Poems. By John Dyer, L.L.B.: Viz. I. Grongar Hill. II. The Ruins of Rome. III. The Fleece, in Four Books..John Hughs, 1761 - 175 страници |
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... frequently spent whole days in the country about Rome and Florence , sketching thofe pittorefque profpects with facility and fpirit . Images from hence naturally tranfported them- felves into his Poetical Compofitions . The principal A ...
... frequently spent whole days in the country about Rome and Florence , sketching thofe pittorefque profpects with facility and fpirit . Images from hence naturally tranfported them- felves into his Poetical Compofitions . The principal A ...
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... frequent stopp'd , The funk ground startles me with dreadful chasm , Breathing forth darkness from the vast profound Of ifles and halls , within the mountain's womb . Nor these the nether works ; all these beneath , And all beneath the ...
... frequent stopp'd , The funk ground startles me with dreadful chasm , Breathing forth darkness from the vast profound Of ifles and halls , within the mountain's womb . Nor these the nether works ; all these beneath , And all beneath the ...
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... frequent converse with familiar death , To kindle brutal daring apt for war ; To lock the breast , and steel th ' obdurate heart Amid the piercing cries of fore distress Impenetrable.But away thine eye ; Behold your steepy cliff ; the ...
... frequent converse with familiar death , To kindle brutal daring apt for war ; To lock the breast , and steel th ' obdurate heart Amid the piercing cries of fore distress Impenetrable.But away thine eye ; Behold your steepy cliff ; the ...
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... frequent found Doom Caracalla to perpetual fame : The stately pines , that spread their branches wide In the dun ruins of its ample halls , k Appear but tufts ; as may whate'er is high Sink in comparison , minute and vile . These , and ...
... frequent found Doom Caracalla to perpetual fame : The stately pines , that spread their branches wide In the dun ruins of its ample halls , k Appear but tufts ; as may whate'er is high Sink in comparison , minute and vile . These , and ...
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... frequent fand , with lime , and dark manure ; Which to the liquid element will yield A porous way , a paffage to the foe . Plough not fuch pastures : deep in fpungy grafs The oldeft carpet is the warmeft lair , And foundest ; in new ...
... frequent fand , with lime , and dark manure ; Which to the liquid element will yield A porous way , a paffage to the foe . Plough not fuch pastures : deep in fpungy grafs The oldeft carpet is the warmeft lair , And foundest ; in new ...
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Ægyptus æther airy ancient arife ariſe beauteous Bedford Level behold beneath bleating boundleſs Brigantes brows chearful clime cloſe clouds coaft coaſt courſe dales deep delight diſtant domes duft erft Ev'n ev'ry facred Falernum feas fecure feek fhall fheep fhepherd fhores fides filent filver finks firſt fleece flocks flood flow'rs foft folemn fome fong fons ftill ftores ftrand fuch fwains fwell Gaul gloffy gloomy green Grongar Hill groves hand Herefordshire hills howe'er ifle immenſe induſtry Iolcos labor lawns locks lofty loom luxury moffy mufe muſe num'rous nymphs o'er op'ning paftures plains pow'r proud purple realms rife riſe rocks ruins ruſh ſcene ſhade ſheep ſhore Siluria Sir JOHN HEATHCOTE ſkies ſkill ſoft ſpacious ſpeed ſpread ſtate ſtep ſtores ſtorm ſtream ſtreets ſtrength ſtrong ſwains theſe thofe thoſe thouſand thro toil tow'rs trade unnumber'd uſe vafe vales vallies various wave wealth whofe whoſe wide wild wind woods wool
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Страница 15 - Tis thus the busy beat the air, And misers gather wealth and care. Now, ev'n now, my joys run high, As on the mountain-turf I lie; While the wanton zephyr sings, And in the vale perfumes his wings ; While the waters murmur deep ; While the shepherd charms his sheep ; While the birds unbounded fly, And with music fill the sky, Now, ev'n now, my joys run high.
Страница 11 - In all the hues of heaven's bow, And, swelling to embrace the light, Spreads around beneath the sight.
Страница 13 - Big with the vanity of state ; But transient is the smile of Fate ! A little rule, a little sway, A sun-beam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave.
Страница 13 - And see the rivers how they run, Through woods and meads, in shade and sun Sometimes swift, sometimes slow, Wave succeeding wave, they go A various journey to the deep, Like human life, to endless sleep...
Страница 14 - Ever charming, ever new, When will the landscape tire the view! The fountain's fall, the river's flow, The woody valleys warm and low; The windy summit, wild and high, Roughly rushing on the sky; The pleasant seat, the ruined tower, The naked rock, the shady bower; The town and village, dome and farm, Each give each a double charm, As pearls upon an Ethiop's arm.
Страница 12 - That cast an awful look below ; Whose ragged walls the ivy creeps, And with her arms from falling keeps : So both a safety from the wind On mutual dependence find. 'Tis now the raven's bleak abode ; Tis now th...
Страница 78 - First, howe'er, Drive to the double fold, upon the brim Of a clear river, gently drive the flock, And plunge them one by one into the flood...
Страница 15 - Be full, ye courts ! be great who will ; Search for Peace with all your skill : Open wide the lofty door, Seek her on the marble floor : In vain...
Страница 12 - The yellow beech, the sable yew, The slender fir that taper grows, The sturdy oak with broad-spread boughs.
Страница 180 - Europeans ; whom the circling cup Of luxury intoxicates. Ye routs, Who for your crimes have fled your native land; And ye voluptuous idle, who in vain Seek...