The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volumes 39-40Samuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 - English poetry |
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With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical Samuel Johnson. Ye fair that would victorious prove , Seem but half kind , when most you love ; Damon purfues if Cælia flies , But when her love is born , his dies . Had Danäe the young , the fair ...
With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical Samuel Johnson. Ye fair that would victorious prove , Seem but half kind , when most you love ; Damon purfues if Cælia flies , But when her love is born , his dies . Had Danäe the young , the fair ...
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... fair the new creation reigns , Charms in her shape , and multiplies our pains ; Hence the fond youth , that ease by absence found , Views the dear form , and bleeds at every wound ; Thus the bright Venus , though to heaven she foar'd ...
... fair the new creation reigns , Charms in her shape , and multiplies our pains ; Hence the fond youth , that ease by absence found , Views the dear form , and bleeds at every wound ; Thus the bright Venus , though to heaven she foar'd ...
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... fair virtue's caufe , From thy own life tranfcribe th ' unerring laws ; Teach a bad world beneath her fway to bend , To verfe like thine fierce favages attend , And men more fierce ! When Orpheus tunes the lay , Ev'n fiends relenting ...
... fair virtue's caufe , From thy own life tranfcribe th ' unerring laws ; Teach a bad world beneath her fway to bend , To verfe like thine fierce favages attend , And men more fierce ! When Orpheus tunes the lay , Ev'n fiends relenting ...
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... fair Rofalind , the opening buds Clos'd up their gems , and ficken'd in the woods ; For thee the lily thed her fnowy pride , For thee the rose withdrew her sweets , and dy'd . FLORUS . See ! where yon ' vine in foft embraces weaves Her ...
... fair Rofalind , the opening buds Clos'd up their gems , and ficken'd in the woods ; For thee the lily thed her fnowy pride , For thee the rose withdrew her sweets , and dy'd . FLORUS . See ! where yon ' vine in foft embraces weaves Her ...
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... fair Belinda , with me ftay , " Or take thy image too away ! See ! how the fields are gay around , " How painted flowers adorn the ground ! As if the fields , as well as I , " Were proud to please my fair - one's eye . " But now , ye ...
... fair Belinda , with me ftay , " Or take thy image too away ! See ! how the fields are gay around , " How painted flowers adorn the ground ! As if the fields , as well as I , " Were proud to please my fair - one's eye . " But now , ye ...
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Æneid æther arms Bard beauty beneath blefs bofom breaſt breathe bright charms cloſe clouds death defcends divine dreadful earth eaſe Ev'n eyes facred fafe fair fame fate feems fhades fhall fhines fhores fhould fighs fight filent fing fire fkies flain flame fleep flies FLORUS flowers fmiles foft fome fong fons foul fpring ftand ftill ftreams fuch fweet fwell glorious glory grace ground grove heart heaven honours Iliad Jove king labour laſt lefs Lord LYCIDAS lyre Meaſures Mufe Muſe muſt night numbers nymph o'er paffion plain pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure praife praiſe purſue rage rais'd raiſe reft rife riſe rofe ſcene ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhore ſhow ſkies ſky ſpeak ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtrain ſweet tears thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand thunder trembling Twas verfe whofe winds wings youth
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Page 32 - To find if books, or swains, report it right (For yet by swains alone the world he knew...
Page 32 - And hail, my son," the reverend sire replied ; Words follow'd words, from question answer flow'd, And talk of various kind deceiv'd the road ; Till each with other pleas'd, and loth to part, While in their age they differ, join in heart : Thus stands an aged elm in ivy bound, Thus youthful ivy clasps an elm around. Now...
Page 37 - Thy prayer, thy praise, thy life to vice unknown, In sweet memorial rise before the throne: These charms success in our bright region...
Page 38 - Thus artists melt the sullen ore of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And, loose from dross, the silver runs below.
Page 35 - Without a vain, without a grudging heart, To him who gives us all, I yield a part ; From him you come, for him accept it here, A frank and sober, more than costly cheer.
Page 37 - ... Detested wretch !" — but scarce his speech began, When the strange partner seem'd no longer man His youthful face grew more serenely sweet ; His robe turn'd white, and flow'd upon his feet ; Fair rounds of radiant points invest his hair ; Celestial odours...
Page 28 - Whither, O whither art thou fled, To lay thy meek contented head ? What happy region dost thou please To make the seat of calms and ease ? " Ambition searches all its sphere Of pomp and state to meet thee there.
Page 13 - ... his bosom heaves, And darts with active rage along the waves. Confus'd the monarch sees his hissing foe, And dives, to shun the sable fates, below. Forgetful frog ! The friend thy shoulders bore, Unskill'd in swimming, floats remote from shore.