The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, 55–56. köideSamuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 |
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... - mals ; the mind . The fublime , the fair , the won- derful of the mind . The connection of the imagi- nation and the moral faculty . Conclufion . WI ITH what attractive charms this goodly frame Of nature WITH [ 12 ]
... - mals ; the mind . The fublime , the fair , the won- derful of the mind . The connection of the imagi- nation and the moral faculty . Conclufion . WI ITH what attractive charms this goodly frame Of nature WITH [ 12 ]
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... fair poetic region , to detect 50 Untafted fprings , to drink infpiring draughts , And fhade my temples with unfading flowers Cull'd from the laureate vale's profound recefs , Where never poet gain'd a wreath before . 55 From heaven my ...
... fair poetic region , to detect 50 Untafted fprings , to drink infpiring draughts , And fhade my temples with unfading flowers Cull'd from the laureate vale's profound recefs , Where never poet gain'd a wreath before . 55 From heaven my ...
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... of congenial powers , Or of fweet found , or fair proportion'd form , The grace of motion , or the bloom of light , • 90 95 100 105 110 115 Thrills Thrills through imagination's tender frame , From nerve to nerve 16 AKENSIDE'S POEMS .
... of congenial powers , Or of fweet found , or fair proportion'd form , The grace of motion , or the bloom of light , • 90 95 100 105 110 115 Thrills Thrills through imagination's tender frame , From nerve to nerve 16 AKENSIDE'S POEMS .
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... , confeffes ; the fublime , The wonderful , the fair . I fee them dawn ! I fee the radiant vilions , where they rise , C 145 More More lovely than when Lucifer displays His beaming forehead through PLEASURES OF IMAGINATION , Book I. 11.
... , confeffes ; the fublime , The wonderful , the fair . I fee them dawn ! I fee the radiant vilions , where they rise , C 145 More More lovely than when Lucifer displays His beaming forehead through PLEASURES OF IMAGINATION , Book I. 11.
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... Fair Tempe haunt belov'd of fylvan powers , Of Nymphs and Fauns ; where in the golden age 300 They play'd in fecret on the fhady brink 305 310 With ancient Pan : while round their choral steps Young Hours and genial Gales with conftant ...
... Fair Tempe haunt belov'd of fylvan powers , Of Nymphs and Fauns ; where in the golden age 300 They play'd in fecret on the fhady brink 305 310 With ancient Pan : while round their choral steps Young Hours and genial Gales with conftant ...
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