The Cat-fight: A Mock Heroic Poem. Supported with Copious Extracts from Ancient and Modern Classic Authors ...1824 - Cats - 276 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 38
Page 10
... sound , Thy busy feet bepat the ground , And all their harmless claws disclose , Like prickles of an early rose : While softly from thy whiskered cheek Thy half - closed eyes peep mild and meek . But , not alone by cottage fire " Do ...
... sound , Thy busy feet bepat the ground , And all their harmless claws disclose , Like prickles of an early rose : While softly from thy whiskered cheek Thy half - closed eyes peep mild and meek . But , not alone by cottage fire " Do ...
Page 18
... sound , the king grew vain , Fought all his battles o'er again , And thrice he routed all his foes , And thrice he slew the slain . " Here the whole of this divine Ode on St. Cecilia's Day , by the immortal translator of Virgil's whole ...
... sound , the king grew vain , Fought all his battles o'er again , And thrice he routed all his foes , And thrice he slew the slain . " Here the whole of this divine Ode on St. Cecilia's Day , by the immortal translator of Virgil's whole ...
Page 29
... where thron'd with Jove , I sát , • I'm fall'n , fall'n , fall'n down flat , flat . Thus as the ancient story goes , When o'er Avernus flew the crows , 1 And trumpets sound , drums beat , and great 3 * 29 Must all go to❜t; ...
... where thron'd with Jove , I sát , • I'm fall'n , fall'n , fall'n down flat , flat . Thus as the ancient story goes , When o'er Avernus flew the crows , 1 And trumpets sound , drums beat , and great 3 * 29 Must all go to❜t; ...
Page 30
... sound , drums beat , and great guns rattle ; And streaming veins and dying groans , And mangled limbs , and splinter'd bones . They were so stench'd that in a minute , They giddy grew , and tumbled in it . And so a blade , who is too ...
... sound , drums beat , and great guns rattle ; And streaming veins and dying groans , And mangled limbs , and splinter'd bones . They were so stench'd that in a minute , They giddy grew , and tumbled in it . And so a blade , who is too ...
Page 46
... sound approach'd ; and suddenly he view'd The foes enclosing , and his friend pursu❜d , Forelay'd and taken , while he strove in vain The shelter of the friendly shades to gain . When Satan was but second best ; And sung And 46.
... sound approach'd ; and suddenly he view'd The foes enclosing , and his friend pursu❜d , Forelay'd and taken , while he strove in vain The shelter of the friendly shades to gain . When Satan was but second best ; And sung And 46.
Other editions - View all
The Cat-Fight: A Mock Heroic Poem, Supported with Copious Extracts from ... Ebenezer Mack No preview available - 2017 |
The Cat-Fight: A Mock Heroic Poem. Supported with Copious Extracts from ... Ebenezer Mack No preview available - 2015 |
Common terms and phrases
Absyrtus appear'd Argo arm'd Armida arms Ascanius Astolpho band battle beauteous behold beneath blood bold bore bosom breast breath charms chief Colchis crown'd dame dart death deep Donatia dreadful e'er earth Epistrophus Eurydice Eurytus eyes fair fam'd fame fate fear field fierce fight fill'd fir'd fire flame flood glory gold golden grace grove hand head heart Heaven hell hero hills honour host Jason join'd Jove Killkenny king land Latian Lernus limbs maid Medea Menelaus mighty Mnestheus Mopsus Muster-Roll Nephele night Nireus numbers o'er O'Kain Oïleus pass'd Pelias plain pow'r press'd proud Pteleon race rage rais'd renown'd rise roll'd rose round scarce seem'd shade shield shining shore show'd sight silver sire skies smiles soon soul Sthenelus stood stream sweet swift sword Tancred tears thee thou tide trembling troops Turnus vermil vex'd view'd Virbius warriors waves winds youth
Popular passages
Page 274 - Then maids and youths shall linger here, And while its sounds at distance swell, Shall sadly seem in pity's ear To hear the woodland pilgrim's knell. Remembrance oft shall haunt the shore, When Thames in summer wreaths is drest, And oft suspend the dashing oar, To bid his gentle spirit rest...
Page 134 - Here shift the scene, to represent How those I love my death lament. Poor Pope will grieve a month, and Gay A week, and Arbuthnot a day. St. John himself will scarce forbear To bite his pen, and drop a tear. The rest will give a shrug, and cry, "I'm sorry— but we all must die!
Page 162 - Shoots far into the bosom of dim Night, A glimmering dawn : here Nature first begins Her farthest verge, and Chaos to retire...
Page 88 - By four cherubic shapes ; four faces each Had wondrous ; as with stars, their bodies all, And wings, were set with eyes; with eyes the wheels Of beryl, and careering fires between...
Page 83 - Yet soon he heal'd ; for Spirits, that live throughout Vital in every part, not as frail Man In entrails, heart or head, liver or reins, Cannot but by annihilating die; Nor in their liquid texture mortal wound Receive, no more than can the fluid air...
Page 82 - Was given him temper'd so, that neither keen Nor solid might resist that edge : it met The sword of Satan, with steep force to smite Descending, and in half cut sheer...
Page 90 - Among them he arriv'd ; in his right hand Grasping ten thousand thunders, which he sent Before him, such as in their souls infix'd Plagues...
Page 132 - Now the departing prayer is read: He hardly breathes. The Dean is dead. Before the passing-bell begun, The news through half the town has run. O, may we all for Death prepare! What has he left? And who's his heir?
Page 274 - In yonder grave a Druid lies, Where slowly winds the stealing wave ; The year's best sweets shall duteous rise To deck its poet's sylvan grave.
Page 133 - Lady Suffolk, in the spleen, Runs laughing up to tell the queen. The queen, so gracious, mild, and good, Cries, " Is he gone ? 'tis time he should.