The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volumen14Samuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 |
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... plays , and choose for thy command , Some peaceful province in Acroftic land . There thou mayft wings display and altars raise , And torture one poor word ten thousand ways . Or if thou wouldst thy different talents fuit , Set thy own ...
... plays , and choose for thy command , Some peaceful province in Acroftic land . There thou mayft wings display and altars raise , And torture one poor word ten thousand ways . Or if thou wouldst thy different talents fuit , Set thy own ...
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... PLAY . AS upon her S feamen , fhipwreck'd on fome happy fhore , Discover wealth in lands unknown before ; And , what their art had labour'd long in vain , By their misfortunes happily obtain : So my much - envy'd Mufe , by storms long ...
... PLAY . AS upon her S feamen , fhipwreck'd on fome happy fhore , Discover wealth in lands unknown before ; And , what their art had labour'd long in vain , By their misfortunes happily obtain : So my much - envy'd Mufe , by storms long ...
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... play . When first the triumphs of your fex were fung By thofe old poets , beauty was but young , And few admir'd the native red and white , Till poets drefs'd them up to charm the fight ; So beauty took on truft , and did engage For ...
... play . When first the triumphs of your fex were fung By thofe old poets , beauty was but young , And few admir'd the native red and white , Till poets drefs'd them up to charm the fight ; So beauty took on truft , and did engage For ...
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... play my name should not appear ; For ' t will be thought , and with fome colour too , I pay the bribe I first receiv'd from you ; That mutual vouchers for our fame we ftand , And play the game into each other's hand And as cheap pen ...
... play my name should not appear ; For ' t will be thought , and with fome colour too , I pay the bribe I first receiv'd from you ; That mutual vouchers for our fame we ftand , And play the game into each other's hand And as cheap pen ...
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... PLAY . upon her AS feamen , fhipwreck'd on some happy shore , Difcover wealth in lands unknown before ; And , what their art had labour'd long in vain , By their misfortunes happily obtain : So my much - envy'd Mufe , by ftorms long ...
... PLAY . upon her AS feamen , fhipwreck'd on some happy shore , Difcover wealth in lands unknown before ; And , what their art had labour'd long in vain , By their misfortunes happily obtain : So my much - envy'd Mufe , by ftorms long ...
Términos y frases comunes
ABSALOM and ACHITOPHEL againſt Amyntas Becauſe beft beſt bleft breaſt caufe cauſe cloſe confcience defign'd durft EARL of DUNDEE eaſe Engliſh EPILOGUE ev'n eyes facred fafely faid fair fame fate fatire fear feen fenfe fhall fhould fighing fight fince fing firft firſt foes fome fons fools foon foul ftand ftill fubjects fuch fung fure fweet grace gueſt heaven herſelf himſelf houſe increaſe juft juſt kiffing kind king laft laſt leaſt lefs look'd lov'd moſt Mufe Muſe muſt ne'er never numbers o'er Oxford bells Panther play pleaſe pleaſure poets praiſe prince PROLOGUE rais'd raiſe reft reſt rhyme rife riſe ſay ſcarce ſcene ſee ſenſe ſhall ſhe ſhow ſkies ſky ſome ſtage ſtand ſtate ſtay ſtill ſuch thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou Timotheus treaſure true Twas uſe verfe Whig whofe Whoſe wife worfe yourſelves
Pasajes populares
Página 105 - From harmony, from heavenly harmony, This universal frame began : When Nature underneath a heap of jarring atoms lay, And could not heave her head, The tuneful voice was heard from high. Arise ye more than dead. Then cold and hot, and moist and dry, In order to their stations leap, And music's power obey. From harmony, from heavenly harmony, This universal frame began : From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in man.
Página 106 - Less than a god they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke so sweetly, and so well. What passion cannot Music raise and quell?
Página 113 - And unburied remain Inglorious on the plain : Give the vengeance due To the valiant crew ! Behold how they toss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes And glittering temples of their hostile gods.
Página 113 - Thais led the way To light him to his prey, And like another Helen, fired another Troy! Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, While organs yet were mute; Timotheus to his breathing flute And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire.
Página 113 - In flower of youth and beauty's pride: — Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave None but the brave None but the brave deserves the fair...
Página 87 - FAREWELL, too little, and too lately known, Whom I began to think and call my own: For sure our souls were near allied, and thine Cast in the same poetic mould with mine.
Página 113 - ... blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure: Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. Soothed with the sound, the...
Página 58 - In thy felonious heart though venom lies, It does but touch thy Irish pen, and dies. Thy genius calls thee not to purchase fame In keen Iambics, but mild Anagram. Leave writing Plays, and choose for thy command Some peaceful province in Acrostic land : There thou...
Página 11 - tis sure no higher Than matter, put in motion, may aspire : Souls that can scarce ferment their mass of clay : So drossy, so divisible are...
Página 73 - WELL then, the promised hour is come at last, The present age of wit obscures the past: Strong were our sires, and as they fought they writ, Conquering with force of arms and dint of wit: Theirs was the giant race before the flood ; And thus, when Charles return'd, our empire stood. Like Janus...