Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Prefaces, Volume 3John Aikin Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1821 - 807 páginas |
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... close his eyes . With downcast looks the joyless victor sate Revolving in his alter'd soul The various turns of Chance below ; And , now and then , a sigh he stole ; And tears began to flow . CHORUS . Revolving in his alter'd soul The ...
... close his eyes . With downcast looks the joyless victor sate Revolving in his alter'd soul The various turns of Chance below ; And , now and then , a sigh he stole ; And tears began to flow . CHORUS . Revolving in his alter'd soul The ...
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... Close by each other laid , they press'd the ground , Their manly bosoms pierc'd with many a griesly wound ; Nor well alive , nor wholly dead they were , But some faint signs of feeble life appear : The wandering breath was on the wing ...
... Close by each other laid , they press'd the ground , Their manly bosoms pierc'd with many a griesly wound ; Nor well alive , nor wholly dead they were , But some faint signs of feeble life appear : The wandering breath was on the wing ...
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... close A hollow groan : a murmuring wind arose ; The rings of iron , that on the doors were hung , Sent out a jarring sound , and harshly rung : The bolted gates flew open at the blast , The storm rushed in , and Arcite stood aghast ...
... close A hollow groan : a murmuring wind arose ; The rings of iron , that on the doors were hung , Sent out a jarring sound , and harshly rung : The bolted gates flew open at the blast , The storm rushed in , and Arcite stood aghast ...
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... close his either side . Next after these , there rode the royal wife , With Emily , the cause and the reward of strife . The following cavalcade , by three and three , Proceed by titles marshall'd in degree . Thus through the southern ...
... close his either side . Next after these , there rode the royal wife , With Emily , the cause and the reward of strife . The following cavalcade , by three and three , Proceed by titles marshall'd in degree . Thus through the southern ...
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... blows Fall thick and heavy , when on foot they close . So deep their faulchions bite , that every stroke Pierc'd to the quick ; and equal wounds they gave and took . Borne far asunder by the tides of men Like adamant 68 BOOK III . DRYDEN .
... blows Fall thick and heavy , when on foot they close . So deep their faulchions bite , that every stroke Pierc'd to the quick ; and equal wounds they gave and took . Borne far asunder by the tides of men Like adamant 68 BOOK III . DRYDEN .
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Ah willow Arcite arm'd arms beauteous behold blood bore breast breath call'd Chanticleer charms coursers Creon crown'd cry'd Cymon dame death dream dy'd Earth Emily ev'n eyes fair fame fate fear fight fire flames forc'd Fortune Gaul grace green ground grove hand happy heart Heaven Hesiod honour horrour join'd JOSEPH ADDISON Jove kind king knight labour ladies laurel light liv'd look'd lord lov'd Lysimachus maid mind mortal Muse Nature's never numbers nymphs o'er pain Palamon pass'd Philostratus Pirithous plac'd plain pleas'd pointed lance prepar'd prescience prey pride prince proud queen race rais'd ravish'd renown'd resolv'd rest Reynard Rhodian rich rise secret seem'd shade shine sigh'd sight sing slain song soul sound Splendid Shilling steed stood sung sweet sword Thebes thee Theseus thine THOMAS PARNELL thou thought troop turn'd Twas virtue vows wind wine wood youth
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Página 2 - In flower of youth and beauty's pride. Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave, None but the brave, None but the brave deserves the fair...
Página 3 - Flush'd with a purple grace, He shows his honest face; Now give the hautboys breath: he comes! he comes! Bacchus, ever fair and young, Drinking joys did first ordain ; Bacchus...
Página 104 - Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charm'd. For letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky; And oft, with holy hymns, he charm'd their ears: (A music more melodious than the spheres.) For David left him, when he went to rest, His lyre; and after him he sung the best.
Página 213 - My galligaskins, that have long withstood The winter's fury, and encroaching frosts, By time subdued (what will not time subdue !) An horrid chasm...
Página 6 - The princes applaud with a furious joy: And the King seized a flambeau with zeal to destroy; Thais led the way To light him to his prey, And like another Helen fired another Troy...
Página 323 - Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel by divine command With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia...
Página 276 - Murmuring he lifts his eyes, and thinks it hard That generous actions meet a base reward. While thus they pass, the sun his glory shrouds, The changing skies hang out their sable clouds ; A sound in air presag'd approaching rain, And beasts to covert scud across the plain. Warn'd by the signs, the wandering pair retreat To seek for shelter at a neighboring seat.
Página 209 - Happy the man who, void of cares and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains A Splendid Shilling: he nor hears with pain New oysters cried, nor sighs for cheerful ale; But with his friends, when nightly mists arise, To Juniper's Magpie or...
Página 169 - And listen'd for the queen of all the quire ; Fain would I hear her heavenly voice to sing, And wanted yet an omen to the spring. " Attending long in vain, I took the way, Which through a path, but scarcely printed, lay ; In narrow mazes oft it seem'd to meet, . And look'd as lightly ^press'd by fairy feet.
Página 274 - FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a reverend hermit grew ; The moss his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the crystal well : Remote from man, with God he pass'd the days, Prayer all his business, all his pleasure praise.