The Beauties of the Poets: Being a Collection of Moral and Sacred PoetrySelected poetry by Milton, Pope, Watts, Goldsmith, Shakespeare, and others (identified at the beginnng of each selection). |
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... paffions are at strife , Oh , let me listen to the words of life ! Raptures deep - felt His doctrine did impart , And thus He rais'd from earth the drooping heart . Think not , when all your fcanty ftores afford , Is fpread at once upon ...
... paffions are at strife , Oh , let me listen to the words of life ! Raptures deep - felt His doctrine did impart , And thus He rais'd from earth the drooping heart . Think not , when all your fcanty ftores afford , Is fpread at once upon ...
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... paffion of thy life ? Look but on Gripus , or on Gripus ' wife . If parts allure thee , think how Bacon fhin'd ,. The wifeft , brighteft , meaneft of mankind ; Or ravish'd with the whistling of a name , See Cromwell , damn'd to ...
... paffion of thy life ? Look but on Gripus , or on Gripus ' wife . If parts allure thee , think how Bacon fhin'd ,. The wifeft , brighteft , meaneft of mankind ; Or ravish'd with the whistling of a name , See Cromwell , damn'd to ...
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... fhall make my numbers flow , And hold the falling floods , While filence fits on ev'ry bough , And bends the lift'ning woods . I'll carve His paffion on the bark , And ev'ry 52 BEAUTIES OF THE POETS . Meditation in a Grove.
... fhall make my numbers flow , And hold the falling floods , While filence fits on ev'ry bough , And bends the lift'ning woods . I'll carve His paffion on the bark , And ev'ry 52 BEAUTIES OF THE POETS . Meditation in a Grove.
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I'll carve His paffion on the bark , And ev'ry wounded tree Shall drop and bear fome myftic mark That Jefus dy'd for me . The fwains fhall wonder when they read Infcrib'd on all the grove , That Heav'n itself came down , and bled To win ...
I'll carve His paffion on the bark , And ev'ry wounded tree Shall drop and bear fome myftic mark That Jefus dy'd for me . The fwains fhall wonder when they read Infcrib'd on all the grove , That Heav'n itself came down , and bled To win ...
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... paffion rife , Till the dire tempeft mingles earth and skies ; And fwift into the boundless ocean borne , Our foolish confidence too late we mourn : Round our devoted heads the billows beat ; And from our troubled view the lessen'd ...
... paffion rife , Till the dire tempeft mingles earth and skies ; And fwift into the boundless ocean borne , Our foolish confidence too late we mourn : Round our devoted heads the billows beat ; And from our troubled view the lessen'd ...
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æther angels behold beneath beſt bleffings bleft blifs bofom breaſt bright charms cloſe clouds darkneſs death defcend deſpair divine dreadful duft e'er earth eternal ev'n ev'ry eyes facred fafe fair fame fate fecret fhade fhall fhine fight filent fing firſt fix'd fkies flame fleep fmile foft folemn fome fong fons foon forrow foul fpring ftill ftreams ftrong fuch fwain fweet fwell glory goodneſs grave heart heaven himſelf hour juft laft laſt lefs light loft Lord mighty mind mufe muft muſt night o'er paffion pain paſt peace pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe rage raiſe reft reſt rife riſe round ſcene ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhine ſkies ſky ſmile ſpread ſtand ſtate ſteps ſtill ſweet tears tempeft thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro trembling uſe virtue wand'ring waſte Whilft whofe Whoſe winds wond'rous wretch