Poems, Volume 2Timothy Bedlington, 1826 |
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... taste , Now scorn'd , but worthy of a better fate . Our fathers knew the value of a screen From sultry suns : and , in their shaded walks And long protracted bow'rs , enjoy'd at noon The gloom and coolness of declining day . We bear our ...
... taste , Now scorn'd , but worthy of a better fate . Our fathers knew the value of a screen From sultry suns : and , in their shaded walks And long protracted bow'rs , enjoy'd at noon The gloom and coolness of declining day . We bear our ...
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... taste and wealth proclaim'd The fairest capital of all the world , By riot and incontinence the worst . 695 There touch'd by Reynolds , a dull blank becomes 700 A lucid mirror , in which Nature sees All her reflected features . Bacon ...
... taste and wealth proclaim'd The fairest capital of all the world , By riot and incontinence the worst . 695 There touch'd by Reynolds , a dull blank becomes 700 A lucid mirror , in which Nature sees All her reflected features . Bacon ...
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... taste no scenes But such as art contrives , possess ye still Your element , there only can ye shine ; There only minds like yours can do no harm . Our groves were planted to console at noon The pensive wand'rer in their shades . At eve ...
... taste no scenes But such as art contrives , possess ye still Your element , there only can ye shine ; There only minds like yours can do no harm . Our groves were planted to console at noon The pensive wand'rer in their shades . At eve ...
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... taste Of what is excellent in man , they thirst With such a zeal to be what they approve , That no restraints can circumscribe them more Than they themselves by choice , for wisdom's sake . Nor can example hurt them ; what they see Of ...
... taste Of what is excellent in man , they thirst With such a zeal to be what they approve , That no restraints can circumscribe them more Than they themselves by choice , for wisdom's sake . Nor can example hurt them ; what they see Of ...
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... taste thee unimpair'd and pure , 35 40 Or tasting , long enjoy thee ! too infirm , Or too incautious , to preserve thy sweets 45 Unmix'd with drops of bitter , which neglect Or temper sheds into thy crystal cup ; Thou art the nurse of ...
... taste thee unimpair'd and pure , 35 40 Or tasting , long enjoy thee ! too infirm , Or too incautious , to preserve thy sweets 45 Unmix'd with drops of bitter , which neglect Or temper sheds into thy crystal cup ; Thou art the nurse of ...
Palavras e frases frequentes
Aspasio beauty BEDLINGTON beneath betimes boast breath call'd cause charms death delight design'd distant divine domestick dread dream e'en earth ease ev'ning ev'ry fair fame fancy fear feed feel flow'r folly form'd fountain of eternal fruit give glory grace grave groves hand happy hast heard heart Heav'n honour hope human JOSEPH HILL labour learn'd less liberty live lost lov'd lyre magick Mighty winds mind muse musick nature Nature's Nebaioth never o'er once peace perhaps plac'd pleas'd pleasure plebeian pow'r praise proud prove publick quake rapture rest rude rural sacred scene seek seem'd shade shine skies sleep sloth smile Sofa song soon soul sound Stamp'd sweet task taste thee theme thine thou art thought toil trembling truth Twas virtue voice waste WILLIAM COWPER wind winter wisdom wise worth youth
Passagens conhecidas
Página 30 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earned.
Página 77 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Página 182 - Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss ; Ah, that maternal smile, it answers yes ! I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such ? It was.
Página 181 - Faithful remembrancer of one so dear, 0 welcome guest, though unexpected here ! Who bidst me honour with an artless song, Affectionate, a mother lost so long, 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own ; And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream that thou art she.
Página 144 - One song employs all nations ; and all cry " Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain for us-! " The dwellers in the vales and on the rocks Shout to each other, and the mountain tops From distant mountains catch the flying joy ; Till, nation after nation taught the strain, Earth rolls the rapturous Hosanna round.
Página 55 - My panting side was charged, when I withdrew To seek a tranquil death in distant shades. There was I found by one who had Himself Been hurt by th
Página 13 - But cawing rooks, and kites that swim sublime In still repeated circles, screaming loud, The jay, the pie, and e'en the boding owl, That hails the rising moon, have charms for me. Sounds inharmonious in themselves and harsh, Yet heard in scenes where peace for ever reigns, And only there, please highly for their sake.
Página 29 - OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more.
Página 139 - The sum is this. If man's convenience, health, Or safety interfere, his rights and claims Are paramount, and must extinguish theirs. Else they are all — the meanest things that are As free to live, and to enjoy that life, As God was free to form them at the first, Who in his sovereign wisdom made them all.
Página 183 - Could those few pleasant days again appear, Might one wish bring them, would I wish them here? I would not trust my heart : the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might. But no ; what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds again.