The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Том 43Samuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 |
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... light In your public ftation you commanded admira- tion and honour ; in your private , you attract love and eiteem : The nobler parts of your life will be the fub- ject of the hiftorian ; and the actions of the great ftates- man and ...
... light In your public ftation you commanded admira- tion and honour ; in your private , you attract love and eiteem : The nobler parts of your life will be the fub- ject of the hiftorian ; and the actions of the great ftates- man and ...
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... light , and hinders his proficiency by engroffing his time , and calling off the attention from the author to the editor : it encreases the expence of books , and makes us pay an high price for trifles , and often for abfurdities . I ...
... light , and hinders his proficiency by engroffing his time , and calling off the attention from the author to the editor : it encreases the expence of books , and makes us pay an high price for trifles , and often for abfurdities . I ...
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... light fades , O'er half the nations draws her awful shades ? Now peaceful nature lies diffus'd in ease ; A folemn ftillness reigns o'er land and feas . * Sleep sheds o'er all his balm ! to fleep refign'd , Birds , beasts lie hush'd ...
... light fades , O'er half the nations draws her awful shades ? Now peaceful nature lies diffus'd in ease ; A folemn ftillness reigns o'er land and feas . * Sleep sheds o'er all his balm ! to fleep refign'd , Birds , beasts lie hush'd ...
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... the vaft arch embraces half the fkies . Say , didst thou give the mighty feas their bars , Fill air with fowl , or light up heaven with stars , Whofe Whofe thousand times ten thousand lamps display A friendly radiance A PARAPHRASE . 27.
... the vaft arch embraces half the fkies . Say , didst thou give the mighty feas their bars , Fill air with fowl , or light up heaven with stars , Whofe Whofe thousand times ten thousand lamps display A friendly radiance A PARAPHRASE . 27.
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... light , Pleas'd with the clank of arms , and trumpets found , He bounds , and prancing paws the trembling ground ; He fnuffs the promis'd battle from afar , Neighs at the captains , fhouts , and thunder of the war : Rouz'd with the ...
... light , Pleas'd with the clank of arms , and trumpets found , He bounds , and prancing paws the trembling ground ; He fnuffs the promis'd battle from afar , Neighs at the captains , fhouts , and thunder of the war : Rouz'd with the ...
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Æneid arms Atrides Bard beauty beneath bleft blooming bofom brave breaft breathe bright charms death Diomed diſplay dreadful earth Ev'n eyes facred fair fame fate feas fhades fhall fhining fhores fhould fierce fighs fight filent fing fire fkies flain flames fleep flies floods FLORUS flowers fmiles foft fome fong fons forrows foul fpring ftands ftill ftorms ftreams fuch fweet fwell fword glorious Gods grace Greece ground groves heaven hero hoft honours Iliad Jove king labours laſt Latian loft Lord LYCIDAS lyre mighty Mufe Muſe muſt numbers nymph o'er plain pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure praiſe proud purſue rage Rainham raiſe rife riſe roar rofe ſcene ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhore ſhow ſkies ſky ſpeak ſpread ſtate ſtill ſtrains tears thee thefe theſe thofe thou thouſand Thracian thunder toils trembling Troy vaft verſe waves whofe WILLIAM BROOME youth
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Страница 244 - Led by his arm, undaunted I appear In the firft ranks of death, and front of war. He taught me firft the pointed fpear to wield, And mow the glorious harveft of the field. By him infpir'd, from ftrength to ftrength I part, Plung'd through the troops, and laid the battle wafte.
Страница 164 - When pain afflicts, or sickness grieves, Its juice the drooping heart relieves; And, after death, its odours shed A pleasing fragrance o'er the dead; And when its withering charms decay, And sinking, fading, die away; Triumphant o'er the rage of time, It keeps the fragrance of its prime.
Страница 396 - Let the grave judges too the glafs forbear, Who never fing and dance but once a year. This truth once known, our poets take the hint, Get drunk or mad, and then get into print: To raife their flames indulge the mellow fit, And lofe their fenfes in the fearch of wit: * Late r.illn.n of London. And when with claret fir'd they take the pen, Swear they can write, becaufe they drink, like Ben.
Страница 272 - You praife low-living, but you live at large. Perhaps you fcarce believe the rules you teach, Or find it hard to praftife what you preach.