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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... Verse ......... Of Pleasing . An Epistle to Sir Richard Temple . 299 A Letter to the right honourable the Lord Viscount Cobham , 1729 . Written at Tunbridge Wells , on Miss Temple , afterwards Lady of Sir Thomas Lyttleton .. 300 Epigram ...
... Verse ......... Of Pleasing . An Epistle to Sir Richard Temple . 299 A Letter to the right honourable the Lord Viscount Cobham , 1729 . Written at Tunbridge Wells , on Miss Temple , afterwards Lady of Sir Thomas Lyttleton .. 300 Epigram ...
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... verse . in my life , yet I find your name as a subscriber He is too grave a poet for me ; and I think among the mediocrists in prose as well as verse . " To this Pope returns : " To answer your question as to Mr. Hughes ; what he wanted ...
... verse . in my life , yet I find your name as a subscriber He is too grave a poet for me ; and I think among the mediocrists in prose as well as verse . " To this Pope returns : " To answer your question as to Mr. Hughes ; what he wanted ...
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... verse , and grac'd the poet's song ; The generous name of Montague has long In verse , himself can happy wonders do , The best of patrons , and of poets too . Amid the skilful choir that court his ear , If he vouchsafe these ruder lays ...
... verse , and grac'd the poet's song ; The generous name of Montague has long In verse , himself can happy wonders do , The best of patrons , and of poets too . Amid the skilful choir that court his ear , If he vouchsafe these ruder lays ...
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... verse to give the visions light . A rock there lies , in depth of sea profound , About its clefts , rich beds of pearl abound , Where sportful Nature , covering her retreat With flowing waters , holds her secret seat In woods of coral ...
... verse to give the visions light . A rock there lies , in depth of sea profound , About its clefts , rich beds of pearl abound , Where sportful Nature , covering her retreat With flowing waters , holds her secret seat In woods of coral ...
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... verse , Pathetic airs and moving thoughts inspire ! Whilst we thy Damon's praise rehearse : Damon himself could animate the lyre . Apollo , god of sounds and verse , Pathetic airs and moving thoughts inspire ! Look down ! and warm the ...
... verse , Pathetic airs and moving thoughts inspire ! Whilst we thy Damon's praise rehearse : Damon himself could animate the lyre . Apollo , god of sounds and verse , Pathetic airs and moving thoughts inspire ! Look down ! and warm the ...
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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!
Страница 319 - A new Version of the Psalms of David, fitted to the Tunes used in Churches...