pallas his form with grace divine improves : The gazing crowd admires him as he moves : Him, gathering round, the haughty suitors greet With semblance fair, but inward deep deceit.
Страница 30 - Or from the fluent tongue produce the tale, Than when two friends, alone, in peaceful place Confer, and wines and cates the table grace ; But...
Страница 103 - He knew his lord ; he knew, and strove to meet ; In vain he strove to crawl and kiss his feet ; Yet (all he could) his tail, his ears, his eyes, Salute his master, and confess his joys.
Страница 255 - The question is, how far a poet, in pursuing the description or image of an action, can attach himself to little circumstances, without vulgarity or trifling? what particulars are proper, and enliven the image; or what are impertinent, and clog it? In this matter painting is to be consulted, and the whole regard had to those circumstances which contribute to form a full, and yet not a confused, idea of a thing.
Страница 264 - Monsieur de la Motte in that of our great Author ; or to any of those whom she styles blind censurers, and blames for condemning what they did not understand.
Страница 227 - And hung with rags that flutter'd in the air. Who could Ulysses in that form behold? Scorn'd by the young, forgotten by the old, Ill-used by all! to every wrong resign'd, Patient he suffer'd with a constant mind. 190 But when, arising in his wrath t...