The Works of the English Poets: Denham and YaldenSamuel Johnson H. Hughs, 1779 |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 42
Página 5
... appear , that it is not with me as with most of mankind , who never forfake their darling vices , till their vices forfake them ; and that this di- vorce was not Frigiditatis caufa , but an act of choice , B 3 and and not of neceffity ...
... appear , that it is not with me as with most of mankind , who never forfake their darling vices , till their vices forfake them ; and that this di- vorce was not Frigiditatis caufa , but an act of choice , B 3 and and not of neceffity ...
Página 12
... appears ' Twixt our beft actions and the worst of theirs ; What does he think our facrilege would spare , When fuch th ' effects of our devotions are Parting from thence ' twixt anger , fhame , and fear , Thofe for what's paft , and ...
... appears ' Twixt our beft actions and the worst of theirs ; What does he think our facrilege would spare , When fuch th ' effects of our devotions are Parting from thence ' twixt anger , fhame , and fear , Thofe for what's paft , and ...
Página 15
... appears Variety , which all the reft endears . This fcene had fome bold Greek , or British bard Beheld of old , what ftories had we heard Of fairies , fatyrs , and the nymphs their dames , Their feafts , their revels , and their amorous ...
... appears Variety , which all the reft endears . This fcene had fome bold Greek , or British bard Beheld of old , what ftories had we heard Of fairies , fatyrs , and the nymphs their dames , Their feafts , their revels , and their amorous ...
Página 28
... appears A light , by which the Argive squadron steers Their filent courfe to Ilium's well - known fhore , When Sinon ( fav'd by the gods ' partial power ) Opens the horse , and through the unlockt doors To the free air the armed freight ...
... appears A light , by which the Argive squadron steers Their filent courfe to Ilium's well - known fhore , When Sinon ( fav'd by the gods ' partial power ) Opens the horse , and through the unlockt doors To the free air the armed freight ...
Página 29
... appear those wounds ? Regardless of my words , he no reply Returns , but with a dreadful groan doth cry , Fly from the flame , O goddess - born , our walls The Greeks poffefs , and Troy confounded falls From all her glories ; if it ...
... appear those wounds ? Regardless of my words , he no reply Returns , but with a dreadful groan doth cry , Fly from the flame , O goddess - born , our walls The Greeks poffefs , and Troy confounded falls From all her glories ; if it ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
Ægypt againſt Androgeus arms becauſe blood breaſt caft Calchas call'd caufe cauſe counfels death defign defires deſtroy diſeaſe doft doth elfe eſcape eyes facred faid fame fate fear feaſt fecure feem feen fervant feven fhall fhew fight fince fire firft firſt flain flame fome force foul friends ftand ftill fubjects fuch fure fword gods Greeks hand hath heaven herſelf himſelf honour houſe immortal itſelf Juftice juſt king laft laſt leaſt lefs loft mighty mind mortal moſt Mufes muft muſt myſelf nature numbers o'er ourſelves paſt Pindar PLAGUE OF ATHEN pleaſe pleaſure poets praiſe prefent Pyrrhus rage raiſe reafon Samnites ſeem ſhall ſhe ſhould ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtood ſtream ſtrength Tarentum thee themſelves thence theſe thine things thofe THOMAS KILLIGREW thoſe Troy Twas uſe Whilft whofe whoſe wife wiſdom youth
Pasajes populares
Página 13 - Brings home to us, and makes both Indies ours : Finds wealth where 'tis, bestows it where it wants, Cities in deserts, woods in cities plants ; So that to us no thing, no place is strange, While his fair bosom is the world's exchange.
Página 55 - Horace's wit and Virgil's state He did not steal, but emulate, And when he would like them appear, Their garb, but not their clothes, did wear ; He not from Rome alone, but Greece, Like Jason brought the golden fleece ; To him that language, though to none Of th' others, as his own was known.
Página 12 - But to be restless in a worse extreme ? And for that lethargy was there no cure But to be cast into a calenture ; Can knowledge have no bound, but...
Página 13 - But free and common as the sea or wind; When he to boast or to disperse his stores Full of the tributes of his grateful shores, Visits the world, and in his flying towers Brings home to us, and...
Página 55 - Horace's wit, and Virgil's state, He did not steal, but emulate! And when he would like them appear, •/ Their garb, but not their clothes, did wear...
Página 16 - All instruments, all arts of ruin met; He calls to mind his strength, and then his speed, His winged heels, and then his armed head; With these t' avoid, with that his fate to meet; But fear prevails and bids him trust his feet.
Página 11 - A real, or at least, a seeming good. Who fears not to do ill, yet fears the name, And, free from conscience, is a slave to fame. Thus he the church at once protects and spoils ; But princes' swords are sharper than their styles : And thus to th' ages past he makes amends, Their charity destroys, their faith defends.
Página 18 - Though prodigal of life, disdains to die By common hands; but, if he can descry Some nobler foe approach, to him he calls, And begs his fate, and then contented falls. So when the king a mortal shaft lets fly...
Página 49 - Prithee die and set me free, Or else be Kind and brisk, and gay like me; I pretend not to the wise ones, To the grave, to the grave, Or the precise ones. Tis not Cheeks, nor Lips nor Eyes, That I prize, Quick Conceits, or sharp Replies, If wise thou wilt appear, and knowing, Repartie, Repartie To what I'm doing. Prithee why the Room so dark? Not a Spark Left to light me to the mark ; I love day-light and a candle, And to see, and to see, As well as handle.
Página 11 - Th' adjoining abbey fell. (May no such storm Fall on our times, where ruin must reform!) Tell me, my Muse! what monstrous dire offence, What crime could any Christian king incense To such a rage ? Was't luxury or lust ? Was he so temperate, so chaste, so just ? Were these their crimes! they were his own much more; But wealth is crime enough to him that's poor...