A Dictionary of Poetical Quotations: Consisting of Elegant Extracts on Every Subject. Compiled from Various Authors, and Arranged Under Appropriate HeadsLindsay & Blakiston, 1848 - 494 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 46
Page 64
... hill , And winter's breath came cold and chill . J. BRAINARD . J. G. PERCIVAL . GOODRICH . 21. What scenes of delight , what sweet visions she brings Of freshness , of gladness and mirth- Of fair sunny glades where the buttercup springs ...
... hill , And winter's breath came cold and chill . J. BRAINARD . J. G. PERCIVAL . GOODRICH . 21. What scenes of delight , what sweet visions she brings Of freshness , of gladness and mirth- Of fair sunny glades where the buttercup springs ...
Page 72
... HILL . THOMSON'S Seasons . 7. Do good by stealth , and blush to find it fame . 8. A crimson blush her beauteous face o'erspread , Varying her cheeks , by turn , with white and red ; The driving colours , never at a stay , Run here and ...
... HILL . THOMSON'S Seasons . 7. Do good by stealth , and blush to find it fame . 8. A crimson blush her beauteous face o'erspread , Varying her cheeks , by turn , with white and red ; The driving colours , never at a stay , Run here and ...
Page 76
... hills with thunder riven , Then rush'd the steeds to battle driven , And , louder than the bolts of heaven , Far flash'd the red artillery . 18. Their clamours rend the hills around , And earth re - bellows with the sound ; And many a ...
... hills with thunder riven , Then rush'd the steeds to battle driven , And , louder than the bolts of heaven , Far flash'd the red artillery . 18. Their clamours rend the hills around , And earth re - bellows with the sound ; And many a ...
Page 102
... like a shadow , proves the substance true . AARON HILL . POPE'S Essay on Criticism . 14. Base envy withers at another's joy , And hates that excellence it cannot reach . THOMSON'S Seasons . CALUMNY - DETRACTION - ENVY - SLANDER , & c.
... like a shadow , proves the substance true . AARON HILL . POPE'S Essay on Criticism . 14. Base envy withers at another's joy , And hates that excellence it cannot reach . THOMSON'S Seasons . CALUMNY - DETRACTION - ENVY - SLANDER , & c.
Page 116
... noblest impulse generous minds can feel . 5. The truly generous is the truly wise ; And he , who loves not others , lives unblest . ARMSTRONG AARON HILL . HOME's Douglass . 117 CHASTITY - CHEERFULNESS - MIRTH , & c .
... noblest impulse generous minds can feel . 5. The truly generous is the truly wise ; And he , who loves not others , lives unblest . ARMSTRONG AARON HILL . HOME's Douglass . 117 CHASTITY - CHEERFULNESS - MIRTH , & c .
Common terms and phrases
A. B. WELBY AARON HILL beauty BEN JONSON bliss blush bosom breast breath bright brow BUTLER'S Hudibras BYRON'S Childe Harold BYRON'S Corsair BYRON'S Don Juan BYRON'S Giaour CARLOS WILCOX CHARLES SPRAGUE charms cheek clouds COWPER COWPER'S Task dark death doth dreams DRYDEN earth Essay on Criticism fair fame fate fear feel FITZ-GREEN HALLECK flowers fools GAY's Fables glory grace grief hath heart heaven honour hope hour immortal J. T. WATSON JOANNA BAILLIE life's light live lov'd man's Margaret of Anjou MILTON'S Comus MILTON'S Paradise Lost mind MOORE MOORE'S Lalla Rookh N. P. WILLIS ne'er never o'er pain Paradise Lost Parisina passion pleasure POPE POPE'S Essay praise SHAKSPEARE shine Siege of Corinth sigh smile soft sorrow soul SPENSER'S Fairy Queen spirit SPRAGUE'S Curiosity sweet tears thee thine things THOMSON'S Seasons thro virtue young YOUNG'S Night Thoughts youth