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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... Huge heaps of hoary moulder'd walls . Yet time has feen , that lifts the low , And level lays the lofty brow , Has feen this broken pile compleat , ? Big with the vanity of state ; But tranfient is the fmile of fate ! A little rule , a ...
... Huge heaps of hoary moulder'd walls . Yet time has feen , that lifts the low , And level lays the lofty brow , Has feen this broken pile compleat , ? Big with the vanity of state ; But tranfient is the fmile of fate ! A little rule , a ...
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... Phidian , fubtly fair , O'erwhelming ; as th ' immense LEVIATHAN The finny brood , when near Ierne's shore Out - ftretch'd , unwieldly , his ifland length appears- I Above Above the foamy flood . Globofe and huge , Grey 20 RUINS OF ROME .
... Phidian , fubtly fair , O'erwhelming ; as th ' immense LEVIATHAN The finny brood , when near Ierne's shore Out - ftretch'd , unwieldly , his ifland length appears- I Above Above the foamy flood . Globofe and huge , Grey 20 RUINS OF ROME .
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... huge , Grey - mould'ring temples fwell , and wide o'ercaft The folitary landskape , hills and woods , And boundless wilds ; while the vine - mantled brows The pendent goats unveil , regardless they Of hourly peril , though the clefted ...
... huge , Grey - mould'ring temples fwell , and wide o'ercaft The folitary landskape , hills and woods , And boundless wilds ; while the vine - mantled brows The pendent goats unveil , regardless they Of hourly peril , though the clefted ...
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... huge , Whither the great Tarquinian genius dooms Each wave impure ; and proud with added rains , Hark how the mighty billows lafh their vaults , And thunder ; how they heave their rocks in vain ! Though now inceffant time has roll'd ...
... huge , Whither the great Tarquinian genius dooms Each wave impure ; and proud with added rains , Hark how the mighty billows lafh their vaults , And thunder ; how they heave their rocks in vain ! Though now inceffant time has roll'd ...
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... huge infcriptive ftones , And intermingling vines ; and figur'd nymphs , Flora's and Chloe's of delicious mould , Chearing the darkness ; and deep mpty tombs , And dells , and mould'ring fhrines , with old decay Ruftick and green and ...
... huge infcriptive ftones , And intermingling vines ; and figur'd nymphs , Flora's and Chloe's of delicious mould , Chearing the darkness ; and deep mpty tombs , And dells , and mould'ring fhrines , with old decay Ruftick and green and ...
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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...