The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical, by S. Johnson, Volume 301790 |
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... Mufe betrays The Roman genius in its laft decays . Prevailing warmth has ftill thy mind poffeft , And fecond youth is kindled in thy breast ; Thou mak'ft the beauties of the Romans known , And England boasts of riches not her own ; Thy ...
... Mufe betrays The Roman genius in its laft decays . Prevailing warmth has ftill thy mind poffeft , And fecond youth is kindled in thy breast ; Thou mak'ft the beauties of the Romans known , And England boasts of riches not her own ; Thy ...
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... Mufe unknown : A Muse that , in adventurous numbers , fings The rout of armies , and the fall of Kings , Britain advanc'd , and Europe's peace reftor'd , By Somers ' counfels , and by Naffau's fword . To you , my Lord , these daring ...
... Mufe unknown : A Muse that , in adventurous numbers , fings The rout of armies , and the fall of Kings , Britain advanc'd , and Europe's peace reftor'd , By Somers ' counfels , and by Naffau's fword . To you , my Lord , these daring ...
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... Mufe began her flight , And drew the hero raging in the fight , Engag'd in tented fields and rolling floods , Or flaughtering mortals , or a match for gods . And here , perhaps , by fate's unerring doom , Some mighty bard lies hid in ...
... Mufe began her flight , And drew the hero raging in the fight , Engag'd in tented fields and rolling floods , Or flaughtering mortals , or a match for gods . And here , perhaps , by fate's unerring doom , Some mighty bard lies hid in ...
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... Mufe would copy forth A perfect pattern of heroic worth , She fets a man triumphant in the field , O'er giants cloven down , and monsters kill'd , Reeking in blood , and smear'd with duft and sweat , Whilft angry gods conspire to make ...
... Mufe would copy forth A perfect pattern of heroic worth , She fets a man triumphant in the field , O'er giants cloven down , and monsters kill'd , Reeking in blood , and smear'd with duft and sweat , Whilft angry gods conspire to make ...
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... Mufe , th ' ungrateful found forbear , Maria's name ftill wounds each British ear : Each British heart Maria ftill does wound , And tears burst out unbidden at the found ; Maria ftill our rising mirth deftroys , Darkens our triumphs ...
... Mufe , th ' ungrateful found forbear , Maria's name ftill wounds each British ear : Each British heart Maria ftill does wound , And tears burst out unbidden at the found ; Maria ftill our rising mirth deftroys , Darkens our triumphs ...
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ÆNEID æther againſt amidſt arms atque behold blood bluſhes breaſt Britiſh Cadmus Cæfar caft Cato Cato's cauſe charms courſe death DECIUS deſcribed deſcription eaſe Ev'n eyes faid fame fate father fays fecret fhall fhining fide fight fire firft firſt fome forrows foul friends ftand ftill ftorms ftreams ftrength fubject fuch fword Georgic goddeſs gods grief heart heaven himſelf Jove JUBA laſt loft LUCIA LUCIUS maid MARCIA MARCUS mighty moſt Mufe Muſe muſt numbers Numidian nunc nymph o'er Ovid paffion Pentheus Phaeton pleaſe pleaſure Poet PORTIUS praiſe prince purſue rage raiſe reft reſt rife riſe Roman Rome ſcenes ſee SEMPRONIUS ſhade ſhall ſhape ſhe ſhine ſhore ſhould ſhow ſkies ſky ſpeak ſpread ſpring ſtand ſtill ſtood ſuch SYPHAX tears thee theſe thoſe thou thoughts thouſand thunder toils verſe view'd Virgil virgin virtue Whilft winds wiſh youth
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Page 232 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
Page 338 - ... there is all Nature cries aloud Through all her works). He must delight in virtue ; And that which He delights in must be happy. But when ? or where ? This world was made for Caesar — I'm weary of conjectures — this must end them.
Page 236 - Though in a bare and rugged way, Through devious, lonely wilds I stray, Thy bounty shall my pains beguile : The barren wilderness shall smile, With sudden greens and herbage crowned, And streams shall murmur all around...
Page 232 - In foreign realms and lands remote, Supported by Thy care, Through burning climes they pass unhurt, And breathe in tainted air.
Page 337 - Here will I hold. If there's a Power above us, — And that there is, all Nature cries aloud Through all her works, — He must delight in virtue; And that which He delights in must be happy.
Page 284 - A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty, Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
Page 259 - And heavily in clouds brings on the day, The great, th' important day, big with the fate Of Cato and of Rome" Our father's death Would fill up all the guilt of civil war, And close the scene of blood.
Page 117 - Their stated course, and leave the beaten track. The youth was in a maze, nor did he know Which way to turn the reins, or where to go ; Nor wou'd the horses, had he known, obey.
Page 233 - For though in dreadful whirls we hung High on the broken wave, I knew thou wert not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save.
Page 261 - Remember what our father oft has told us : The ways of heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzled in mazes, and perplex'd with errors : Our understanding traces them in vain, Lost and bewilder'd in the fruitless search : Nor sees with how much art the windings run, Nor where the regular confusion ends.