The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical, by S. Johnson, 30. köide1790 |
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... Thou mak'ft the beauties of the Romans known , And England boasts of riches not her own ; Thy lines have heighten'd Virgil's majefty , And Horace wonders at himself in thee . Thou teacheft Perfius to inform our isle In smoother numbers ...
... Thou mak'ft the beauties of the Romans known , And England boasts of riches not her own ; Thy lines have heighten'd Virgil's majefty , And Horace wonders at himself in thee . Thou teacheft Perfius to inform our isle In smoother numbers ...
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... thou still the noble task prolong , Nor age , nor fickness , interrupt thy fong : Then may we wondering read , how human limbs Have water'd kingdoms , and diffolv'd in streams ; Of those rich fruits that on the fertile mold Turn'd ...
... thou still the noble task prolong , Nor age , nor fickness , interrupt thy fong : Then may we wondering read , how human limbs Have water'd kingdoms , and diffolv'd in streams ; Of those rich fruits that on the fertile mold Turn'd ...
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... thou fing'st thy God , teach us to fing of thee : Tune every string and every tongue , Be thou the Muse and subject of our fong . II . Let all Cecilia's praise proclaim , Employ the echo in her name . Hark how the flutes and trumpets ...
... thou fing'st thy God , teach us to fing of thee : Tune every string and every tongue , Be thou the Muse and subject of our fong . II . Let all Cecilia's praise proclaim , Employ the echo in her name . Hark how the flutes and trumpets ...
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... thou wouldst rehearse , In smoother numbers and a fofter verfe ; Thy pen had well defcrib'd her graceful air , And Gloriana would have feem'd more fair . Nor muft Rofcommon pafs neglected by , That makes ev'n D 3 ON THE ENGLISH POETS . 37.
... thou wouldst rehearse , In smoother numbers and a fofter verfe ; Thy pen had well defcrib'd her graceful air , And Gloriana would have feem'd more fair . Nor muft Rofcommon pafs neglected by , That makes ev'n D 3 ON THE ENGLISH POETS . 37.
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... thou goddess heavenly bright , Profufe of blifs , and pregnant with delight ! Eternal pleasures in thy prefence reign , And fmiling plenty leads thy wanton train ; Eas'd of her load subjection grows more light , And poverty looks ...
... thou goddess heavenly bright , Profufe of blifs , and pregnant with delight ! Eternal pleasures in thy prefence reign , And fmiling plenty leads thy wanton train ; Eas'd of her load subjection grows more light , And poverty looks ...
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ÆNEID æther againſt amidſt arms atque behold blood bluſhes breaſt Britiſh Cadmus Cæfar caft Cato Cato's cauſe charms courſe death DECIUS deſcribed deſcription eaſe Ev'n eyes faid fame fate father fays fecret fhall fhining fide fight fire firft firſt fome forrows foul friends ftand ftill ftorms ftreams ftrength fubject fuch fword Georgic goddeſs gods grief heart heaven himſelf Jove JUBA laſt loft LUCIA LUCIUS maid MARCIA MARCUS mighty moſt Mufe Muſe muſt numbers Numidian nunc nymph o'er Ovid paffion Pentheus Phaeton pleaſe pleaſure Poet PORTIUS praiſe prince purſue rage raiſe reft reſt rife riſe Roman Rome ſcenes ſee SEMPRONIUS ſhade ſhall ſhape ſhe ſhine ſhore ſhould ſhow ſkies ſky ſpeak ſpread ſpring ſtand ſtill ſtood ſuch SYPHAX tears thee theſe thoſe thou thoughts thouſand thunder toils verſe view'd Virgil virgin virtue Whilft winds wiſh youth
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Page 232 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
Page 338 - ... there is all Nature cries aloud Through all her works). He must delight in virtue ; And that which He delights in must be happy. But when ? or where ? This world was made for Caesar — I'm weary of conjectures — this must end them.
Page 236 - Though in a bare and rugged way, Through devious, lonely wilds I stray, Thy bounty shall my pains beguile : The barren wilderness shall smile, With sudden greens and herbage crowned, And streams shall murmur all around...
Page 232 - In foreign realms and lands remote, Supported by Thy care, Through burning climes they pass unhurt, And breathe in tainted air.
Page 337 - Here will I hold. If there's a Power above us, — And that there is, all Nature cries aloud Through all her works, — He must delight in virtue; And that which He delights in must be happy.
Page 284 - A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty, Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
Page 259 - And heavily in clouds brings on the day, The great, th' important day, big with the fate Of Cato and of Rome" Our father's death Would fill up all the guilt of civil war, And close the scene of blood.
Page 117 - Their stated course, and leave the beaten track. The youth was in a maze, nor did he know Which way to turn the reins, or where to go ; Nor wou'd the horses, had he known, obey.
Page 233 - For though in dreadful whirls we hung High on the broken wave, I knew thou wert not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save.
Page 261 - Remember what our father oft has told us : The ways of heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzled in mazes, and perplex'd with errors : Our understanding traces them in vain, Lost and bewilder'd in the fruitless search : Nor sees with how much art the windings run, Nor where the regular confusion ends.