The Poetical Works of Joseph Addison: With the Life of the Author..At the Apollo Press, by the Martins., 1778 - 228 страници |
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... body else might murther him . When the old Spectator was finished , a new one appeared ; but though written by men of wit and genius , it did not fucceed , and they were wife enough not to push the attempt too far . Pofte rity must have ...
... body else might murther him . When the old Spectator was finished , a new one appeared ; but though written by men of wit and genius , it did not fucceed , and they were wife enough not to push the attempt too far . Pofte rity must have ...
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... body of the Scotch nobility to the then fixteen fitting peers that fix English peers should be added , and the peerage then remain fixed , the crown being restrained from making any new lords but upon the extinction of families . This ...
... body of the Scotch nobility to the then fixteen fitting peers that fix English peers should be added , and the peerage then remain fixed , the crown being restrained from making any new lords but upon the extinction of families . This ...
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... vapours choke , " ( For now her face lay wrapt in clouds of smoke ) " See my fing'd hair , behold my faded eye " And wither'd face , where heaps of cinders lie ! " And does the plough for this my body tear 134 TRANSLATIONS .
... vapours choke , " ( For now her face lay wrapt in clouds of smoke ) " See my fing'd hair , behold my faded eye " And wither'd face , where heaps of cinders lie ! " And does the plough for this my body tear 134 TRANSLATIONS .
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... body tear ? " This the reward for all the fruits I bear , 335 " Tortur'd with rakes ; and harass'd all the year ? That herbs for cattle daily I renew , " And food for man , and frankincense for you ? " But grant me guilty ; what has ...
... body tear ? " This the reward for all the fruits I bear , 335 " Tortur'd with rakes ; and harass'd all the year ? That herbs for cattle daily I renew , " And food for man , and frankincense for you ? " But grant me guilty ; what has ...
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... body to a tomb convey , And o'er the tomb an epitaph devise ; 385 " Here he who drove the fun's bright chariot lies ; ** His father's fiery fteeds he could not guide , 136 TRANSLATIONS . Phaeton's fifters transformed into Trees,
... body to a tomb convey , And o'er the tomb an epitaph devise ; 385 " Here he who drove the fun's bright chariot lies ; ** His father's fiery fteeds he could not guide , 136 TRANSLATIONS . Phaeton's fifters transformed into Trees,
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Addiſon Aëre æther amidſt arms atque blaſt boaſt breaſt bright Britannia's Britiſh Cadmus caft charms courſe cries Cycnus diſtant Ev'n ev'ry Exeter Exchange eyes fafe faid fame fate fatire feas fecret fhall fight fire firſt fix'd flain flow'ry foft fome freſh ftill fuch fury Gaul goddeſs godlike gods heav'n heav'nly herſelf himſelf hoſt increaſe JOSEPH ADDISON Jove juſt laſt limbs loft Lord Halifax maid mighty moſt Mufe Muſe muſt neighb'ring numbers nymph o'er Pentheus pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure praiſe purſue rage rais'd reſt rife rifu riſe round ſaid ſhade ſhall ſhape ſhe ſhine ſhore ſhould ſhow Sir Richard Steele ſkies ſky ſmoke ſpread ſpring ſtage ſtand ſtars ſtate ſteeds ſtill ſtone ſtood ſtorms ſtrains ſtreams ſtrength ſtroke thee theſe thoſe thou thouſand thro thunder toils turba verfe verſe view'd waſte Whilft whoſe winds woods youth
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Страница 31 - There taught us how to live; and (oh! too high The price for knowledge) taught us how to die.
Страница xxvii - Proud names, who once the reins of empire held ; In arms who triumph'd ; or in arts excell'd ; Chiefs, grac'd with scars, and prodigal of blood ; Stern patriots, who for sacred freedom stood ; Just men, by whom impartial laws were given ; And saints, who taught and led the way to heaven...
Страница 58 - Thy favourites grow not up by Fortune's sport, Or from the crimes or follies of a court : On the firm basis of desert they rise, From long-tried faith, and friendship's holy ties.
Страница 88 - I've already troubled you too long, Nor dare attempt a more advent'rous song. My humble verse demands a softer theme, A painted mea,dow, or a purling stream ; Unfit for heroes; whom immortal lays, And lines like Virgil's, or like yours, should praise.
Страница xxvii - May shame afflict this alienated heart ; Of thee forgetful if I form a song, My lyre be broken, and untun'd my tongue; My grief be doubled, from thy image free; And mirth a torment, unchastis'd by thee.
Страница 86 - Heaven and Earth impart, The smiles of Nature, and the charms of Art; While proud Oppression in her valleys reigns, And Tyranny usurps her...
Страница xviii - The numerous and violent claps of the whig party on the one side of the theatre, were echoed back by the tories on the other; while the author sweated behind the scenes with concern to find their applause proceeding more from the hand than the head.
Страница 30 - Does he delight to hear bold seraphs tell How Michael battled, and the dragon fell ; Or, mix'd with milder cherubim, to glow In hymns of love not ill essay 'd below ? Or dost thou warn poor mortals left behind ? A task well suited to thy gentle mind.
Страница 187 - His friends dissuade th' audacious wretch in vain; In vain his grandsire urg'd him to give o'er His impious threats ; the wretch but raves the more. So have I...
Страница 167 - The pointed jav'lin warded off his rage : Mad with his pains, and furious to engage, The serpent champs the steel, and bites the spear, Till blood and venom all the point besmear.