The Works of the English Poets: J. Philips, Smith, and PomfretH. Hughs, 1779 |
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... reason ; what returns Of thanks are due to thy beneficence Freely vouchfaf'd , when to the gates of death I tended prone ? if thy indulgent care Had not preven'd , among unbody'd ' fhades I now had wander'd ; and these empty thoughts Of ...
... reason ; what returns Of thanks are due to thy beneficence Freely vouchfaf'd , when to the gates of death I tended prone ? if thy indulgent care Had not preven'd , among unbody'd ' fhades I now had wander'd ; and these empty thoughts Of ...
Halaman 111
... reason hates , her rage may act . When barks glide flowly through the lazy main , The baffled pilots turn the helms in vain ; When driven by winds , they cut the foamy way , The rudders govern , and the ships obey . THE END OF THE FIRST ...
... reason hates , her rage may act . When barks glide flowly through the lazy main , The baffled pilots turn the helms in vain ; When driven by winds , they cut the foamy way , The rudders govern , and the ships obey . THE END OF THE FIRST ...
Halaman 171
... reason , and ufurp'd my foul , Yet this confent you plead , O faithful Lycon ! Oh ! only zealous fo for the fame of Phædra ! With this you blot my name , and clear your own ; And what's my frenzy , will be call'd my crime : What then is ...
... reason , and ufurp'd my foul , Yet this confent you plead , O faithful Lycon ! Oh ! only zealous fo for the fame of Phædra ! With this you blot my name , and clear your own ; And what's my frenzy , will be call'd my crime : What then is ...
Halaman 175
... reason , and diftinguish man ; Mix like the fenfelefs herd with beftial luft , Mother and fon prepofteroufly wicked ; To banish from thy foul the reverence due To honour , nature , and the genial bed , And injure one fo great , fo good ...
... reason , and diftinguish man ; Mix like the fenfelefs herd with beftial luft , Mother and fon prepofteroufly wicked ; To banish from thy foul the reverence due To honour , nature , and the genial bed , And injure one fo great , fo good ...
Halaman 213
... reasons , why the following poems appear in public ; for it is ten to one whether he gives the true ; and if he does , it is much greater odds , whether the gentle reader is fo courteous as to believe him . He could tell the world ...
... reasons , why the following poems appear in public ; for it is ten to one whether he gives the true ; and if he does , it is much greater odds , whether the gentle reader is fo courteous as to believe him . He could tell the world ...
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arms beauty beſt bleffing blood breaſt bright charms Crete crimes cyder dæmons darkneſs death defcend Delia deſpair deſtruction eaſe eternal Ev'n everlaſting eyes facred fafe faid fair falfe fame fate fave fear fecret fhall fhew fhining fighs fight fince fing firft firſt flain flame foes foft fome foon forrows foul fpirits ftill ftreams fuch fure fword glory godlike gods grief happy Heaven himſelf HIPPOLITUS honour infpire ISMENA juftice juſt laft laſt lefs leſs live lord lov'd LYCON mifery mighty Minos moſt mournful Mufe muft muſt ne'er nymph o'er paffion pain Phædra pity pleaſe pleaſure praiſe purſue queen rage raiſe Reafon refuſe rife ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhould ſkies ſky ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtay ſtill Strephon taſte thee Thefeus themſelves theſe thirſt thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand trembling virtue Whilft whofe whoſe wretched youth
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Halaman 4 - Cadwallador and Arthur, kings Full famous in romantic tale) when he, O'er many a craggy hill and barren cliff, Upon a cargo of fam'd Cestrian cheese, High over-shadowing rides, with a design To vend his wares, or at th' Avonian mart, Or Maridunum, or the ancient town Yclep'd Brechinia, or where Vaga's stream Encircles Ariconium, fruitful soil!
Halaman 5 - Disastrous acts forebode. In his right hand Long scrolls of paper solemnly he waves, With characters and figures dire inscrib'd, Grievous to mortal eyes.
Halaman 6 - The wasp insidious, and the buzzing drone, And butterfly proud of expanded wings Distinct with gold, entangled in her snares, Useless...
Halaman 216 - I'd shun, with as much studious care, As I would dens where hungry lions are ; And rather put up injuries, than be A plague to him, who'd be a plague to me. I value quiet at a price too great...
Halaman 4 - Thus while my joyless minutes tedious flow, With looks demure, and silent pace, a Dun, Horrible monster ! hated by gods and men, To my aerial citadel ascends...
Halaman 53 - Sylvan (hades, and filent groves, (Haunt of the Druids) whence the earth is fed With copious fuel ; whence the fturdy oak, A prince's refuge once, th...
Halaman 7 - My weary limbs, my fancy's still awake ; Thoughtful of drink, and eager, in a dream, Tipples imaginary pots of ale In vain; awake, I find the settled thirst Still gnawing, and the pleasant phantom curse.
Halaman 289 - By great example to wise actions led : Much to the fame her lineal heroes bore She owes, but to her own high genius more; And, by a noble emulation mov'd, Excell'd their virtues, and her own improv'd ; Till they arriv'd to that celestial height, Scarce angels greater be, or saints so bright.
Halaman 316 - Fills it with restless doubts, and wild debates* Concerning what we, living, cannot find. None know what Death is. but the dead; Therefore we all, by nature, dying dread, As a strange, doubtful way, we know not how to tread.
Halaman 54 - Fresh blooming in thy generous son ; whose lips, Flowing with nervous eloquence exact, Charm the wise senate, and attention win In deepest councils: Ariconium pleas'd, Him, as her chosen worthy, first salutes. Him on th...