Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected and Arranged ...J. Roach, 1793 - 240 Seiten |
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... break not heav'ns defign , Why then a Borgia , or a Catiline ? Who knows but he , whofe hand the lightning form s , Who heaves old Ocean , and who wings the storms :; Pours Pours fresh ambition in a Cæfar's mind , Or turns [ 10 ]
... break not heav'ns defign , Why then a Borgia , or a Catiline ? Who knows but he , whofe hand the lightning form s , Who heaves old Ocean , and who wings the storms :; Pours Pours fresh ambition in a Cæfar's mind , Or turns [ 10 ]
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... turns young Ammon loofe to fcourge mankind ? From pride , from pride our very reas'ning springs ; Account for moral . as for natura Ithings ; Why charge we heav'n in thofe , in thefe acquit ? In both , to reafon right is to fubmit ...
... turns young Ammon loofe to fcourge mankind ? From pride , from pride our very reas'ning springs ; Account for moral . as for natura Ithings ; Why charge we heav'n in thofe , in thefe acquit ? In both , to reafon right is to fubmit ...
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... turn their heads to imitate the fun . Go , teach Eternal Wisdom how to rule- Then drop into thy self , and be a fool ! Superior beings , when of late they faw A mortal man unfold all nature's law , Admir'd fuch wisdom in an earthly ...
... turn their heads to imitate the fun . Go , teach Eternal Wisdom how to rule- Then drop into thy self , and be a fool ! Superior beings , when of late they faw A mortal man unfold all nature's law , Admir'd fuch wisdom in an earthly ...
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... turns vinegar more four . We , wretched fubjects though to lawful fway . In this weak queen , fome fav'rite ftill obey ... turn pleader , to perfuade The choice we make , or juflify it made ; Proud of an eafy conqueft all along , She but ...
... turns vinegar more four . We , wretched fubjects though to lawful fway . In this weak queen , fome fav'rite ftill obey ... turn pleader , to perfuade The choice we make , or juflify it made ; Proud of an eafy conqueft all along , She but ...
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... turns from good to ill , And Nero reigns a Titus if he will . The fiery foul abhorr'd in Catiline , In Decius charms , in Curtius is divine : The fame ambition can deftroy or save , And makes a patriot as it makes a knave . This light ...
... turns from good to ill , And Nero reigns a Titus if he will . The fiery foul abhorr'd in Catiline , In Decius charms , in Curtius is divine : The fame ambition can deftroy or save , And makes a patriot as it makes a knave . This light ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
ALEXANDER POPE angels behold beneath BIRTHA bleffing bleft blifs bofom breaft caft charms crown'd death defcend diftant dreadful earth EDWARD YOUNG eternal ev'ry facred fair fame fate fcene fear fecond feem feen fenfe fhade fhall fhew fhine fhone fide figh filent fill fing firft fix'd fkies flain flame flate fleep flood flow fmile foft fome forrow foul fpreads frike ftill fuch funk fweet fwell glory grace GRONGAR HILL grove happineſs heart heav'n itſelf juft laft lefs loft Lord lyre mind mourn mufe mufic muft muſt nature nature's o'er paffion pain pale pallions Phaon pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praife pride rage raiſe reafon reft rife rocks Sappho ſhall tears Theatre Royal thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro throne trembling Twas vaft vale virtue weft whofe youth
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 54 - Presume thy bolts to throw, And deal damnation round the land On each I judge thy foe. If I am right, thy grace impart, Still in the right to stay; If I am wrong, oh teach my heart To find that better way...
Seite 59 - Thais led the way, To light him to his prey, And, like another Helen, fir'd another Troy. Thus, long ago, (Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, — While organs yet were mute) Timotheus, to his breathing flute And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire.
Seite 27 - Look round our world; behold the chain of love Combining all below and all above. See plastic Nature working to this end, The single atoms each to other tend, Attract, attracted to, the next in place Form'd and impell'd its neighbour to embrace.
Seite 39 - Where grows ? — where grows it not ? If vain our toil, We ought to blame the culture, not the soil...
Seite 50 - Pursues that chain which links th' immense design, Joins Heaven and Earth, and mortal and divine ; Sees, that no being any bliss can know, But touches some above, and some below ; Learns from this union of the rising whole The first, last purpose of the human soul ; And knows where faith, law, morals, all began, • All end in love of God, and love of man.
Seite 55 - 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 26 - Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite...
Seite 60 - 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 57 - Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure ; Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure ; Sweet is pleasure after pain. 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.
Seite 56 - Flushed 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...