Specimens of the Later English Poets: With Preliminary Notices, Band 3Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1807 "These volumes are intended to accompany Mr. Ellis's ... Specimens of the early English poets. That series concludes with reign of Charles II, this begins with that of James his successor."-- Preface. |
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... ! Malebranche ! Hume ! abstractions thrice abstract ! In reason give me what in sense I lack ; I feel my poverty , and in my eye , My hat , though dyed has but a dusky dye , " Mistrust your feelings , Reason bids you do . 34 JAMES GREME .
... ! Malebranche ! Hume ! abstractions thrice abstract ! In reason give me what in sense I lack ; I feel my poverty , and in my eye , My hat , though dyed has but a dusky dye , " Mistrust your feelings , Reason bids you do . 34 JAMES GREME .
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... feel on my heart - string she plays . Fair Lydia all the Graces adorn , Every word , every look 1 approve ; But Emily's serene as the morn , And I only know this , that I love . WALTER HARTE . About 1700-1773 . # Walter Harte was JAMES ...
... feel on my heart - string she plays . Fair Lydia all the Graces adorn , Every word , every look 1 approve ; But Emily's serene as the morn , And I only know this , that I love . WALTER HARTE . About 1700-1773 . # Walter Harte was JAMES ...
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... feel that virtuous pain , Than sell your violated charms for gain ; Than wed the wretch whom you despise or hate , For the vain glare of useless wealth or state . The most abandoned prostitutes are they , Who not to love but avarice ...
... feel that virtuous pain , Than sell your violated charms for gain ; Than wed the wretch whom you despise or hate , For the vain glare of useless wealth or state . The most abandoned prostitutes are they , Who not to love but avarice ...
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... feel their missile weapon's power , Whose clarion charms the midnight's sullen air ; Thou the morn's harbinger , must mourn the hour * Vigil to fasts and penitence and prayer ; Must fatal wars of human avarice wage , For milder ...
... feel their missile weapon's power , Whose clarion charms the midnight's sullen air ; Thou the morn's harbinger , must mourn the hour * Vigil to fasts and penitence and prayer ; Must fatal wars of human avarice wage , For milder ...
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... feel the steed with youth's elastic force Spontaneous bound , yet bear thy kind controul ; Nor mangle all his sinews in the course , And fainting , staggering , lash him to the goal ! Now sweetly pensive , bending o'er the stream , Mark ...
... feel the steed with youth's elastic force Spontaneous bound , yet bear thy kind controul ; Nor mangle all his sinews in the course , And fainting , staggering , lash him to the goal ! Now sweetly pensive , bending o'er the stream , Mark ...
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beauty behold beneath bless blest bliss bloom bosom bower Bramble brave breast breath bright charms cheek cries crown'd dear death delight ECLOGUE eyes fair fame fancy fate fear fire flame flow flowers fond glow glow'd grace grave grief groan grove hand haste hear heart Heaven hey derry honour hour JAMES BOSWELL JOSEPH WARTON labour Lady Craven light live Lord lover maid mind morn mournful Muse NATHANIEL COTTON Nature's ne'er night numbers o'er pain pale passion peace pensive pleasure Poems poison'd praise pride rage RICHARD GLOVER rise ROBERT SOUTHEY round scene scorn shade shore sigh sight skies smile Soame Jenyns soft song SONNET sorrow soul strain stream sweet tears tender thee thine THOMAS BLACKLOCK thou thought thro toil trembling true lover's knot truth turn'd Twas virtue WILLIAM HAYWARD ROBERTS youth
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Seite 81 - Ye friends to truth, ye statesmen who survey The rich man's joys increase, the poor's decay, 'Tis yours to judge, how wide the limits stand Between a splendid and a happy land.
Seite 479 - I would not trust my heart; — the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might. — But no— what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds again.
Seite 393 - In forest, brake or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain ; These constitute a State; And sovereign law, that State's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill.
Seite 80 - A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintain'd its man: For him light Labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required, but gave no more; His best companions, innocence and health, And his best riches, ignorance of wealth.
Seite 479 - Wouldst softly speak, and stroke my head and smile) Could those few pleasant hours again appear, Might one wish bring them, would I wish them here? I would not trust my heart — the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might.
Seite 477 - But gladly, as the precept were her own: And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream that thou art she. My mother! when I learned that thou wast dead, Say, wast thou conscious of the tears I shed? Hovered thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son, Wretch even then, life's journey just begun? Perhaps thou gavest me, though unfelt, a kiss: Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss — Ah, that maternal smile! it...
Seite 476 - With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine — thy own sweet smile I see, The same that oft in childhood solaced me ; Voice only fails, else how distinct they say, " Grieve not, my child, chase all thy fears away!
Seite 78 - Stern o'er each bosom reason holds her state, With daring aims irregularly great : Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of humankind pass by...
Seite 480 - But no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds again. Thou, as a gallant bark from Albion's coast, The storms all...
Seite 81 - But when those charms are past, for charms are frail, When time advances and when lovers fail, She then shines forth, solicitous to bless, In all the glaring impotence of dress...