Poems by Cowley, Waller, Butler, Denham, Dryden, and Pomfret, 77–79. numberJohnson, 1810 - 220 pages |
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... Cato . In 1701 , he wrote from Italy his Poetical Epistle to Montague ( then become lord Halifax ) which has been much admired , but never beyond it's merit ; it is just- ly considered the most elegant , if not the most sub- lime of his ...
... Cato . In 1701 , he wrote from Italy his Poetical Epistle to Montague ( then become lord Halifax ) which has been much admired , but never beyond it's merit ; it is just- ly considered the most elegant , if not the most sub- lime of his ...
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... Cato was finished for the stage , and exhibited at Drury - lane , with such success that it was repeated thirty - five nights without intermission . " This nob- lest work of Addison's genius , " which Dr. Johnson says , scarcely ...
... Cato was finished for the stage , and exhibited at Drury - lane , with such success that it was repeated thirty - five nights without intermission . " This nob- lest work of Addison's genius , " which Dr. Johnson says , scarcely ...
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... Cato nor his family , with strict propriety , could love any thing but their country . The language and senti- ments contained in this piece , says Mrs. Inchbald , are certainly worthy of the great Addison and of the great Cato ; and if ...
... Cato nor his family , with strict propriety , could love any thing but their country . The language and senti- ments contained in this piece , says Mrs. Inchbald , are certainly worthy of the great Addison and of the great Cato ; and if ...
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... lonely wilds I stray , thy bounty shall my wants beguile , the barren wilderness shall smile , with sudden greens and herbage crown'd , and streams shall murmur all around . CATO , A TRAGEDY , IN FIVE ACTS . " 26 Addison . PSALM XXIII .
... lonely wilds I stray , thy bounty shall my wants beguile , the barren wilderness shall smile , with sudden greens and herbage crown'd , and streams shall murmur all around . CATO , A TRAGEDY , IN FIVE ACTS . " 26 Addison . PSALM XXIII .
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Abraham Cowley. CATO , A TRAGEDY , IN FIVE ACTS . " Ecce spectaculum dignum , ad quod respiciat , intentus operi suo , Deus ! Ecce par Deo dignum vir fortis cum malâ fortunâ compositus ... Cato , DRAMATIS PERSONE : MEN . Mr. Booth .
Abraham Cowley. CATO , A TRAGEDY , IN FIVE ACTS . " Ecce spectaculum dignum , ad quod respiciat , intentus operi suo , Deus ! Ecce par Deo dignum vir fortis cum malâ fortunâ compositus ... Cato , DRAMATIS PERSONE : MEN . Mr. Booth .
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Addison Anacreon arms beauty behold blest blood bold breast bright brother C¿sar Cato Cato's Cecilia's charms DANIEL PURCELL death Decius delight dost dreadful Dryden e'er ev'n ev'ry eyes fair fame fate father fear flame fools friends give gods grace griefs hand happy hast hear heart heaven honour hope Hudibras I've sounded immortal Juba king live Lord Lord Halifax lov'd Lucia Lucius maid majestic band mankind Marc Marcia Marcus mighty mind Muse nature ne'er never numbers Numidian nymph o'er once passion peace Pharsalia pleasure poet Portius pow'r praise prince rage ravish'd rise Roman Roman senate Rome scenes Sempronius senate shade shew shine sight smile song sorrows soul sound stream sung sweet swells sword Syph Syphax tears thee thine thoughts toil tongue tremble Utica verse virtue whilst winds would'st thou young youth
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Page 24 - Twas but a kindred sound to move, For pity melts the mind to love. Softly sweet in Lydian measures, Soon he soothed his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble ; Honour but an empty bubble...
Page 20 - 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?
Page 82 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Page 22 - The praise of Bacchus then the sweet musician sung : Of Bacchus ever fair and ever young : The jolly god in triumph comes...
Page 19 - 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.
Page 21 - And value books, as women men, for dress: Their praise is still, — the style is excellent; The sense, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found...
Page 21 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
Page 19 - Soon as the evening shades prevail The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth ; Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Page 7 - A watchtower once ; but now, so fate ordains. Of all the pile an empty name remains. From its...
Page 4 - CREATOR spirit, by whose aid The world's foundations first were laid, Come visit every pious mind ; Come pour thy joys on human kind ; From sin and sorrow set us free, And make thy temples worthy thee.