The Works: In Verse and Prose, of Dr. Thomas Parnell, ... Enlarged with Variations and Poems, Not Before Publish'dRobert & Andrew Foulis, 1767 - 232 pages |
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... began . Oh vers'd in arts ! whofe daring thoughts afpire To kindle clay with never dying fire ! Enjoy thy glory past , that gift was thine ; The next thy creature meets , be fairly mine : And fuch a gift , a vengeance fo defign'd , As ...
... began . Oh vers'd in arts ! whofe daring thoughts afpire To kindle clay with never dying fire ! Enjoy thy glory past , that gift was thine ; The next thy creature meets , be fairly mine : And fuch a gift , a vengeance fo defign'd , As ...
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... began to wink , They skriek , they fly , the tapers fink , And down ydrops the knight . For never fpell by Faerie laid With strong enchantment bound a glade Beyond the length of night . Chill , dark , alone , adreed , he lay , ' Till up ...
... began to wink , They skriek , they fly , the tapers fink , And down ydrops the knight . For never fpell by Faerie laid With strong enchantment bound a glade Beyond the length of night . Chill , dark , alone , adreed , he lay , ' Till up ...
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... began . By wheels unknown to fight , by fecret veins Distilling life , the fruitful Goddess reigns , Through all the lovely realms of native day , Through all the circled land , and circling sea ; With fertil feed fhe fill'd the ...
... began . By wheels unknown to fight , by fecret veins Distilling life , the fruitful Goddess reigns , Through all the lovely realms of native day , Through all the circled land , and circling sea ; With fertil feed fhe fill'd the ...
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... rifing in his foul , And fhook his facred head , that shook the pole . Then thus to all the gazing pow'rs began The fire of Gods , and Frogs , and Mice , and Man . What feas of blood I view ! what worlds of 58 POEMS ON.
... rifing in his foul , And fhook his facred head , that shook the pole . Then thus to all the gazing pow'rs began The fire of Gods , and Frogs , and Mice , and Man . What feas of blood I view ! what worlds of 58 POEMS ON.
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... claim the body , you the foul , But I who join'd them , claim the whole . Thus with the Gods debate began , On fuch a trivial caufe , as Man . And can celestial tempers rage ? ( Quoth Virgil in L 2 SEVERAL OCCASIONS . 83.
... claim the body , you the foul , But I who join'd them , claim the whole . Thus with the Gods debate began , On fuch a trivial caufe , as Man . And can celestial tempers rage ? ( Quoth Virgil in L 2 SEVERAL OCCASIONS . 83.
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Aelian againſt anſwer appear beauty becauſe boaſt caft Callimachus cloſe Comus cou'd cras amet defigns defire eaſe eaſy envy ev'ry eyes fable facred fafe faid fame fate fays feat feem feem'd feen felves fhades fhall fhew fhou'd fide fight filent filk filver fince fing firſt flain flies fome fong foul Frogs ftill fuch fuffer glory Goddeſs Gods grove heart himſelf HOMER ILIAD Ipfa itſelf Jove juſt laft laſt lefs Let thoſe loft Macedon Mice moſt Moufe Mouſe Mufe mufic muſt numquam amavit Nymphs o'er obferved Ovid paffage paffion pafs pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure Poet pow'r praiſe reafon reſt rife rofe ſcene ſeems ſhade ſhake ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhort ſhould ſhow ſkies ſky ſpeak ſpirit ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſweet thee thefe themſelves Theocritus theſe thofe THOMAS PARNELL thou thouſand thro Twas uſe whofe whoſe wou'd ZOILUS
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Page 67 - And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The tortoise here and elephant unite, Transform'd to combs, the speckled and the white.
Page 99 - Murmuring he lifts his eyes, and thinks it hard, That generous actions meet a base reward. While thus they pass, the sun his glory shrouds, The changing skies hang out their sable clouds ; A sound in air presag'd approaching rain, And beasts to covert scud across the plain. Warn'd by the signs, the wandering pair retreat, To seek for shelter at a neighbouring seat.
Page 99 - Unkind and griping, caus'da desert there. As near the miser's heavy doors they drew, Fierce rising gusts with sudden fury blew ; The nimble lightning mix'd with showers began, And o'er their heads loud rolling thunder ran. Here long they knock, but knock or call in vain, Driven by the wind, and batter'd by the rain.
Page 92 - Such joy, though far transcending sense, Have pious souls at parting hence. On earth, and in the body...
Page 104 - Thus artists melt the sullen ore of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And, loose from dross, the silver runs below.
Page 103 - Thy prayer, thy praise, thy life to vice unknown, In sweet memorial rise before the throne: These charms success in our bright region...
Page 100 - And nature's fervor thro' their limbs recalls, Bread of the coarfeft fort, with eager wine, (Each hardly granted) ferv'd them both to dine; And when the tempeft firft appear'd to ceafe, A ready warning bid them part in peace. With ftill remark the pond'ring hermit...