Poems by Cowley, Waller, Butler, Denham, Dryden, and Pomfret, 77–79. numberJohnson, 1810 - 220 pages |
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... grace . Had his inclinations led him to a frequent perusal of the most elegant authors of anti- quity , his poems would certainly have been the better for it . " Dr. Beattie , in his last remark , is un- doubtedly mistaken . It is ...
... grace . Had his inclinations led him to a frequent perusal of the most elegant authors of anti- quity , his poems would certainly have been the better for it . " Dr. Beattie , in his last remark , is un- doubtedly mistaken . It is ...
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... grace ; such seems thy gentle height , made only proud to be the basis of that pompous load , than which a nobler weight no mountain bears , but Atlas only , which supports the spheres . When Nature's hand this ground did thus advance ...
... grace ; such seems thy gentle height , made only proud to be the basis of that pompous load , than which a nobler weight no mountain bears , but Atlas only , which supports the spheres . When Nature's hand this ground did thus advance ...
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... grace , descend from high , rich in thy sevenfold energy ! thou strength of his Almighty hand , whose power does heaven and earth command . Proceeding spirit , our defence , who dost the gifts of tongues dispense , and crown'st thy gift ...
... grace , descend from high , rich in thy sevenfold energy ! thou strength of his Almighty hand , whose power does heaven and earth command . Proceeding spirit , our defence , who dost the gifts of tongues dispense , and crown'st thy gift ...
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... grace , and lambent dulness play'd around his face . As Hannibal did to the altars come , swore by his sire , a mortal foe to Rome ; so Shadwell swore , nor should his vow be vain , that he till death true dulness would maintain : and ...
... grace , and lambent dulness play'd around his face . As Hannibal did to the altars come , swore by his sire , a mortal foe to Rome ; so Shadwell swore , nor should his vow be vain , that he till death true dulness would maintain : and ...
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... grace , were all observ'd , as well as heavenly face , With such a peerless majesty she stands , as in that day she took the crown from sacred hands : before a train of heroines were seen , in beauty foremost , as in rank , the queen ...
... grace , were all observ'd , as well as heavenly face , With such a peerless majesty she stands , as in that day she took the crown from sacred hands : before a train of heroines were seen , in beauty foremost , as in rank , the queen ...
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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.