Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler. Rochester. Roscommon. Otway. Waller. Pomfret. Dorset. Stepney. J. Philips. WalshSamuel Johnson A. Miller, 1800 - English poetry |
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... fight Wax'd pale with envy , and from thence grew white . She was in birth and parentage as high As in her fortune great or beauty rare ; And to her virtuous mind's nobility The gifts of Fate and Nature doubled were ; That in her ...
... fight Wax'd pale with envy , and from thence grew white . She was in birth and parentage as high As in her fortune great or beauty rare ; And to her virtuous mind's nobility The gifts of Fate and Nature doubled were ; That in her ...
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... fight , Which feem'd like Titan , whilft fome watery cloud O'erfpreads his face , and his bright beams doth shroud ; Till Vefper chas'd away the conquer'd light , And forceth them ( though loth ) to bid good- night . But ere Aurora ...
... fight , Which feem'd like Titan , whilft fome watery cloud O'erfpreads his face , and his bright beams doth shroud ; Till Vefper chas'd away the conquer'd light , And forceth them ( though loth ) to bid good- night . But ere Aurora ...
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... fight ; But him ' Elysium's lafting joys they bring , Where winged angels his fad requiems fing . A DREAM OF ELYSIUM . Puth , and for fhame clos'd in his bathful HEBUS , expell'd by the approaching night , light , While 1 , with leaden ...
... fight ; But him ' Elysium's lafting joys they bring , Where winged angels his fad requiems fing . A DREAM OF ELYSIUM . Puth , and for fhame clos'd in his bathful HEBUS , expell'd by the approaching night , light , While 1 , with leaden ...
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... fight . A man would fwear , that faw this alter'd state , Kings were call'd gods because they could create Vain men ; ' tis Heaven this first affiftance brings , The fame is Lord of Hofts that's King of Kings . Had men forfook him ...
... fight . A man would fwear , that faw this alter'd state , Kings were call'd gods because they could create Vain men ; ' tis Heaven this first affiftance brings , The fame is Lord of Hofts that's King of Kings . Had men forfook him ...
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... fight , but must confefs All that he heard or read before was lefs ; Sad Germany can no fuch trophy boaft , For all the blood thefe twenty years the ' as loft . Vaft was their army , and their arms were more Than th ' hoft of hundred ...
... fight , but must confefs All that he heard or read before was lefs ; Sad Germany can no fuch trophy boaft , For all the blood thefe twenty years the ' as loft . Vaft was their army , and their arms were more Than th ' hoft of hundred ...
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againſt Angels beafts becauſe befides beft beſt caft call'd caufe death defign defire doft doth earth elfe ev'n eyes facred fafe faid fair falfe fame fate fatire fear feat feek feem feen fenfe fent ferve feven fhall fhine fhould fide fight fince fing fire firft firſt flain flame fleep fome foon foul fpirits ftand ftars ftate ftill ftrange ftrength fuch fure fword glory hafte hand hath heart Heaven Hell himſelf honour Hudibras itſelf juft king laft laſt lefs live loft Lord mighty moft moſt Mufe muft muſt ne'er never night numbers o'er pafs paft perfon Pindar pleaſure prefent Quoth reafon reft rife Satan ſhall ſtand ſtate ſtill thee thefe themſelves theſe thine things thofe thoſe thou thought turn'd twas uſe vaft verfe Whilft whofe wife worfe
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Page 120 - THIS is the month, and this the happy morn, Wherein the Son of Heaven's Eternal King, Of wedded maid, and virgin mother born, Our great redemption from above did bring...
Page 24 - Evil into the mind of God or man May come and go, so unapproved, and leave No spot or blame behind...
Page 128 - With store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace, whom all commend.
Page 129 - Swinging slow with sullen roar; Or if the air will not permit, Some still removed place will fit, Where glowing embers through the room Teach light to counterfeit a gloom...
Page 132 - Through the dear might of him that walked the waves Where other groves and other streams along, With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, And hears the unexpressive nuptial song, In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love. There entertain him all the saints above, In solemn troops and sweet societies That sing, and singing in their glory move And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes.
Page 29 - By none ; and if not equal all, yet free, Equally free ; for orders and degrees Jar not with liberty, but well consist.
Page 130 - And when the Sun begins to fling His flaring beams, me, Goddess, bring To arched walks of twilight groves, And shadows brown that Sylvan loves Of Pine, or monumental Oak, Where the rude Axe with heaved stroke, Was never heard the Nymphs to daunt, Or fright them from their hallow'd haunt.