The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 46Samuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 |
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... O'er ample Nature I extend my views ; Nature to rural fcenes invites the Mufe : She flies all public care , all venal ftrife , To try the ftill , compar'd with active life ; To prove , by thefe the fons of men may owe The fruits of ...
... O'er ample Nature I extend my views ; Nature to rural fcenes invites the Mufe : She flies all public care , all venal ftrife , To try the ftill , compar'd with active life ; To prove , by thefe the fons of men may owe The fruits of ...
Halaman 8
... his legions urg'd their flight , And gain'd a cave profound and wide as night . O'er cheerlefs fcenes by Defolation own'd , High on an Alp of ice he fits enthron'd ! 45 One ' One clay - cold hand , his cryftal beard SAVAGE'S POEMS .
... his legions urg'd their flight , And gain'd a cave profound and wide as night . O'er cheerlefs fcenes by Defolation own'd , High on an Alp of ice he fits enthron'd ! 45 One ' One clay - cold hand , his cryftal beard SAVAGE'S POEMS .
Halaman 9
... o'er wind and tempeft reigns ; 50 ' O'er ftony magazines of hail , that storm The bloffom'd fruit , and flowery Spring deform . His languid eyes like frozen lakes appear , Dim gleaming all the light that wanders here . His robe fnow ...
... o'er wind and tempeft reigns ; 50 ' O'er ftony magazines of hail , that storm The bloffom'd fruit , and flowery Spring deform . His languid eyes like frozen lakes appear , Dim gleaming all the light that wanders here . His robe fnow ...
Halaman 10
... o'er and o'er , and , fluttering , fall and die . 95 100 Still Fancy wafts me on ! deceiv'd I stand , Eftrang'd , adventurous on a foreign land ! Wide and more wide extends the fcene unknown ! Where fhall I turn , a WANDERER , and alone ...
... o'er and o'er , and , fluttering , fall and die . 95 100 Still Fancy wafts me on ! deceiv'd I stand , Eftrang'd , adventurous on a foreign land ! Wide and more wide extends the fcene unknown ! Where fhall I turn , a WANDERER , and alone ...
Halaman 11
... o'er the firmeft brain prevails ! Thither thefe mountain - ftreams their paffage take , Headlong foam down , and form a dreadful lake ! The lake , high - swelling , fo redundant grows , From the heap'd store deriv'd , a river flows ...
... o'er the firmeft brain prevails ! Thither thefe mountain - ftreams their paffage take , Headlong foam down , and form a dreadful lake ! The lake , high - swelling , fo redundant grows , From the heap'd store deriv'd , a river flows ...
Edisi yang lain - Lihat semua
Istilah dan frasa umum
AARON HILL æther behold beneath beſtow blefs blifs bloom Boaft breaſt BRIDGET JONES bright charms clouds defcend defire deſpair diftant diſplay divine doom'd ev'n fafe fair fame fate fatire fcene feek feems fenfe ferene fhade fhall fhine fhould fighs fing flame fmile foft fome fong fons forrows foul fpirits fpring friendſhip ftill ftreams ftrike fublime fuch furvey fweet fwell glows grace grief heart heaven honours Induſtry infpire juft Juftice LADY ROCHFORD loft luftre mifery mind moſt Mufe muft Muſe muſt ne'er o'er Olympia paffion pity pleaſe pleaſure praife praiſe pride purſue raiſe rays rife riſe rofe ſcene ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhow ſkies ſky ſmile ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtrain ſweet tear thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought truth vernal virtue wealth whofe whoſe wild wind Worfe youth
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Halaman 68 - Griev'd I forgive, and am grown cool too late; Young and unthoughtful then, who knows one day What ripening virtues might have made their way!
Halaman 68 - He might have fav'd fome worth, now doom'd to fall ; And I, perchance, in him, have murder'd all. O fate of late Repentance ! always vain : Thy remedies but lull undying pain. Where...
Halaman 82 - Two Fathers join'd to rob my Claim of one ! My Mother too thought fit to have no Son ! The Senate next...
Halaman 29 - Can its foot sharpen, like the vulture's claw? Can the fond goat, or tender fleecy dam, Howl, like the wolf, to tear the kid, or lamb? Yes, there are mothers...
Halaman 66 - tis to you My thanks for such distinguish'd claims are due ; You, unenslav'd to Nature's narrow laws, Warm championess for freedom's sacred cause, From all the dry devoirs of blood and line, . From ties maternal, moral and divine, Discharg'd my grasping soul ; push'd me from shore, And launch'd me into life without an oar.
Halaman 70 - Her fmile more cheerful than a vernal morn, All life ! all bloom ! of Youth and Fancy born. Touch'd into joy, what hearts to her fubmit ! She looks her Sire, and fpeaks her Mother's wit. O'er the gay world the fweet infpirer reigns . Spleen flies, and Elegance her pomp fuftains.
Halaman 39 - Whence, beam'd from sapphires, living azure plays; The liquid floor, in-wrought with pearls divine, Where all his labours in...
Halaman 172 - Boast petty courts, whence rules new rigour draw, Unknown to Nature's and to statute-law ; Quirks that explain all saving rights away, To give th' attorney and the catchpoll prey.
Halaman 6 - Induftry is all with Beauty crown'd ! He, He alone, explores the Mine for Gain, Hues the hard Rock, or harrows up the Plain ; He forms the Sword to...
Halaman 56 - He deem'd it godlike to have power to blefs : Thus, when unguarded, treafon ftain'd him o'er; And virtue and content were then no more. But when to death by rigorous...