The Works of the English Poets: DrydenH. Hughs, 1779 - English poetry |
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... things which our king protects . From your lov'd Thames a bleffing yet is due , Second alone to that it brought in you ; A queen , near whofe chafte womb , ordain'd by fate , The fouls of kings unborn for bodies wait . It was your love ...
... things which our king protects . From your lov'd Thames a bleffing yet is due , Second alone to that it brought in you ; A queen , near whofe chafte womb , ordain'd by fate , The fouls of kings unborn for bodies wait . It was your love ...
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... things , Kept fresh to be unfolded with your king's . Shewn all at once you dazzled fo our eyes , As new - born Pallas did the gods furprize : When , fpringing forth from Jove's new - clofing wound , She ftruck the warlike fpear into ...
... things , Kept fresh to be unfolded with your king's . Shewn all at once you dazzled fo our eyes , As new - born Pallas did the gods furprize : When , fpringing forth from Jove's new - clofing wound , She ftruck the warlike fpear into ...
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... things else above our humble fate , Your equal mind yet fwells not into state , But , like fome mountain in thofe happy ifles , Where in perpetual fpring young nature fmiles , Your greatnefs fhews : no horror to affright , But trees for ...
... things else above our humble fate , Your equal mind yet fwells not into state , But , like fome mountain in thofe happy ifles , Where in perpetual fpring young nature fmiles , Your greatnefs fhews : no horror to affright , But trees for ...
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... things which it defigns to reprefent . Wit written is that which is well defined , the happy refult of thought , or product of imagination . But to proceed from wit , in the general notion of it , to the proper wit of an heroic or ...
... things which it defigns to reprefent . Wit written is that which is well defined , the happy refult of thought , or product of imagination . But to proceed from wit , in the general notion of it , to the proper wit of an heroic or ...
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... thing that fhews remoteness of thought or labour in the writer . On the other fide , Virgil speaks not so often to us in the perfon of another , like Ovid , but in his own : he relates almost all things as from himself , and thereby ...
... thing that fhews remoteness of thought or labour in the writer . On the other fide , Virgil speaks not so often to us in the perfon of another , like Ovid , but in his own : he relates almost all things as from himself , and thereby ...
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Abfalom Achitophel againſt becauſe beft Belgian beſt bleffing bleft bold breaſt caft caufe cauſe crimes crowd crown David's defign defire eaſe Engliſh Ev'n eyes facred fafe faid falfe fame fate fatire fear feas fecure feem feem'd fenfe fent fhall fhew fhore fide fight fince fire firft firſt foes fome foon forc'd foul ftand ftill fubjects fuch fufferings fure grace heaven himſelf Ifrael intereft itſelf JOHN DRYDEN juft juſt king labour laft laſt laws lefs loft mighty moft monarch moſt Mufe muft Muſe muſt ne'er never numbers o'er Ovid peace pleaſe pleaſure poem poet praife praiſe prince purſue rage raiſe reafon reft reign reſt rhyme rife royal ſee ſenſe ſhall ſhould ſhow ſky ſtage ſtand ſtate ſtill tempeft thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thought throne truſt try'd twas uſe verfe verſe virtue Whofe Whoſe
Popular passages
Page 130 - A daring pilot in extremity; Pleas'd with the danger when the waves went high, He sought the storms; but, for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit.
Page 131 - Refuse his age the needful hours of rest? Punish a body which he could not please ; Bankrupt of life, yet prodigal of ease ? And all to leave what with his toil he won, To that unfeather'd two-legg'd thing, a son ; Got, while his soul did huddled notions try ; And born a shapeless lump, like anarchy.
Page 317 - Our frailties help, our vice control, Submit the senses to the soul ; And when rebellious they are grown, Then lay thy hand, and hold them down.
Page 317 - Chase from our minds the infernal foe, And peace, the fruit of love, bestow; And, lest our feet should step astray, Protect and guide us in the way. Make us eternal truths receive, And practise all that we believe: Give us thyself, that we may see The Father, and the Son, by thee. Immortal honour, endless fame, Attend the...
Page 152 - If ancient fabrics nod and threat to fall, To patch the flaws and buttress up the wall, Thus far 'tis duty : but here fix the mark ; For all beyond it is to touch our ark. To change foundations, cast the frame anew, Is work for rebels who base ends pursue, At once divine and human laws control, And mend the parts by ruin of the whole.
Page 249 - Whence, but from heaven, could men unskilled in arts, In several ages born, in several parts, Weave such agreeing truths? or how, or why Should all conspire to cheat us with a lie? Unasked their pains, ungrateful their advice, Starving their gain, and martyrdom their price.
Page 233 - ... to design a tower like that of Babel, which if it were possible, as it is not, to reach heaven, would come to nothing by the confusion of the workmen. For every man is building a several way...
Page 127 - Of men, by laws less circumscribed and bound ; They led their wild desires to woods and caves, And thought that all but savages were slaves.
Page 139 - To pass your doubtful title into law: If not; the people have a right supreme To make their kings; for kings are made for them. All empire is no more than pow'r in trust: Which when resum'd, can be no longer just. Succession, for the general good design'd...
Page 257 - When what small knowledge was, in them did dwell ; And he a god who could but read or spell : Then mother church did mightily prevail : She parcell'd out the Bible by retail : But still expounded what she sold or gave ; To keep it in her power to damn and...