Poems upon several occasions, by J.Pomfret 13th ed1792 |
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Términos y frases comunes
adore beauteous beauty beſt bleffing bleft brave breaſt bright charms cœleftial Cofmelia cry'd darkneſs death defcend deity Delia delight deſpair divine eaſe endleſs eternal ev'ry everlaſting facred fafe fafety faid fair falfe fate fave fears fecret fhade fhall fhew fhine fhould fighing fight final doom fince firft firſt fkies flain flame foft folid fome fons foon forrows foul fpirits ftand ftill fuch fure fwains give glorious glory grief happineſs happy heav'n himſelf joys juft juftice laft laſt leaft lefs leſs live mifery mighty mind mortal moſt mournful muft muſt ne'er noble nymph o'er paffion pain perfon Pindaric pity pleaſe pleaſure poffefs Pomfret pow'r praiſe puniſhment purſue Reafon ſenſe ſhall ſhe ſkies ſpread ſtate Strephon ſwain theſe things thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro tranſported trembling uſe vaft Whilft whofe Whoſe wife wiſdom wond'rous wretched youth
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Página 6 - I'd in pleasure, ease, and plenty live. And as I near approach'd the verge of life, Some kind relation (for I'd have no wife) Should take upon him all my worldly care, Whilst I did for a better state prepare.
Página 2 - A little more, sometimes t' oblige a friend. Nor should the sons of poverty repine Too much at fortune, they should taste of mine ; And all that objects of true pity were, Should be reliev'd with what my wants could spare ; For that our Maker has too largely given, Should be return'd in gratitude to Heaven.
Página 14 - And banifh all the Votaries of Peace. No more the Stars, with paler Beams, . Shall tremble o'er the Midnight Streams, But travel downward to behold What mimics 'em fo twinkling there ; And like NARCISSVS, as they gain more near...
Página 4 - From loose behaviour, or formality: Airy and prudent; merry, but not light; Quick in discerning, and in judging right: Secret they...
Página 114 - Minute ftorms the feeble Citadel. Sometimes we may capitulate, and he Pretends to make a folid Peace ; But 'tis all Sham, all...
Página 6 - Law-suits 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...
Página 79 - In fires too hot for falamanders dwell, ? The burning earneft of a hotter hell ! * May that vile lump of execrable luft * Corrupt alive, and rot into the duft ! » May'ft thou, defpairing at the point of death, ' With oaths and blafphemies refign thy breath ; ' And the word torments that the damn'd mould mare, * In thine own perfon, all united, bear!
Página 67 - While fuppliant flaves their rebel heads fubmit. Oh, pity the unfortunate ! and give But this one thing : Oh, let but Charion live ! And take the little all that we poffefs. I 'll bear the meagre anguifh of diftrefs Content, nay, pleas'd, to beg or earn my bread : Let Charion live, no matter how I 'm fed. T 3 Th...
Página 73 - Who, tho' they die betimes, die innocent. But, to a World of everlafting Blifs Why would you go, and leave me here in this ? 'Tis a dark Paflage ; but our Foes fhall view, I'll die as calm, tho...