Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Prefaces, Volume 3John Aikin Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1821 - 807 pagine |
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Pagina 11
... wind : Where in an argent field the god of war Was drawn triumphant on his iron car ; Red was his sword , and shield , and whole attire , And all the godhead seem'd to glow with fire ; Ev'n the ground glitter'd where the standard flew ...
... wind : Where in an argent field the god of war Was drawn triumphant on his iron car ; Red was his sword , and shield , and whole attire , And all the godhead seem'd to glow with fire ; Ev'n the ground glitter'd where the standard flew ...
Pagina 14
... wind : Aurora had but newly chas'd the night , And purpled o'er the sky with blushing light , When to the garden walk she took her way , To sport and trip along in cool of day , And offer maiden vows in honour of the May . At every turn ...
... wind : Aurora had but newly chas'd the night , And purpled o'er the sky with blushing light , When to the garden walk she took her way , To sport and trip along in cool of day , And offer maiden vows in honour of the May . At every turn ...
Pagina 23
... wind constrains , Then thus he said : " Eternal deities , Who rule the world with absolute decrees , And write whatever time shall bring to pass , With pens of adamant , on plates of brass ; What , is the race of human kind your care ...
... wind constrains , Then thus he said : " Eternal deities , Who rule the world with absolute decrees , And write whatever time shall bring to pass , With pens of adamant , on plates of brass ; What , is the race of human kind your care ...
Pagina 53
... winds their eastern blasts forbear , Thy month reveals the spring , and opens all the year . Thee , Goddess , thee the storms of winter fly , Earth smiles with flowers renewing , laughs the sky , And birds to lays of love their tuneful ...
... winds their eastern blasts forbear , Thy month reveals the spring , and opens all the year . Thee , Goddess , thee the storms of winter fly , Earth smiles with flowers renewing , laughs the sky , And birds to lays of love their tuneful ...
Pagina 60
... wind arose ; The rings of iron , that on the doors were hung , Sent out a jarring sound , and harshly rung : The bolted gates flew open at the blast , The storm rushed in , and Arcite stood aghast : The flames were blown aside , yet ...
... wind arose ; The rings of iron , that on the doors were hung , Sent out a jarring sound , and harshly rung : The bolted gates flew open at the blast , The storm rushed in , and Arcite stood aghast : The flames were blown aside , yet ...
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Ah willow Arcite arm'd arms beauteous behold blood bore breast breath call'd Chanticleer charms coursers Creon crown'd cry'd Cymon dame death dream dy'd Earth Emily ev'n eyes fair fame fate fear fight fire flames forc'd Fortune Gaul grace green ground grove hand happy heart Heaven Hesiod honour horrour join'd JOSEPH ADDISON Jove kind king knight labour ladies laurel light liv'd look'd lord lov'd Lysimachus maid mind mortal Muse Nature's never numbers nymphs o'er pain Palamon pass'd Philostratus Pirithous plac'd plain pleas'd pointed lance prepar'd prescience prey pride prince proud queen race rais'd ravish'd renown'd resolv'd rest Reynard Rhodian rich rise secret seem'd shade shine sigh'd sight sing slain song soul sound Splendid Shilling steed stood sung sweet sword Thebes thee Theseus thine THOMAS PARNELL thou thought troop turn'd Twas virtue vows wind wine wood youth
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Pagina 2 - 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...
Pagina 3 - 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...
Pagina 104 - Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charm'd. For letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky; And oft, with holy hymns, he charm'd their ears: (A music more melodious than the spheres.) For David left him, when he went to rest, His lyre; and after him he sung the best.
Pagina 213 - My galligaskins, that have long withstood The winter's fury, and encroaching frosts, By time subdued (what will not time subdue !) An horrid chasm...
Pagina 6 - The princes applaud with a furious joy: And the King seized a flambeau with zeal to destroy; Thais led the way To light him to his prey, And like another Helen fired another Troy...
Pagina 323 - Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel by divine command With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia...
Pagina 276 - Murmuring he lifts his eyes, and thinks it hard That generous actions meet a base reward. While thus they pass, the sun his glory shrouds, The changing skies hang out their sable clouds ; A sound in air presag'd approaching rain, And beasts to covert scud across the plain. Warn'd by the signs, the wandering pair retreat To seek for shelter at a neighboring seat.
Pagina 209 - Happy the man who, void of cares and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains A Splendid Shilling: he nor hears with pain New oysters cried, nor sighs for cheerful ale; But with his friends, when nightly mists arise, To Juniper's Magpie or...
Pagina 169 - And listen'd for the queen of all the quire ; Fain would I hear her heavenly voice to sing, And wanted yet an omen to the spring. " Attending long in vain, I took the way, Which through a path, but scarcely printed, lay ; In narrow mazes oft it seem'd to meet, . And look'd as lightly ^press'd by fairy feet.
Pagina 274 - FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a reverend hermit grew ; The moss his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the crystal well : Remote from man, with God he pass'd the days, Prayer all his business, all his pleasure praise.