Poetical Quotations from Chaucer to Tennyson: With Copious Indexes: Authors, 550; Subjects, 435; Quotations, 13,600 |
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... Young , and Zoilus . The commentators are : Addison , Akenside , Basse , Blackmore , Browning , Brydges , Bulwer , Byron , Campbell , Canning , Coleridge , Collins , Cowley , Cowper , Creech , Denham , Dryden , Elliott , Fenton , Gay ...
... Young , and Zoilus . The commentators are : Addison , Akenside , Basse , Blackmore , Browning , Brydges , Bulwer , Byron , Campbell , Canning , Coleridge , Collins , Cowley , Cowper , Creech , Denham , Dryden , Elliott , Fenton , Gay ...
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... Young men. 18 In spring the fields , in autumn hills I love ; At morn the plains , at noon the shady grove ; But Delia always ; absent from her sight , Nor plains at morn , nor groves at noon delight . POPE : Pastorals . In vain you tell ...
... Young men. 18 In spring the fields , in autumn hills I love ; At morn the plains , at noon the shady grove ; But Delia always ; absent from her sight , Nor plains at morn , nor groves at noon delight . POPE : Pastorals . In vain you tell ...
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... Young men soon give , and soon forget affronts ;. Some , the prevailing malice of the great ( Unhappy men ! ) or adverse fate Sunk deep into the gulfs of an afflicted state . ROSCOMMON . Cold news for me : Thus are my blossoms blasted in ...
... Young men soon give , and soon forget affronts ;. Some , the prevailing malice of the great ( Unhappy men ! ) or adverse fate Sunk deep into the gulfs of an afflicted state . ROSCOMMON . Cold news for me : Thus are my blossoms blasted in ...
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... Young men soon give , and soon forget affronts ; To elder years to be discreet and grave , Old age is slow in both . Then to old age maturity she gave . You season still with sports your serious hours , O'er. AGE . Why shouldst thou try ...
... Young men soon give , and soon forget affronts ; To elder years to be discreet and grave , Old age is slow in both . Then to old age maturity she gave . You season still with sports your serious hours , O'er. AGE . Why shouldst thou try ...
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... YOUNG : Night Thoughts . When once men reach their autumn , sickly joys Fall off apace , as yellow leaves from trees , At every little breath misfortune blows , Till , left quite naked of their happiness , In the chill blasts of winter ...
... YOUNG : Night Thoughts . When once men reach their autumn , sickly joys Fall off apace , as yellow leaves from trees , At every little breath misfortune blows , Till , left quite naked of their happiness , In the chill blasts of winter ...
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ADDISON ANNE BRADSTREET beauty BEN JONSON birds BLACKMORE bless bliss breast breath bright BYRON charms Childe Harold clouds coursers COWLEY COWPER dark death delight DENHAM doth dreams DRYDEN earth eternal ev'n ev'ry eyes fair fame fate fear flowers fools gentle give glory golden grace grief happy hast hath heart heaven honour hope hour Hudibras ISAAC WATTS JOANNA BAILLIE king light live look Lord MILTON mind morning muse N. P. WILLIS nature ne'er never Night Thoughts numbers nymph o'er pain passion peace pleasure POPE pow'r praise pride PRIOR rich ROSCOMMON round shade SHAKSPEARE shine sigh sing sleep smile soft song sorrow soul SPENSER spirit spring stars stream sweet SWIFT tears thee thine things THOMSON trees truth virtue voice WALLER WALTER HARTE weep wind wings wise woman words YOUNG youth РОРЕ