The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical, by S. Johnson, Band 321790 |
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... . How great and manly in your lordship is your con- tempt of popular applaufe , and your retired virtue , which fhines only to a few , with whom you live so easily and freely , freely , that you make it evident you have a.
... . How great and manly in your lordship is your con- tempt of popular applaufe , and your retired virtue , which fhines only to a few , with whom you live so easily and freely , freely , that you make it evident you have a.
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... virtue which you value fo , Is but a fancy frail and vain ; Nothing is folid here below , Except my love and your difdain . TO ONE WHO ACCUSED HIM OF BEING TOO SENSUAL IN HIS LOVE . THINK not , my fair , ' tis fin or fhame , To blefs ...
... virtue which you value fo , Is but a fancy frail and vain ; Nothing is folid here below , Except my love and your difdain . TO ONE WHO ACCUSED HIM OF BEING TOO SENSUAL IN HIS LOVE . THINK not , my fair , ' tis fin or fhame , To blefs ...
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... virtue she may ftray ; Well - meaning mortals should not lose their way . She now indeed fins on the safer fide , For hearts too loose are never to be ty'd ; But no extremes are either good or wife , And in the midst alone true virtue ...
... virtue she may ftray ; Well - meaning mortals should not lose their way . She now indeed fins on the safer fide , For hearts too loose are never to be ty'd ; But no extremes are either good or wife , And in the midst alone true virtue ...
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... virtue to repent a vicious deed : Did he repent , that Paris might fucceed ? Sure ' tis fome fate that fets me above wrongs , Yet ftill exposes me to busy tongues . I'll not complain , for who's difpleas'd with love , If it fincere ...
... virtue to repent a vicious deed : Did he repent , that Paris might fucceed ? Sure ' tis fome fate that fets me above wrongs , Yet ftill exposes me to busy tongues . I'll not complain , for who's difpleas'd with love , If it fincere ...
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... virtue more should move ; Oh ! learn of me to want the thing you love . What you defire is fought by all mankind ; As you have eyes , fo others are not blind : Like you they fee , like you my charms adore They wish not lefs , but you ...
... virtue more should move ; Oh ! learn of me to want the thing you love . What you defire is fought by all mankind ; As you have eyes , fo others are not blind : Like you they fee , like you my charms adore They wish not lefs , but you ...
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.