The British Poets: Including Translations ...C. Whittingham, 1822 |
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Pagina 67
... O'er - run with wit , and lavish of his thought : His turns too closely on the reader press ; He more had pleased us had he pleased us less : One glittering thought no sooner strikes our eyes With silent wonder , but new wonders rise ...
... O'er - run with wit , and lavish of his thought : His turns too closely on the reader press ; He more had pleased us had he pleased us less : One glittering thought no sooner strikes our eyes With silent wonder , but new wonders rise ...
Pagina 69
... o'er the guilt of faithless men , His other works might have deserved applause ; But now the language can't support the cause ; While the clean current , though serene and bright , Betrays a bottom odious to the sight . But now , my ...
... o'er the guilt of faithless men , His other works might have deserved applause ; But now the language can't support the cause ; While the clean current , though serene and bright , Betrays a bottom odious to the sight . But now , my ...
Pagina 70
... o'er , But justice still demands one labour more : The noble Montagu remains unnamed , For wit , for humour , and for judgment , famed : To Dorset he directs his artful Muse , In numbers such as Dorset's self might use . How negligently ...
... o'er , But justice still demands one labour more : The noble Montagu remains unnamed , For wit , for humour , and for judgment , famed : To Dorset he directs his artful Muse , In numbers such as Dorset's self might use . How negligently ...
Pagina 72
... o'er , The trumpets sleep , and cannons cease to roar ; When every dismal echo is decay'd , And all the thunder of the battle laid , Attend , auspicious Prince ! and let the Muse In humble accents milder thoughts infuse . Others , in ...
... o'er , The trumpets sleep , and cannons cease to roar ; When every dismal echo is decay'd , And all the thunder of the battle laid , Attend , auspicious Prince ! and let the Muse In humble accents milder thoughts infuse . Others , in ...
Pagina 74
... o'er again ; Fired when they hear how Agincourt was strow'd With Gallic corpse ' and Cressy swam in blood , With eager warmth they fight , ambitious all Who first shall storm the breach or mount the wall . In vain the thronging enemy ...
... o'er again ; Fired when they hear how Agincourt was strow'd With Gallic corpse ' and Cressy swam in blood , With eager warmth they fight , ambitious all Who first shall storm the breach or mount the wall . In vain the thronging enemy ...
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Parole e frasi comuni
Addison admired ÆNeid Aëre æther amidst ancient apple arms atque behold Blenheim bless'd blood boast Britannia's British Britons Cato charms Chevy Chase Cider Danube death delight dire dreadful eyes fame fate fear fields fierce fight fire flow force friends fruits fuci Gallic Gaul genius Georgics gods grace ground hand heart Heaven hero hive immortal ingens JOSEPH ADDISON Juba juice kings labours Lord lord Halifax Marlborough mighty mœnia Muse native numbers nunc o'er omne Ovid Philips pleased poem poet poetical poetry Pope praise prince quæ rage reader reign rise scenes Sempronius shades shine shore sing smiles soil song soul sound Spectator Splendid Shilling Steele storms streams superbit sweet sword Syphax taste Tatler thee thou thought Thrice throne thunder Tickell tion toils turba verse vestigia Virgil virtue Whig Whilst winds wine wings write
Brani popolari
Pagina 105 - Soon as the evening shades prevail, The Moon takes up the wondrous tale; And nightly, to the listening Earth, Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets, in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Pagina 106 - When all Thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise.
Pagina 107 - In midst of dangers, fears, and death, Thy goodness I'll adore, And praise thee for thy mercies past, And humbly hope for more. My life, if thou preserv'st my life, Thy sacrifice shall be ; And death, if death must be my doom, Shall join my soul to thee.
Pagina 106 - HOW are thy servants blest, O Lord, How sure is their defence ! Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help, omnipotence.
Pagina 30 - Button had been a servant in the Countess of Warwick's family, who, under the patronage of Addison, kept a coffee-house on the south side of Russell Street, about two doors from Covent Garden. Here it was that the wits of that time used to assemble.
Pagina 107 - O'erwhelm'd with guilt and fear, I see my Maker, face to face ; O, how shall I appear . 2 If yet, while pardon may be found, And mercy may be sought, My heart with inward horror shrinks, And trembles at the thought ; 3 When thou, O Lord, shalt stand disclosed In majesty severe, And sit in judgment on my soul, O, how shall I appear...
Pagina 85 - 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 passed), Calm and serene he drives the furious blast; And pleased the Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.
Pagina 106 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart That tastes those gifts with joy.
Pagina 93 - Where western gales eternally reside, And all the Seasons lavish all their pride ; Blossoms, and fruits, and flowers, together rise, And the whole year in gay confusion lies.
Pagina 56 - All the enchantment of fancy and all the cogency of argument are employed to recommend to the reader his real interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being.