The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 55Samuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 - English poetry |
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... spirits ; of the death - bed call 240 245 250 255 Of him who robb'd the widow , and devour'd 260 The orphan's portion ; of unquiet fouls Rifen from the grave to ease the heavy guilt Of deeds in life conceal'd ; of shapes that walk At ...
... spirits ; of the death - bed call 240 245 250 255 Of him who robb'd the widow , and devour'd 260 The orphan's portion ; of unquiet fouls Rifen from the grave to ease the heavy guilt Of deeds in life conceal'd ; of shapes that walk At ...
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... spirit of the world , Though , self - collected from eternal time , Within his own deep effence he beheld 305 The bounds of true felicity complete ; 310 Yet by immenfe benignity inclin'd To fpread around him that primæval joy Which fill ...
... spirit of the world , Though , self - collected from eternal time , Within his own deep effence he beheld 305 The bounds of true felicity complete ; 310 Yet by immenfe benignity inclin'd To fpread around him that primæval joy Which fill ...
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... spirit in this hour of ill 575 From folly and despair . O yet belov'd ! Let not this headlong terror quite o'erwhelm Thy scatter'd powers ; nor fatal deem the rage Of this tormentor , nor his proud assault , While I am here to vindicate ...
... spirit in this hour of ill 575 From folly and despair . O yet belov'd ! Let not this headlong terror quite o'erwhelm Thy scatter'd powers ; nor fatal deem the rage Of this tormentor , nor his proud assault , While I am here to vindicate ...
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... spirit with its mold of clay ; O ! teach me to reveal the grateful charm 280 That fearchlefs nature o'er the fenfe of man Diffuses , to behold , in lifeless things , The inexpreffive femblance of himself , Of thought and paffion : Mark ...
... spirit with its mold of clay ; O ! teach me to reveal the grateful charm 280 That fearchlefs nature o'er the fenfe of man Diffuses , to behold , in lifeless things , The inexpreffive femblance of himself , Of thought and paffion : Mark ...
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... Spirit , from the banks Of Avon , whence thy holy fingers cull Fresh flowers and dews to sprinkle on the turf Where Shakespeare lies , be present . And with thee 30 Let Fiction come ; on her aërial wings Wafting ten thousand colors ...
... Spirit , from the banks Of Avon , whence thy holy fingers cull Fresh flowers and dews to sprinkle on the turf Where Shakespeare lies , be present . And with thee 30 Let Fiction come ; on her aërial wings Wafting ten thousand colors ...
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Page 82 - The powers of man; we feel within ourselves His energy divine; he tells the heart, He meant, he made us to behold and love What he beholds and loves, the general orb Of life and being; to be great like him, Beneficent and active.
Page 106 - Decrees its province in the common toil. To some she taught the fabric of the sphere, The changeful moon, the circuit of the stars, The golden zones of heaven ; to some she gave To weigh the moment of eternal things, Of time...
Page 20 - Maker said, That not in humble nor in brief delight, Not in the fading echoes of Renown, Power's purple robes, nor Pleasure's flowery lap, The...
Page 296 - The language of our fathers. Here he dwelt For many a cheerful day. These ancient walls Have often heard him, while his legends blithe He sang; of love, or knighthood, or the wiles Of homely life; through each estate and age, The fashions and the follies of the world With cunning hand portraying.
Page 82 - The world's foundations* if to these the mind Exalts her daring eye ; then mightier far Will be the change, and nobler.
Page 298 - Who walk'd in every path of human life, Felt every passion ; and to all mankind Doth now, will ever, that experience yield...
Page 277 - Nymphs, from my delighted lyre, Accept the rites your bounty well may claim ; Nor heed the scoffings of the Edonian band.
Page 19 - She darts her swiftness up the long career Of devious comets ; through its burning signs Exulting measures the perennial wheel Of Nature, and looks back on all the stars, Whose blended light, as with a milky zone, Invests the orient. Now amazed she views The empyreal waste...
Page 220 - Such rites, which they with Spring renew, The eyes of care can never view ; And care hath long been mine : And hence offended with their guest, Since grief of love my soul oppress'd, They hide their toils divine.
Page 18 - And continents of sand, will turn his gaze To mark the windings of a scanty rill That murmurs at his feet?