The Miscellaneous Works of David Humphreys: Late Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of MadridT. and J. Swords, no. 160 Pearl-street, 1804 - 394 Seiten |
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... seen some of them , the authors of which appeared to be vexed that a composition in which the Eng- lish are not treated with ceremony should obtain the honours of public readings and public applauses ; * and who wished * The Morning ...
... seen some of them , the authors of which appeared to be vexed that a composition in which the Eng- lish are not treated with ceremony should obtain the honours of public readings and public applauses ; * and who wished * The Morning ...
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... seen around , but prospects drear , Th ' insulting foe hung dreadful on your rear , And boastful ween'd , that day to close the scene , And quench your name , as though it ne'er had been . Why , Britain , rag'd thine insolence and scorn ...
... seen around , but prospects drear , Th ' insulting foe hung dreadful on your rear , And boastful ween'd , that day to close the scene , And quench your name , as though it ne'er had been . Why , Britain , rag'd thine insolence and scorn ...
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... seen , From ruin rescu'd , by th ' immortal Greene : See toils of death , where many a hero bleeds , 230 Till rapid vict'ry , to defeat , succeeds . On num'rous plains , whose streams , unknown to song , Till this great æra , roll'd ...
... seen , From ruin rescu'd , by th ' immortal Greene : See toils of death , where many a hero bleeds , 230 Till rapid vict'ry , to defeat , succeeds . On num'rous plains , whose streams , unknown to song , Till this great æra , roll'd ...
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... seen with garments roll'd in blood ; No shivering wretch shall roam without a shed ; No pining orphans raise their cry for bread ; No tender mother shriek at dreams of woe , Start from her sleep , and see the midnight foe ; The lovely ...
... seen with garments roll'd in blood ; No shivering wretch shall roam without a shed ; No pining orphans raise their cry for bread ; No tender mother shriek at dreams of woe , Start from her sleep , and see the midnight foe ; The lovely ...
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... seen 470 In flow'r of youth , and robes of lovely green , Than virgin fairer , on her bridal morn , Whom all the graces , all the loves adorn . Here planters find a ceaseless source of charms In clearing fields , and adding farms to ...
... seen 470 In flow'r of youth , and robes of lovely green , Than virgin fairer , on her bridal morn , Whom all the graces , all the loves adorn . Here planters find a ceaseless source of charms In clearing fields , and adding farms to ...
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Seite 203 - In flower of youth and beauty's pride. Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave, None but the brave, None but the brave deserves the fair...
Seite 205 - Flush'd with a purple grace He shows his honest face: Now give the hautboys breath; he comes, he comes! Bacchus, ever fair and young, Drinking joys did first ordain; Bacchus...
Seite 207 - Those are Grecian ghosts, that in battle were slain, And unburied remain Inglorious on the plain ; Give the vengeance due To the valiant crew. Behold how they toss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes, And glittering temples of their hostile gods.
Seite 301 - The royal band now ready stand, All ranged in dread array, sir, With stomach stout to see it out, And make a bloody day, sir. The cannons roar from shore to shore, The small arms make a rattle ; Since wars began I'm sure no man E'er saw so strange a battle. The rebel dales, the rebel vales, With rebel trees surrounded ; The distant woods, the hills and floods, With rebel echoes sounded.
Seite 203 - Such is the power of mighty love ! A dragon's fiery form belied the god ; Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When he to fair Olympia...
Seite 300 - The soldier flew, the sailor too, And scared almost to death, sir, Wore out their shoes to spread the news, And ran till out of breath, sir. Now up and down, throughout the town, Most frantic scenes were acted; And some ran here, and others there, Like men almost distracted. Some fire...
Seite 209 - At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame ; The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred store, Enlarged the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown ; He raised a mortal to the skies ; She drew an angel down.
Seite iii - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Seite 302 - A hundred men, with each a pen, Or more, upon my word, sir, It is most true, would be too few, Their valor to record, sir. " Such feats did they perform that day Against these wicked kegs, sir, That, years to come, if they get home, They'll make their boasts and brags, sir.
Seite 205 - Soothed with the sound, the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain...