The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series Edited with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Том 10Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1810 |
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... night itself their fury can allay ; Till the pale Moon , that sickens at the sight , [ Prey , Retires behind a cloud , to blind the bloody fight . Again , the shield in savage prospect shows An ancient abbey2 , which rough woods enclose ...
... night itself their fury can allay ; Till the pale Moon , that sickens at the sight , [ Prey , Retires behind a cloud , to blind the bloody fight . Again , the shield in savage prospect shows An ancient abbey2 , which rough woods enclose ...
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... night , when mortals lose Their various cares in soft repose , I heard a knocking at my door : " Who's that , " said I , " at this late hour Disturbs my rest ? " - It sobb'd and cry'd , And thus in mournful tone reply'd : 66 A poor ...
... night , when mortals lose Their various cares in soft repose , I heard a knocking at my door : " Who's that , " said I , " at this late hour Disturbs my rest ? " - It sobb'd and cry'd , And thus in mournful tone reply'd : 66 A poor ...
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... night ; But when th ' ensuing dawn had put to flight The stars ; and Phoebus , rising from his bed , Drank up the dews , and dry'd the flowery mead , Again they meet , in sighs again disclose Their grief , and last this bold design ...
... night ; But when th ' ensuing dawn had put to flight The stars ; and Phoebus , rising from his bed , Drank up the dews , and dry'd the flowery mead , Again they meet , in sighs again disclose Their grief , and last this bold design ...
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... NIGHT , FEBRUARY 16 , 1709 , A LITTLE BEFORE THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUH'S GOING FOR HOLLAND . WHETHER Our stage all others docs excel In strength of wit , we'll not presume to tell : But this , with noble , conscious pride , we'll say , No ...
... NIGHT , FEBRUARY 16 , 1709 , A LITTLE BEFORE THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUH'S GOING FOR HOLLAND . WHETHER Our stage all others docs excel In strength of wit , we'll not presume to tell : But this , with noble , conscious pride , we'll say , No ...
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... night , Inconstant , from thy sight Behind a cloud retires . Flora is fled ; thou lov'st in vain : Ah , foolish Strephon ! change thy strain AIR . Hope beguiling , Like the Moon and Ocean smiling , Does thy easy faith betray ; Flora ...
... night , Inconstant , from thy sight Behind a cloud retires . Flora is fled ; thou lov'st in vain : Ah , foolish Strephon ! change thy strain AIR . Hope beguiling , Like the Moon and Ocean smiling , Does thy easy faith betray ; Flora ...
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Apollo arms beauteous beauty Behold Belgia bless blest breast bright Cæsar charms Columbo confest crown'd Cupid darts dear death delight e'er Earth Epicurus ev'n eyes fair fame fate fear fire flame flow Ganymede goddess gods grace grief grove hand happy hast hear heart Heaven hero honour Jove kind king labour light live lord lov'd Lucretius lyre maid MATTHEW PRIOR mighty mind mourn Muse Namur Nature's ne'er never night numbers Nut-brown Maid nymph o'er Ovid pain passion peace Peneus Phoebus Pindar plain pleas'd pleasure poem poet Pothinus praise pride queen rage rais'd reign rise sacred shade shine sighs sing skies smile soft song soul swain sweet tears tell thee things thou thought toil twas Venus verse vex'd Virg virtue weep Whilst winds wise wretched wyll youth
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Страница 262 - And terror on my aching s'ight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chilness to my trembling heart. Give me thy hand, and let me hear thy voice ; Nay, quickly speak to me, and let me hear Thy voice — my own affrights me with its echoes.
Страница 42 - Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure: Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. Soothed with the sound, the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain!
Страница 509 - From nature too I take my rule, To shun contempt and ridicule. I never, with important air, In conversation overbear. Can grave and formal pass for wise, When men the solemn owl despise? My tongue within my lips I rein; For who talks much, must talk in vain.
Страница 430 - Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. Gay, what an odd pretty sort of a thing a Newgate Pastoral might make. Gay was inclined to try at such a thing for some time; but afterwards thought it would be better to write a comedy on the same plan. This was what gave rise to the Beggar's Opera.
Страница 213 - I made me great works ; I builded me houses ; I planted me vineyards : I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits : I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees...
Страница 430 - The person who acted Polly, till then obscure, became all at once the favourite of the town ; her pictures were engraved, and sold in great numbers ; her life written, books of VOL
Страница 262 - Looking tranquillity! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness to my trembling heart.
Страница 430 - Its reception is thus recorded in the notes to the "Dunciad":— "This piece was received with greater applause than was ever known. Besides being acted in London sixty-three days without interruption, and renewed the next season with equal applause, it spread into all the great towns of England; was played in many places to the thirtieth and fortieth time; at Bath and Bristol fifty, etc.
Страница 43 - Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries, See the Furies arise; See the snakes that they rear. How they hiss in their hair, And the sparkles that flash from their eyes!
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