Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler. Rochester. Roscommon. Otway. Waller. Pomfret. Dorset. Stepney. J. Philips. WalshSamuel Johnson A. Miller, 1800 - English poetry |
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... honour , than the highest perfon who ever honoured his profeffion ? whom a Christian poet , rather than the man after God's own heart , and the man who had that facred pre - eminence above all other princes , to be the beft and ...
... honour , than the highest perfon who ever honoured his profeffion ? whom a Christian poet , rather than the man after God's own heart , and the man who had that facred pre - eminence above all other princes , to be the beft and ...
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... honour by fuch births it doth attain , Joy to return into itself again . A. COWLEY , A. B. T [ rin ] . C [ oll ] . AN ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF THE RIGHT HON . DUDLEY LORD CARLETON , VISCOUNT DORCHESTER , Late Principal Secretary of State ...
... honour by fuch births it doth attain , Joy to return into itself again . A. COWLEY , A. B. T [ rin ] . C [ oll ] . AN ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF THE RIGHT HON . DUDLEY LORD CARLETON , VISCOUNT DORCHESTER , Late Principal Secretary of State ...
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... honour I would have , Not from great deeds , but good alone ; Th ' unknown are better than ill - known ; Rumour can ope the grave ! Acquaintance I would have ; but when ' t depends Not from the number , but the choice , of friends ...
... honour I would have , Not from great deeds , but good alone ; Th ' unknown are better than ill - known ; Rumour can ope the grave ! Acquaintance I would have ; but when ' t depends Not from the number , but the choice , of friends ...
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... HONOURED GODFATHER , MR . A. B. Love ( for that upon the wings of fame Shall perhaps mock Death or Time's darts ) my ... honour'd living , there must be A kind of reverence to his memory , After his death ; and where more juft than here ...
... HONOURED GODFATHER , MR . A. B. Love ( for that upon the wings of fame Shall perhaps mock Death or Time's darts ) my ... honour'd living , there must be A kind of reverence to his memory , After his death ; and where more juft than here ...
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... honour of the place , That , by God's extraordinary grace ( Which fhows the people have judgment , if not wit ) The land is undefil'd with Clinches yet ; Which , in my poor opinion , I confefs , Is a moft fingular blefling , and no lefs ...
... honour of the place , That , by God's extraordinary grace ( Which fhows the people have judgment , if not wit ) The land is undefil'd with Clinches yet ; Which , in my poor opinion , I confefs , Is a moft fingular blefling , and no lefs ...
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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.