The Works of the English Poets: MiltonH. Hughs, 1779 - English poetry |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 33
Page 3
... honor Dionyfius the elder was no less ambitious , than before of his attaining to the tyranny . Auguftus Cæfar alfo had begun his Ajax , but , unable to please his own judgment with what he had begun , left it unfinish'd . Seneca the ...
... honor Dionyfius the elder was no less ambitious , than before of his attaining to the tyranny . Auguftus Cæfar alfo had begun his Ajax , but , unable to please his own judgment with what he had begun , left it unfinish'd . Seneca the ...
Page 19
... honor's fake of former deeds . 365 370 SAMS . Appoint not heav'nly difpofition , Father ; Nothing of all these evils hath befall'n me 375 But justly ; I myself have brought them on , Sole author I , fole caufe : if ought seem vile , As ...
... honor's fake of former deeds . 365 370 SAMS . Appoint not heav'nly difpofition , Father ; Nothing of all these evils hath befall'n me 375 But justly ; I myself have brought them on , Sole author I , fole caufe : if ought seem vile , As ...
Page 20
... shook off all her fnares : But foul effeminacy held me yok'd Her bond - flave ; O indignity , O blot To honor and religion ! fervile mind 405 410 Rewarded Rewarded well with fervile punishment ! The bafe degree to 10 MILTON'S POEM S.
... shook off all her fnares : But foul effeminacy held me yok'd Her bond - flave ; O indignity , O blot To honor and religion ! fervile mind 405 410 Rewarded Rewarded well with fervile punishment ! The bafe degree to 10 MILTON'S POEM S.
Page 22
... honor , I this pomp have brought To Dagon , and advanc'd his praises high Among the Heathen round ; to God have brought Dishonor , obloquy , and op'd the mouths Of idolists , and atheists ; have brought scandal To Ifrael , diffidence of ...
... honor , I this pomp have brought To Dagon , and advanc'd his praises high Among the Heathen round ; to God have brought Dishonor , obloquy , and op'd the mouths Of idolists , and atheists ; have brought scandal To Ifrael , diffidence of ...
Page 38
... honor'd , fear'd me , thou alone could'st hate me Thy husband , flight me , fell me , and forego me ; 940 How wouldst thou use me now , blind , and thereby Deceivable , in most things as a child Helpless , thence eafily contemn'd , and ...
... honor'd , fear'd me , thou alone could'st hate me Thy husband , flight me , fell me , and forego me ; 940 How wouldst thou use me now , blind , and thereby Deceivable , in most things as a child Helpless , thence eafily contemn'd , and ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
aëre aftra againſt agni Amor Atque beft beſt cauſe choro Dagon darkneſs Deûm doft domino jam domum impaſti doth Elegia erft etiam eyes facred fafe fair fame fave feas feaſt fecret feek fhades fhall fibi fide fing firſt flain foes folemn fome fong fonos foon foul fræna ftill ftrength fuch Hæc hand hath Heav'n himſelf honor houſe Ifrael igne illa ille ipfe itſelf jam non vacat juſt Lady laft laſt leaſt lefs Lord lumina Lycidas malè mihi moſt muſt numina Nunc Nymphs o'er Olympo peace praiſe prefent PSAL Quà quæ quid quoque raiſe reft Samfon SAMS ſhall ſhe ſhould ſome ſpeak ſpell ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſweet tamen thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou art thouſand Thyrfis tibi Tu quoque ulmo urbe uſe weakneſs whofe whoſe
Popular passages
Page 82 - Whispering new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. The stars, with deep amaze, Stand fix'd in steadfast gaze, Bending one way their precious influence : And will not take their flight, For all the morning light, Or Lucifer that often warn'd them thence ; But in their glimmering orbs did glow, Until their Lord himself bespake, and bid them go.
Page 65 - Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail Or knock the breast, no weakness, no contempt, Dispraise, or blame, nothing but well and fair, And what may quiet us in a death so noble.
Page 183 - Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope, but still bear up and steer Right onward.
Page 180 - When all our fathers worshipped stocks and stones, Forget not ; in thy book record their groans Who were thy sheep, and in their ancient fold Slain by the bloody Piedmontese, that rolled Mother with infant down the rocks.
Page 109 - Pelops' line, Or the tale of Troy divine, Or what (though rare) of later age, Ennobled hath the buskined stage. But O, sad Virgin, that thy power Might raise Musaeus from his bower, Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing Such notes as warbled to the string, Drew iron tears down Pluto's cheek, And made Hell grant what Love did seek.
Page 160 - For we were nursed upon the self-same hill, Fed the same flock by fountain, shade, and rill. Together both, ere the high lawns appeared Under the opening eyelids of the morn, We drove a-field, and both together heard What time the gray-fly winds her sultry horn...
Page 105 - 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 108 - But, first and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The Cherub Contemplation; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song...
Page 11 - Let us not break in upon him. O change beyond report, thought, or belief!
Page 104 - Sometimes, with secure delight, The upland hamlets will invite, When the merry bells ring round, And the jocund rebecks sound To many a youth and many a maid, Dancing in the chequered shade; And young and old come forth to play On a sunshine holiday, Till the livelong daylight fail...