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 |
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... leaves the heart Loosed from life's charm , and willing to depart . 17. An old , old man , with beard as white as snow . 18. The eye dims , and the heart gets old and slow ; The lithe limb stiffens , and the sun - hued locks Thin ...
... leaves the heart Loosed from life's charm , and willing to depart . 17. An old , old man , with beard as white as snow . 18. The eye dims , and the heart gets old and slow ; The lithe limb stiffens , and the sun - hued locks Thin ...
Page 46
... d , Beneath her fragrant leaves the thorn is found ; The peach , that with inviting crimson blooms , Deep at the heart the cank'ring worm consumes . DRYDEN . GAY'S Dione . 11. Not always actions show the man : we find.
... d , Beneath her fragrant leaves the thorn is found ; The peach , that with inviting crimson blooms , Deep at the heart the cank'ring worm consumes . DRYDEN . GAY'S Dione . 11. Not always actions show the man : we find.
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... leaves the channel dry . GAY's Fables . 7. Some shout him , and some hang upon his ear , Το gaze in's eyes and bless him . Maidens wave Their ' kerchiefs , and old women weep for joy ; While others , not so satisfied , unhorse The ...
... leaves the channel dry . GAY's Fables . 7. Some shout him , and some hang upon his ear , Το gaze in's eyes and bless him . Maidens wave Their ' kerchiefs , and old women weep for joy ; While others , not so satisfied , unhorse The ...
Page 56
... leaves and bended grass Confess and point the path which thou hast crept . O , fate of fools ! officious in contriving , In executing , puzzled , lame , and lost . You talk to me in parables ; CONGREVE . You may have known that I'm no ...
... leaves and bended grass Confess and point the path which thou hast crept . O , fate of fools ! officious in contriving , In executing , puzzled , lame , and lost . You talk to me in parables ; CONGREVE . You may have known that I'm no ...
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... leaves , upon a silver tide ; The trees are full of crimson buds , the woods are full of birds , And the waters flow to music , like a tune with pleasant words . 14. The keen north - west , that heaps the drifted snow . DAVID HUMPHREYS ...
... leaves , upon a silver tide ; The trees are full of crimson buds , the woods are full of birds , And the waters flow to music , like a tune with pleasant words . 14. The keen north - west , that heaps the drifted snow . DAVID HUMPHREYS ...
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