Select British Poets, Or, New Elegant Extracts from Chaucer to the Present Time: With Critical Remarks |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 143
... o'er thy false head . Comus . She fables not ; I feel that I do fear Her words set off by some superior power ; And though not mortal , yet a cold shudd'ring dew Dips me all o'er , as when the wrath of Jove Speaks thunder , and the ...
... o'er thy false head . Comus . She fables not ; I feel that I do fear Her words set off by some superior power ; And though not mortal , yet a cold shudd'ring dew Dips me all o'er , as when the wrath of Jove Speaks thunder , and the ...
Page 173
... o'er aud o'er ; And all th ' intrigues ' twixt him and Kelly , Lescus and th ' Emperor , would tell ye : But with the moon was more familiar Than e'er was almanack well - willer ; Her secrets understood so clear , That some believ'd he ...
... o'er aud o'er ; And all th ' intrigues ' twixt him and Kelly , Lescus and th ' Emperor , would tell ye : But with the moon was more familiar Than e'er was almanack well - willer ; Her secrets understood so clear , That some believ'd he ...
Page 271
... o'er a crossing way ; His raiment decent , his complexion fair , And soft in graceful ringlets wav'd his hair . Then near approaching , father , hail ! he cry'd , And hail , my son , the reverend sire reply'd ; Words follow'd words ...
... o'er a crossing way ; His raiment decent , his complexion fair , And soft in graceful ringlets wav'd his hair . Then near approaching , father , hail ! he cry'd , And hail , my son , the reverend sire reply'd ; Words follow'd words ...
Page 284
... o'er its leaves shall move , And on its top descends the mystic Dove . Ye Heavens ! from high the dewy nectar pour , And in soft silence shed the kindly shower ! The sick and weak the healing plant shall aid , From storms a shelter ...
... o'er its leaves shall move , And on its top descends the mystic Dove . Ye Heavens ! from high the dewy nectar pour , And in soft silence shed the kindly shower ! The sick and weak the healing plant shall aid , From storms a shelter ...
Page 285
... o'er ; The hollow winds through naked temples roar ; Round broken columns clasping ivy twin'd ; O'er heaps of ruin stalk'd the stately hind ; The fox obscene to gaping tombs retires , And savage howlings fill the sacred quires . Aw'd by ...
... o'er ; The hollow winds through naked temples roar ; Round broken columns clasping ivy twin'd ; O'er heaps of ruin stalk'd the stately hind ; The fox obscene to gaping tombs retires , And savage howlings fill the sacred quires . Aw'd by ...
Contents
132 | |
145 | |
152 | |
158 | |
183 | |
193 | |
218 | |
224 | |
281 | |
376 | |
383 | |
497 | |
510 | |
660 | |
668 | |
675 | |
681 | |
687 | |
693 | |
699 | |
706 | |
713 | |
767 | |
776 | |
803 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
arms beauty behold blest bliss blood breast breath call'd Canace Chanticleer charms chyle Comus courser dæmon dame death delight divine doth dread earth eternal ev'n ev'ry eyes fair fame fate fear fire flame fool goth grace Greece hand happy hast hath head heart Heaven hire honour Hudibras Jebusites king lady light live lord lov'd lyre maid mighty mind mortal Muse nature nature's ne'er never night numbers nymph o'er once pain passion plain pleas'd pleasure poets praise pride proud rage rest rill rise round sacred seem'd shade shew sight sing soft song soul speke spleen stood stream sweet tears tempest Thalestris thee ther Theseus thine things thou thought toil trewe Twas unto vex'd virtue ween wild wind wings wise woods wyllowe youth