The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Том 30Samuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 |
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... beauty and fineness of their language , and of all that they call les Belles Letres . Nor was this nicety of his judgement confined only to books and literature ; but was the fame in ftatuary , painting , and all other parts of art ...
... beauty and fineness of their language , and of all that they call les Belles Letres . Nor was this nicety of his judgement confined only to books and literature ; but was the fame in ftatuary , painting , and all other parts of art ...
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... beauty join'd to Cecil's wit . But when you please to fhew the labouring Mufe , What greater theme your Mufick can produce ; My babbling praises I repeat no more , But hear , rejoice , stand silent , and adore . The Perfians thus ...
... beauty join'd to Cecil's wit . But when you please to fhew the labouring Mufe , What greater theme your Mufick can produce ; My babbling praises I repeat no more , But hear , rejoice , stand silent , and adore . The Perfians thus ...
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... beauty find : The thousand Loves , that arm thy potent eye , Muft drop their quivers , flag their wings , and die . IV . Then wilt thou figh , when in each frown A hateful wrinkle more appears ; And putting peevish humours on , Seems ...
... beauty find : The thousand Loves , that arm thy potent eye , Muft drop their quivers , flag their wings , and die . IV . Then wilt thou figh , when in each frown A hateful wrinkle more appears ; And putting peevish humours on , Seems ...
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... beauty ceases to engage ; So , thinking on thy charming youth , I'll love it o'er again in age : So Time itself our raptures fhall improve , While still we wake to joy , and live to love . An An EPISTLE to FLEETWOOD SHEPHARD , Efq ...
... beauty ceases to engage ; So , thinking on thy charming youth , I'll love it o'er again in age : So Time itself our raptures fhall improve , While still we wake to joy , and live to love . An An EPISTLE to FLEETWOOD SHEPHARD , Efq ...
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... beauty was to furnish all the race : Such chains no author could escape but he ; There's no way to be safe , but not to fee . To the Lady DURSLEY . On the fame Subject . HE ERE reading how fond Adam was betray'd , And how by fin Eve's ...
... beauty was to furnish all the race : Such chains no author could escape but he ; There's no way to be safe , but not to fee . To the Lady DURSLEY . On the fame Subject . HE ERE reading how fond Adam was betray'd , And how by fin Eve's ...
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