Cyclopaedia of English Literature: Sixth period from 1727-1780. Poets ; Scottish poets ; tragic dramatists ; Comic dramatists ; Periodical essayists ; Novelists ; Historians ; Metaphysical writers ; Writers in divinity ; Miscellaneous writersRobert Chambers Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1847 - Authors, English |
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... delight . ' The death of Sir Thomas Abney , eight years after he went to reside with him , made no change in these agreeable arrangements , as the same benevolent patronage was extended to him by the widow , who outlived him a year ...
... delight . ' The death of Sir Thomas Abney , eight years after he went to reside with him , made no change in these agreeable arrangements , as the same benevolent patronage was extended to him by the widow , who outlived him a year ...
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... delight us . If time past , And time possessed , both pain us , what can please ? That which the Deity to please ordained , Time used . The man who consecrates his hours By vigorous effort , and an honest aim , At once he draws the ...
... delight us . If time past , And time possessed , both pain us , what can please ? That which the Deity to please ordained , Time used . The man who consecrates his hours By vigorous effort , and an honest aim , At once he draws the ...
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... delight , In unfrequented glooms or shaggy banks , Steep , and divided by a babbling brook , Whose murmurs soothe them all the live - long day , When by kind duty fixed . Among the roots Of hazel pendent o'er the plaintive stream , They ...
... delight , In unfrequented glooms or shaggy banks , Steep , and divided by a babbling brook , Whose murmurs soothe them all the live - long day , When by kind duty fixed . Among the roots Of hazel pendent o'er the plaintive stream , They ...
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... delight : oh come , ye weary wights , to me ! With me , you need not rise at early dawn , To pass the joyless day in various stounds ; Or , louting low , on upstart fortune fawn , And sell fair honour for some paltry pounds ; Or through ...
... delight : oh come , ye weary wights , to me ! With me , you need not rise at early dawn , To pass the joyless day in various stounds ; Or , louting low , on upstart fortune fawn , And sell fair honour for some paltry pounds ; Or through ...
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... delight ; Whence , with just cause , the harp of olus it hight . Ah me ! what hand can touch the string so fine ! Who up the lofty diapason roll Such sweet , such sad , such solemn airs divine , Then let them down again into the soul ...
... delight ; Whence , with just cause , the harp of olus it hight . Ah me ! what hand can touch the string so fine ! Who up the lofty diapason roll Such sweet , such sad , such solemn airs divine , Then let them down again into the soul ...
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ancient appeared beauty beneath blank verse breast breath bright character charms clouds Colonsay dark dear death deep delight Dr Johnson earth England fair fame fancy father fear feel flowers genius grace grave green hand happy hast hear heard heart heaven hill honour hope Horace Walpole hour human king labour Lady light live look Lord Lord Byron lyre mind moral morning mountains mourn muse native nature never night o'er pain passion peace pleasure poem poet poetical poetry praise pride published racter rill Rodmond round scene Scotland seems shade sigh Sir Walter Scott sleep smile soft song sorrow soul sound spirit stream style sublime sweet taste tears tender thee thou thought tion Tom Jones Twas uncle Toby vale verse virtue voice wandering wave wild wind young youth