The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical, by S. Johnson, Volume 611790 |
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... Death ; And from each scene , the nobleft truths inspire . Nor lefs infpire my Conduct , than my Song ; Teach my best reason , reason ; my best will Teach rectitude ; and fix my firm resolve Wisdom to wed , and pay her long arrear : Nor ...
... Death ; And from each scene , the nobleft truths inspire . Nor lefs infpire my Conduct , than my Song ; Teach my best reason , reason ; my best will Teach rectitude ; and fix my firm resolve Wisdom to wed , and pay her long arrear : Nor ...
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... death , Strong death , alone can heave the maffy bar , This grofs impediment of clay remove , And make us embryos of existence free , From real life , but little more remote Is he , not yet a candidate for light , 120 125 130 The future ...
... death , Strong death , alone can heave the maffy bar , This grofs impediment of clay remove , And make us embryos of existence free , From real life , but little more remote Is he , not yet a candidate for light , 120 125 130 The future ...
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... Death ! great proprietor of all ! ' tis thine To tread out empire , and to quench the stars . The fun himself by thy permiffion shines ; And , one day , thou fhalt pluck him from his sphere . Amid fuch mighty plunder , why exhaust Thy ...
... Death ! great proprietor of all ! ' tis thine To tread out empire , and to quench the stars . The fun himself by thy permiffion shines ; And , one day , thou fhalt pluck him from his sphere . Amid fuch mighty plunder , why exhaust Thy ...
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... death . Not happiness itself makes good her name ; Our very wishes gives us not our wish . How distant oft the thing we doat on moft , From that for which we doat , felicity ! The Smootheft course of nature has its pains ; And trueft ...
... death . Not happiness itself makes good her name ; Our very wishes gives us not our wish . How distant oft the thing we doat on moft , From that for which we doat , felicity ! The Smootheft course of nature has its pains ; And trueft ...
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... death . Mine dy'd with thee , Philander ! thy laft figh 345 Diffolv'd the charm ; the difenchanted earth Loft all her luftre . Where her glittering towers ? Her golden mountains , where ? all darken'd down To naked waste ; a dreary vale ...
... death . Mine dy'd with thee , Philander ! thy laft figh 345 Diffolv'd the charm ; the difenchanted earth Loft all her luftre . Where her glittering towers ? Her golden mountains , where ? all darken'd down To naked waste ; a dreary vale ...
Palavras e frases frequentes
æther againſt ambition angels art thou aſk Becauſe bleffings bleft blifs bliſs bluſh boundleſs cauſe chimæra dæmons dark darkneſs death defcend Deity divine Doft dread duft earth endleſs eternal Ev'n facred fafe fame fate fenfe fhall fhould figh fight fing fkies fleeps fmile foft fome fong fool foon foul immortal fpirit ftill ftrange fuch fupreme fure glory grave guilt happineſs heart heaven himſelf hope hour human illuftrious juft lefs life's loft Lorenzo man's mankind moft mortal moſt muft muſt Narciffa nature nature's ne'er night nought numbers o'er paffion pain peace pleaſure praiſe prefent pride proud reafon rife ſcene ſcheme ſenſe ſhades ſhall ſhines ſkies ſmile ſpeak ſphere ſtars ſtill ſtorm ſtream ſuch thee thefe theme themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand throne tomb truth vaft virtue virtue's whofe whoſe wife wiſdom wiſh wretched
Passagens conhecidas
Página 16 - tis madness to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time ; Year after year it steals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene.
Página 40 - The chamber where the good man meets his fate, Is privileg'd beyond the common walk Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of heaven.
Página 32 - Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them, what report they bore to heaven ; And how they might have borne more welcome news.
Página 4 - Fate! drop the curtain; I can lose no more. Silence and Darkness! solemn sisters! twins From ancient Night, who nurse the tender thought To reason, and on reason build resolve...
Página 5 - We take no note of time But from its loss. To give it then a tongue Is wise in man. As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours : Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood.
Página 20 - Youth is not rich in time ; it may be poor ; Part with it as with money, sparing ; pay No moment, but in purchase of its worth ; And what its worth ask death-beds ; they can tell.
Página 3 - From short (as usual) and disturb'd repose I wake : how happy they who wake no more ! Yet that were vain, if dreams infest the grave.
Página 29 - But why on time so lavish is my song? On this great theme kind Nature keeps a school, To teach her sons herself.
Página 5 - Lead it through various scenes of life and death; And from each scene the noblest truths inspire. Nor less inspire my conduct than my song ; Teach my best reason, reason ; my best will...
Página 249 - All the black cares and tumults of this life, Like harmless thunders, breaking at his feet, Excite his pity, not impair his peace.