The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series Edited with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 8Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1810 - English poetry |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page vi
... happy Return ib . On St. James's Park , as lately improved by 228 On Mrs. Higgons . ib . 62 OF DIVINE love . A POEM IN SIX CANTOS . 63 Canto I. 76 II . ib . III . 77 his Majesty 64 IV . ib . Of the Invasion and Defeat of the Turks , in ...
... happy Return ib . On St. James's Park , as lately improved by 228 On Mrs. Higgons . ib . 62 OF DIVINE love . A POEM IN SIX CANTOS . 63 Canto I. 76 II . ib . III . 77 his Majesty 64 IV . ib . Of the Invasion and Defeat of the Turks , in ...
Page vii
... happy Memory of the most renowned Du - Val . A Pindaric Ode ....... 216 217 196 The Elephant in the Moon . In long Verse ...... 191 A Satire on the Royal Society . A Fragment ... 195 Repartees between Cat and Puss at a Cater- wauling ...
... happy Memory of the most renowned Du - Val . A Pindaric Ode ....... 216 217 196 The Elephant in the Moon . In long Verse ...... 191 A Satire on the Royal Society . A Fragment ... 195 Repartees between Cat and Puss at a Cater- wauling ...
Page xi
... happy Resto- ration and Return of his sacred Majesty Charles II . 1660 499 To bis sacred Majesty : a Panegyric on his Coronation VI . To the Dutchess of York , on her Re- ... turn from Scotland in the Year 1682. 591 VII . A Letter to ...
... happy Resto- ration and Return of his sacred Majesty Charles II . 1660 499 To bis sacred Majesty : a Panegyric on his Coronation VI . To the Dutchess of York , on her Re- ... turn from Scotland in the Year 1682. 591 VII . A Letter to ...
Page 23
... happy power of arguing in verse , will not lose it because his subject is sacred . A poet may describe the beauty and the grandeur of nature , the flowers of the spring , and the harvests of autumn , the vicissitudes of the tide , and ...
... happy power of arguing in verse , will not lose it because his subject is sacred . A poet may describe the beauty and the grandeur of nature , the flowers of the spring , and the harvests of autumn , the vicissitudes of the tide , and ...
Page 26
... happy folke , of heau'n beloued deare , Work on ( quoth she ) upon your harmlesse traid , These dreadfull armes I beare no warfare bring To your sweet toile , nor those sweet tunes you sing . But father , since this land , these townes ...
... happy folke , of heau'n beloued deare , Work on ( quoth she ) upon your harmlesse traid , These dreadfull armes I beare no warfare bring To your sweet toile , nor those sweet tunes you sing . But father , since this land , these townes ...
Contents
210 | |
219 | |
229 | |
235 | |
240 | |
246 | |
272 | |
279 | |
287 | |
294 | |
303 | |
313 | |
319 | |
341 | |
497 | |
503 | |
519 | |
529 | |
538 | |
548 | |
558 | |
564 | |
584 | |
590 | |
607 | |
609 | |
621 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
appear arms bear bear-baiting beast beauty blood blows bold brave Cerdon charms church command dame death delight Devil e'er EARL OF ROSCOMMON ears EDMUND WALLER eyes fair false fame fate fear fierce fight flame foes fools give glory grace hand happy haste heart Heaven honour king knight lady less light live lord lord Conway lord Roscommon lover Lucretius Magnano mankind mighty mind Moon mortal Muse Nature ne'er never NIHIL numbers nymph o'er once pains passion peace poem poets poison'd praise prince Quoth Hudibras rage Ralpho resolv'd rhymes Rome sacred saints SAMUEL BUTLER scorn sense Sidrophel song soul squire swear sword tell thee things THOMAS OTWAY thou thought trepan true truth turn'd twas twill us'd verse vex'd virtue Waller wise words wound wretched youth