The Poetical Works of John Dryden: Collated with the Best Editions:Printed at the Stanhope Press, by Charles Whittingham, ... for J. Sharpe; and sold by W. Suttaby, 1808 |
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... never knew , Or for not doing what they could not do ! The very fiends know for what crime they fell , And so do all their followers that rebel : If then a blind , well - meaning , Indian stray , Shall the great gulf be show'd him for ...
... never knew , Or for not doing what they could not do ! The very fiends know for what crime they fell , And so do all their followers that rebel : If then a blind , well - meaning , Indian stray , Shall the great gulf be show'd him for ...
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... never moderation knew , Afraid to blow too much , too faintly blew ; Or out of breath with joy could not enlarge Their straiten'd lungs , or conscious of their charge . The British Amphytrite , smooth and clear , In richer azure never ...
... never moderation knew , Afraid to blow too much , too faintly blew ; Or out of breath with joy could not enlarge Their straiten'd lungs , or conscious of their charge . The British Amphytrite , smooth and clear , In richer azure never ...
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... you the encouragement of a martyr ; — you could never suffer in a nobler cause . For I have chosen the most heroic subject which any Poet could desire : I have taken upon me to Annus Mirabilis: the Year of Wonders, 1666.
... you the encouragement of a martyr ; — you could never suffer in a nobler cause . For I have chosen the most heroic subject which any Poet could desire : I have taken upon me to Annus Mirabilis: the Year of Wonders, 1666.
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... never suffer in their peasants . I should not have written this , but to a person who has been ever forward to appear in all employments whither his honour and generosity have called him . The latter part of my Poem , which describes ...
... never suffer in their peasants . I should not have written this , but to a person who has been ever forward to appear in all employments whither his honour and generosity have called him . The latter part of my Poem , which describes ...
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... never yet seen the description of any naval fight in the proper terms which are used at sea : and if there be any such , in another language , as that of Lucan in the Third of his Pharsalia , yet I could not avail myself of it in the ...
... never yet seen the description of any naval fight in the proper terms which are used at sea : and if there be any such , in another language , as that of Lucan in the Third of his Pharsalia , yet I could not avail myself of it in the ...
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Absalom ABSALOM AND ACHITOPHEL Achitophel Arius arms arts Behold Belgian blessing blest blood bold breast call'd cause church common conscience crimes crowd crown dare David's defence design'd divine e'en ephod eyes faction faith fame fate father fear fight fire flames fleet foes fool forc'd friends grace hast Heav'n Heaven's Hebron Hind honour hope Ishbosheth Israel Jebusites Jews JOHN DRYDEN kind King labour land laws Leather Lane Lord mercy mighty monarchs Muse ne'er never numbers o'er once Ovid Panther peace Phaleg plain plot Poem pow'r praise pretend prey pride prince promis'd rage reason rebel reign religion rest rhymes rise royal ruin sacred sanhedrims satire Scripture sects sedition seem'd sense Shadwell Shimei shore soul sovereign stand sure sway thee thou thought throne Tis true toil truth twas Uzza verse vex'd virtue wind wise youth
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Page 98 - Tis resolved, for nature pleads that he Should only rule who most resembles me. Shadwell alone my perfect image bears, Mature in dulness from his tender years ; Shadwell alone of all my sons is he Who stands confirmed in full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense.
Page 8 - Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main. Hear how Timotheus' varied lays surprise, And bid alternate passions fall and rise! While, at each change, the son of Libyan Jove Now burns with glory, and then melts with love; Now his fierce eyes with sparkling fury glow, Now sighs steal out, and tears begin to flow: Persians and Greeks like turns of nature found. And the world's victor stood subdued by sound!
Page 30 - He laughed himself from court; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief: For, spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise Achitophel: Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left.
Page 8 - tis heard no more Oh ! lyre divine, what daring spirit Wakes thee now ? Though he inherit Nor the pride, nor ample pinion, That the Theban eagle bear, Sailing with supreme dominion Through the azure deep of air...
Page 18 - He sought the storms ; but for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit. Great wits are sure to madness near allied, And thin partitions do their bounds divide...
Page 19 - David for him his tuneful harp had strung And Heaven had wanted one immortal song. But wild ambition loves to slide, not stand, And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land.
Page 130 - She parcell'd out the Bible by retail, But still expounded what she sold or gave, To keep it in her power to damn and save. Scripture was scarce, and as the market went, Poor laymen took salvation on content, As needy men take money, good or bad ; God's word they had not, but the priest's they had.
Page 104 - In thy felonious heart though venom lies, It does but touch thy Irish pen, and dies. Thy genius calls thee not to purchase fame In keen Iambics, but mild Anagram. Leave writing Plays, and choose for thy command Some peaceful province in Acrostic land : There thou...
Page 57 - Doeg, though without knowing how or why, Made still a blundering kind of melody; Spurr'd boldly on, and dash'd through thick and thin, Through sense and nonsense, never out nor in...
Page 37 - For whatsoe'er their sufferings were before, That change they covet makes them suffer more. All other errors but disturb a state ; But innovation is the blow of fate.