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 49
Page 30
... rest . SHAKSPEARE . SHAKSPEARE . 4. Age cannot wither her , nor custom stale Her infinite variety . SHAKSPEARE . 5. Old as I am , for ladies ' love unfit , The power of beauty I remember yet . DRYDEN . 6. Shoulder'd his crutch , and ...
... rest . SHAKSPEARE . SHAKSPEARE . 4. Age cannot wither her , nor custom stale Her infinite variety . SHAKSPEARE . 5. Old as I am , for ladies ' love unfit , The power of beauty I remember yet . DRYDEN . 6. Shoulder'd his crutch , and ...
Page 42
... rest , then fearless , hopeless , die . C. SPRAGUE . 19. The brindled catamount , that lies High in the boughs to catch his prey . W. C. BRYANT . 1 . ANTIQUARY . They say he sits All day in contemplation of a statue With ne'er a nose ...
... rest , then fearless , hopeless , die . C. SPRAGUE . 19. The brindled catamount , that lies High in the boughs to catch his prey . W. C. BRYANT . 1 . ANTIQUARY . They say he sits All day in contemplation of a statue With ne'er a nose ...
Page 47
... rest , or rather better ; " T is only at the bar , or in the dungeon , That wise men know your felon by his features . BYRON'S Werner . 14. That this is but the surface of his soul , And that the depth is rich in better things . BYRON'S ...
... rest , or rather better ; " T is only at the bar , or in the dungeon , That wise men know your felon by his features . BYRON'S Werner . 14. That this is but the surface of his soul , And that the depth is rich in better things . BYRON'S ...
Page 70
... rest , and Providence their guide . They hand in hand , with wand'ring steps and slow , Through Eden took their solitary way . MILTON'S Paradise Lost . 3. When I think of my own native land , In a moment 1 seem to be there ; But alas ...
... rest , and Providence their guide . They hand in hand , with wand'ring steps and slow , Through Eden took their solitary way . MILTON'S Paradise Lost . 3. When I think of my own native land , In a moment 1 seem to be there ; But alas ...
Page 74
... rest . SPENSER'S Fairy Queen . It was a pity - so it was , That villanous saltpetre should be digg'd Out of the bowels of the harmless earth , Which many a good brave fellow has destroy'd . SHAKSPEARE . 3. Pride , pomp , and ...
... rest . SPENSER'S Fairy Queen . It was a pity - so it was , That villanous saltpetre should be digg'd Out of the bowels of the harmless earth , Which many a good brave fellow has destroy'd . SHAKSPEARE . 3. Pride , pomp , and ...
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