The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical, by S. Johnson, Band 321790 |
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... state . DRYDEN , Verses to Lord Rofcommon . How will fweet Ovid's ghost be pleas'd to hear His fame augmented by an English peer ? How he embellishes his Helen's love , Outdoes in foftnefs , and his fenfe improves . 64 DRYDEN , Preface ...
... state . DRYDEN , Verses to Lord Rofcommon . How will fweet Ovid's ghost be pleas'd to hear His fame augmented by an English peer ? How he embellishes his Helen's love , Outdoes in foftnefs , and his fenfe improves . 64 DRYDEN , Preface ...
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... state , Learn the extremeft rigour of my fate . Amidst th ' innumerable beauteous train , Paris , the queen of cities , does contain , ( The fairest town , the largest , and the best ) The fair Almeria fhin'd above the reft : From her ...
... state , Learn the extremeft rigour of my fate . Amidst th ' innumerable beauteous train , Paris , the queen of cities , does contain , ( The fairest town , the largest , and the best ) The fair Almeria fhin'd above the reft : From her ...
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... state , To have your form , would gladly have your fate ; And of like flavery each wife complains , Without fuch beauty's help to bear her chains . Husbands like him we every - where may fee ; But where can we behold a wife like thee ...
... state , To have your form , would gladly have your fate ; And of like flavery each wife complains , Without fuch beauty's help to bear her chains . Husbands like him we every - where may fee ; But where can we behold a wife like thee ...
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... state , Were you not fure at laft to wake , And find your fault too late . Then learn betimes , the love which crowns Our cares is all but wiles , Compos'd of falfe fantastic frowns , And foft diffembling fmiles . With anger , which ...
... state , Were you not fure at laft to wake , And find your fault too late . Then learn betimes , the love which crowns Our cares is all but wiles , Compos'd of falfe fantastic frowns , And foft diffembling fmiles . With anger , which ...
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... of fate , The low concerns of a less happy state , Are far beneath us : fortune's felf may take Her aim at us , yet no impreffion make ; E VOL . XXXII . Let Let worldlings afk her help , or fear her harms ON LUCINDA'S DEATH . 49.
... of fate , The low concerns of a less happy state , Are far beneath us : fortune's felf may take Her aim at us , yet no impreffion make ; E VOL . XXXII . Let Let worldlings afk her help , or fear her harms ON LUCINDA'S DEATH . 49.
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
againſt arms azure band beauty Belgia beſt blefs bleft breaſt bright cauſe ceaſe charms Cloe Cupid dear death defire delight eaſe ev'n eyes facred fafely faid fair fame fate fatire fave fear fenfe fhall fhew fhining fighs fight fince fing firſt flame fmiling foes fome fong foon forrow foul friendſhip ftand ftill fubject fuch fure greateſt grief happy heart Heaven hero himſelf honour itſelf Jove juft juſt king laft laſt Latium lefs loft maſter's mighty mind moft moſt Mufe muft Muſe muſt Namur ne'er numbers nymph o'er paffion pleaſe pleaſure praiſe prefent rage raiſe reaſon reft reſt rifing ſaid Sambre ſee ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhould ſhow ſome ſtand ſtate ſtill thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand uſe Venus verſe vex'd virtue Whilft whofe whoſe wife William's wiſh worſe wretched youth
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 255 - Pointing, the lovely moralist said : See, friend, in some few fleeting hours, See yonder, what a change is made. Ah me! the blooming pride of May, And that of beauty are but one: At morn both...
Seite 259 - To be vexed at a trifle or two that I writ, Your judgment at once and my passion you wrong: You take that for fact which will scarce be found wit: Od's life!
Seite 217 - Full fifteen thousand lusty fellows, With fire and sword the fort maintain; Each was a Hercules, you tell us, Yet out they march'd like common men. Cannons above, and mines below, Did death and tombs for foes contrive; Yet matters have been order'd so, That most of us are still alive.
Seite 260 - ... tis his fancy to run, At night he declines on his Thetis's breast. So, when I am wearied with wandering all day, To thee, my delight, in the evening I come : No matter what beauties I saw in my way ; They were but my visits, but thou art my home ! Then finish, dear Chloe, this pastoral war, And let us like Horace and Lydia agree ; For thou art a girl as much brighter than her, As he was a poet sublimer than me.
Seite 60 - For oh ! your face has fuch peculiar charms, That who can hold from flying to your arms ! But what I ne'er can have without offence, May forne blefl maid poffefs with innocence.
Seite 190 - Gather all the fmiling hours ; Such as with friendly care have guarded Patriots and kings in rightful wars ; Such as with conqueft have rewarded Triumphant viftors' happy cares ; Such as ftory has recorded Sacred to Naflau's long renown, For countries fav'd, and battles won.
Seite 259 - Pr'ythee quit this caprice ; and (as old Falstaff says) Let us e'en talk a little like folks of this world. How canst thou presume, thou hast leave to destroy The beauties, which Venus but lent to thy keeping? Those looks were design'd to inspire love and joy: More ord'nary eyes may serve people for weeping.
Seite 173 - To master John the English maid A hornbook gives of gingerbread; And, that the child may learn the better, As he can name, he eats the letter.
Seite 232 - But why should I stories of Athens rehearse, Where people knew love, and were partial to verse ; Since none can with justice my pleasures oppose, In Holland...
Seite 259 - Chloe, and what I write, shows The difference there is betwixt nature and art: I court others in verse; but I love thee in prose: And they have my whimsies; but thou hast my heart.