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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... ne'er sit and wail their loss , But cheerly seek how to redress their harm . SHAKSPEARE . 3. Let's take the instant by the forward top ; For we are old , and on our quick'st decrees The inaudible and noiseless foot of time Steals , ere ...
... ne'er sit and wail their loss , But cheerly seek how to redress their harm . SHAKSPEARE . 3. Let's take the instant by the forward top ; For we are old , and on our quick'st decrees The inaudible and noiseless foot of time Steals , ere ...
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... er thee , dear one ! -farewell , oh , farewell ! MRS . C. H. W. ESLING . 17. One hurried kiss - one last , one long ... ne'er forgot . RICHARD HENRY WILDE . 222 ADIEU - FAREWELL - PARTING . 21. And now ADIEU - FAREWELL - PARTING . 21.
... er thee , dear one ! -farewell , oh , farewell ! MRS . C. H. W. ESLING . 17. One hurried kiss - one last , one long ... ne'er forgot . RICHARD HENRY WILDE . 222 ADIEU - FAREWELL - PARTING . 21. And now ADIEU - FAREWELL - PARTING . 21.
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... ne'er allure . It knows no frown of jealous fear , No blush of conscious guile ; CHARLES SPRAGUE . Its wrongs are pardon'd through a tear , Its hopes crown'd by a smile . 10. The sorrows of thy wounded heart I'll teach thee to forget ...
... ne'er allure . It knows no frown of jealous fear , No blush of conscious guile ; CHARLES SPRAGUE . Its wrongs are pardon'd through a tear , Its hopes crown'd by a smile . 10. The sorrows of thy wounded heart I'll teach thee to forget ...
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... ne'er a nose ; and dotes on the decays , With greater love than the self - loved Narcissus Did on his beauty . 2. What toil did honest Curio take , What strict inquiries did he make , To get one medal wanting yet , And perfect all his ...
... ne'er a nose ; and dotes on the decays , With greater love than the self - loved Narcissus Did on his beauty . 2. What toil did honest Curio take , What strict inquiries did he make , To get one medal wanting yet , And perfect all his ...
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... Ne'er ranged in a forest , or smoked in a platter . 8. Critiqu'd your wine , and analyz'd your meat , Yet on plain pudding deign'd at home to eat . GOLDSMITH . POPE'S Moral Essays . 9. The tankards foam ; and the strong table groans ...
... Ne'er ranged in a forest , or smoked in a platter . 8. Critiqu'd your wine , and analyz'd your meat , Yet on plain pudding deign'd at home to eat . GOLDSMITH . POPE'S Moral Essays . 9. The tankards foam ; and the strong table groans ...
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