Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry: Selected for the Improvement of Youth, in Speaking, Reading, Thinking, Composing; and in the Conduct of Life; Being Similar in Design to Elegant Extracts in Prose, Volume 1 |
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Unfpeakable , who fitt'ft above thefe Heavens To us invifible , or dimly seen In these thy loweft works ; yet thefe declare Thy goodnefs beyond thought , and pow'r divine . Speak ye who belt can tell , ye fons of light , Angels ; for ye ...
Unfpeakable , who fitt'ft above thefe Heavens To us invifible , or dimly seen In these thy loweft works ; yet thefe declare Thy goodnefs beyond thought , and pow'r divine . Speak ye who belt can tell , ye fons of light , Angels ; for ye ...
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Myfterious round ! what skill , what force divine , Deep - felt , in thefe appear ! a fimple train , Yet fo delightful mix'd , with such kind art , Such beauty and beneficence combin'd ; Shade , unperceiv'd , fo foftening into fhade ...
Myfterious round ! what skill , what force divine , Deep - felt , in thefe appear ! a fimple train , Yet fo delightful mix'd , with such kind art , Such beauty and beneficence combin'd ; Shade , unperceiv'd , fo foftening into fhade ...
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Nor you , ye proud , impute to thefe the fault , If mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raife , Where thro ' the long - drawnile and fretted vault , The pealing anthem fwells the note of praise . Can storied urn , or animated bust ...
Nor you , ye proud , impute to thefe the fault , If mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raife , Where thro ' the long - drawnile and fretted vault , The pealing anthem fwells the note of praise . Can storied urn , or animated bust ...
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... o'er the fmiling land : All that lib'ral Autumn pours From her rich o'erflowing stores : Thefe to thee , my God , we owe ; Source whence all our bleffings flow ; And for thefe , my foul fhall raife Grateful vows and folemn praife .
... o'er the fmiling land : All that lib'ral Autumn pours From her rich o'erflowing stores : Thefe to thee , my God , we owe ; Source whence all our bleffings flow ; And for thefe , my foul fhall raife Grateful vows and folemn praife .
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From what pure wells Of milky light , what foft o'erflowing urn , Are all thefe lamps fo fill'd ? thefe friendly lamps , For ever ftreaming o'er the azure deep To point our path , and light us to our home . How foft they flide along ...
From what pure wells Of milky light , what foft o'erflowing urn , Are all thefe lamps fo fill'd ? thefe friendly lamps , For ever ftreaming o'er the azure deep To point our path , and light us to our home . How foft they flide along ...
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Page 180 - What though no credit doubting wits may give? The fair and innocent shall still believe. Know then, unnumber'd spirits round thee fly, The light militia of the lower sky: These, though unseen, are ever on the wing, Hang o'er the Box, and hover round the Ring.
Page 180 - Now awful beauty puts on all its arms ; The fair each moment rises in her charms, Repairs her smiles, awakens every grace, And calls forth all the wonders of her face : Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes.
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Page 174 - em, would a hundred tongues require, Or one vain wit's, that might a hundred tire. 45 But you who seek to give and merit fame, And justly bear a Critic's noble name, Be sure yourself and your own reach to know, How far your genius, taste, and learning go; Launch not beyond your depth, but be discreet, 50 And mark that point where sense and dulness meet.
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| Title | Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry: Selected for the Improvement of Youth, in Speaking, Reading, Thinking, Composing; and in the Conduct of Life; Being Similar in Design to Elegant Extracts in Prose, Volume 1 Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry: Selected for the Improvement of Youth, in Speaking, Reading, Thinking, Composing; and in the Conduct of Life; Being Similar in Design to Elegant Extracts in Prose, Vicesimus Knox |
| Editor | Vicesimus Knox |
| Publisher | Charles Dilly, Poultry., 1791 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Nov 22, 2006 |
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