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... seemed to show want of ear for versification . The poem is undoubtedly stiff , laboured , and pedantic . It must be judged , however , as the production of a youth of eighteen , saturated with Latin and Greek , and set on imitating the ...
... seemed to show want of ear for versification . The poem is undoubtedly stiff , laboured , and pedantic . It must be judged , however , as the production of a youth of eighteen , saturated with Latin and Greek , and set on imitating the ...
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... seemed to confirm it . " Pope at the same time told Spence that King Charles had obliged Dryden to put into verse the speech with which he had opened the Oxford Parliament , and to insert it at the end of " Absalom and Achitophel ...
... seemed to confirm it . " Pope at the same time told Spence that King Charles had obliged Dryden to put into verse the speech with which he had opened the Oxford Parliament , and to insert it at the end of " Absalom and Achitophel ...
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... seemed but to prevent some new success , As if above what triumphs earth could give . 34 His latest victories still thickest came , As near the centre motion does increase ; Till he , pressed down by his own weighty name , Did , like ...
... seemed but to prevent some new success , As if above what triumphs earth could give . 34 His latest victories still thickest came , As near the centre motion does increase ; Till he , pressed down by his own weighty name , Did , like ...
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... seemed regardless of our fate , For France and Spain did miracles create Such mortal quarrels to compose in peace As nature bred and interest did increase . We sighed to hear the fair Iberian bride Must grow a lily to the Lily's side ...
... seemed regardless of our fate , For France and Spain did miracles create Such mortal quarrels to compose in peace As nature bred and interest did increase . We sighed to hear the fair Iberian bride Must grow a lily to the Lily's side ...
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... seemed but shipwracked on so base a coast . 3 For them alone the heavens had kindly heat , In eastern quarriest ripening precious dew ; For them the Idumæan balm did sweat + And in hot Ceylon spicy forests grew . 4 The sun but seemed ...
... seemed but shipwracked on so base a coast . 3 For them alone the heavens had kindly heat , In eastern quarriest ripening precious dew ; For them the Idumæan balm did sweat + And in hot Ceylon spicy forests grew . 4 The sun but seemed ...
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Page 107 - Blest madman who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy! Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both, to show his judgment, in extremes : So over violent or over civil That every man with him was God or Devil.
Page 234 - The Supper of the Lord is not only a sign of the love that Christians ought to have among themselves one to another, but rather is a sacrament of our redemption by Christ's death; Insomuch, that to such as rightly, worthily, and with faith receive the same, the bread which we break is a partaking of the body of Christ ; and likewise the cup of blessing is a partaking of the blood of Christ.
Page 376 - Give the vengeance due To the valiant crew. Behold how they toss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes, And glittering temples of their hostile gods. The princes applaud with a furious joy ; And the king seized a flambeau with zeal to destroy ; Thais led the way, To light him to his prey, And like another Helen, fired another Troy.
Page 375 - War, he sung, is toil and trouble; Honour, but an empty bubble; Never ending, still beginning, Fighting still, and still destroying; If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think it worth enjoying! Lovely Thais sits beside thee, Take the good the gods provide thee!
Page 226 - Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
Page 373 - In flower of youth and beauty's pride. Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave, None but the brave, None but the brave deserves the fair...
Page 376 - Now strike the golden lyre again: A louder yet, and yet a louder strain ! Break his bands of sleep asunder And rouse him like a rattling peal of thunder. Hark, hark ! the horrid sound Has raised up his head : As awaked from the dead, And amazed he stares around. Revenge, revenge...
Page 501 - Prioress and the broad-speaking gap-toothed Wife of Bath. But enough of this : there is such a variety of game springing up before me, that I am distracted in my choice, and know not which to follow.
Page 98 - Of listening crowds with jealousies and fears Of arbitrary counsels brought to light, And proves the King himself a Jebusite.
Page 375 - Changed his hand, and checked his pride. He chose a mournful Muse Soft pity to infuse : He sung Darius great and good, By too severe a fate Fallen, fallen, fallen, fallen, Fallen...