Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill ...J. Bell, 1776 - English poetry |
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... shade , But all fun - shine , as when his beams at noon Culminate from th ' equator , as they now Shot upward still direct , whence no way round Shadow from body ' opaque can fall ; and th ' air No where so clear , sharpen'd his visual ...
... shade , But all fun - shine , as when his beams at noon Culminate from th ' equator , as they now Shot upward still direct , whence no way round Shadow from body ' opaque can fall ; and th ' air No where so clear , sharpen'd his visual ...
Page 175
... shade , Cedar , and pine , and fir , and branching palm , A fylvan scene , and as the ranks afcend Shade above shade , a woody theatre Of stateliest view . Yet higher than their tops The verd'rous wall of Paradise up sprung : Which to ...
... shade , Cedar , and pine , and fir , and branching palm , A fylvan scene , and as the ranks afcend Shade above shade , a woody theatre Of stateliest view . Yet higher than their tops The verd'rous wall of Paradise up sprung : Which to ...
Page 182
... shade that on a green Stood whisp'ring soft , by a fresh fountain side They fat them down ; and after no more toil Of their sweet gard'ning labor then fuffic'd To recommend cool Zephyr , and made ease More easy , wholsome thirst and ...
... shade that on a green Stood whisp'ring soft , by a fresh fountain side They fat them down ; and after no more toil Of their sweet gard'ning labor then fuffic'd To recommend cool Zephyr , and made ease More easy , wholsome thirst and ...
Page 191
... shade Loft fight of him : one of the banish'd crew , I fear , hath ventur'd from the Deep , to raise New troubles ; him thy care must be to find . To whom the winged warrior thus return'd . Uriel , no wonder if thy perfect sight , Amid ...
... shade Loft fight of him : one of the banish'd crew , I fear , hath ventur'd from the Deep , to raise New troubles ; him thy care must be to find . To whom the winged warrior thus return'd . Uriel , no wonder if thy perfect sight , Amid ...
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... shade , And with them comes a third of regal port , But faded splendor wan ; who by his gait 870 And fierce demeanour seems the Prince of Hell , Not likely to part hence without contest ; Stand firm , for in his look Defiance lours ...
... shade , And with them comes a third of regal port , But faded splendor wan ; who by his gait 870 And fierce demeanour seems the Prince of Hell , Not likely to part hence without contest ; Stand firm , for in his look Defiance lours ...
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Page 109 - But such as at this day, to Indians known, In Malabar or Decan spreads her arms Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar's shade High over-arch'd, and echoing walks between...
Page 203 - For God is also in sleep ; and dreams advise, Which he hath sent propitious, some great good Presaging, since, with sorrow and heart's distress Wearied, I fell asleep: but now lead on— In me is no delay : with thee to go, Is to stay here ; without thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling ; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou, Who for my wilful crime art banish'd hence. This further consolation yet secure I carry hence ; though all by me is lost, Such favour I, unworthy, am...
Page 55 - That not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure and subtle, but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom...
Page 201 - And all the rule, one empire; only add Deeds to thy knowledge answerable; add faith, Add virtue, patience, temperance; add love, By name to come call'd charity, the soul Of all the rest : then wilt thou not be loath To leave this Paradise, but shalt possess A Paradise within thee, happier far.
Page 100 - This may be well; but what if God have seen, And death ensue? then I shall be no more, And Adam, wedded to another Eve, Shall live with her enjoying, I extinct: A death to think...
Page 139 - Thee I revisit safe, And feel thy sovran vital lamp ; but thou Revisit'st not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thy piercing ray, and find no dawn ; So thick a drop serene hath quenched their orbs, Or dim suffusion veiled.
Page 27 - Olympian hill I soar, Above the flight of Pegasean wing ! The meaning, not the name, I call ; for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old Olympus dwell'st ; but heavenly born, Before the hills appear'd or fountain flow'd, Thou with eternal Wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy sister, and with her didst play In presence of the Almighty Father, pleased With thy celestial song.
Page 51 - To ask or search, I blame thee not; for heaven Is as the book of God before thee set, Wherein to read his wondrous works...
Page 189 - Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep : All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night. How often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to...
Page 162 - So many grateful altars I would rear Of grassy turf, and pile up every stone Of lustre from the brook, in memory Or monument to ages, and thereon Offer sweet-smelling gums, and fruits, and flowers T In yonder nether world where shall I seek His bright appearances, or footstep trace...