Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill ...J. Bell, 1776 - English poetry |
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... because the Action proposed to be celebrated was that of his fet- tling himself in Latium : but because it was necessa- ry for the reader to know what had happened to him in the taking of Troy , and in the preceding parts of his voyage ...
... because the Action proposed to be celebrated was that of his fet- tling himself in Latium : but because it was necessa- ry for the reader to know what had happened to him in the taking of Troy , and in the preceding parts of his voyage ...
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... because we do not fear that ' it may be our own cafe , who do not resemble the ' fuffering perfon : but , as that great philosopher adds , ' If we see a man of virtue , mixt with infirmi ' ties , fall into any misfortune , it does not ...
... because we do not fear that ' it may be our own cafe , who do not resemble the ' fuffering perfon : but , as that great philosopher adds , ' If we see a man of virtue , mixt with infirmi ' ties , fall into any misfortune , it does not ...
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... because his Poem is written in blank verse . Rhyme , without any other assistance , throws the language off from prose , and very often makes an indifferent phrase pass unregarded ; but where the verse is not built upon rhymes , there ...
... because his Poem is written in blank verse . Rhyme , without any other assistance , throws the language off from prose , and very often makes an indifferent phrase pass unregarded ; but where the verse is not built upon rhymes , there ...
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... because there is any fault in it , but because he can be merry upon it . Such kinds of pleasantry are very unfair and disingenuous in works of criticism , in which the great- est masters , both ancient and modern , have always appeared ...
... because there is any fault in it , but because he can be merry upon it . Such kinds of pleasantry are very unfair and disingenuous in works of criticism , in which the great- est masters , both ancient and modern , have always appeared ...
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... Because thou hast , though thron'd in highest bliss Equal to God , and equally enjoying God - like fruition , quitted all to save A world from utter loss , and hast been found By merit more than birthright Son of God , Found worthiest ...
... Because thou hast , though thron'd in highest bliss Equal to God , and equally enjoying God - like fruition , quitted all to save A world from utter loss , and hast been found By merit more than birthright Son of God , Found worthiest ...
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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...