Elegant Extracts: Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry Selected for Improvement of Youth, in Speaking, Reading, Thinking, Composing, and in the Conduct of Life |
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... delight which they derive from Poetry , is furely fufficient to recommend an attention to it , at an age when ... delightful land , flowing with milk and honey ; where , after having been nourished like the infant from the mo- ther's ...
... delight which they derive from Poetry , is furely fufficient to recommend an attention to it , at an age when ... delightful land , flowing with milk and honey ; where , after having been nourished like the infant from the mo- ther's ...
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... delighted with na- ture and fact , though unembellifhed ; becaufe all objects with them have the grace of novelty ... delight or utility of Poetry . The fubject has been exhautted ; and , whatever a few men of little tafte and feeling ...
... delighted with na- ture and fact , though unembellifhed ; becaufe all objects with them have the grace of novelty ... delight or utility of Poetry . The fubject has been exhautted ; and , whatever a few men of little tafte and feeling ...
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... delight ; and , wrapt in both , I ftare at myself . My bones , unform'd As yet , nor hardening from the viscous parts , But blended with th unanimated mafs , Thy eye diltinetly view'd ; and , while I lay Within the earth , imperfect ...
... delight ; and , wrapt in both , I ftare at myself . My bones , unform'd As yet , nor hardening from the viscous parts , But blended with th unanimated mafs , Thy eye diltinetly view'd ; and , while I lay Within the earth , imperfect ...
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... Delight no more - O Thou my voice infpire , Who touch'd Ifaiah's hallow'd lips with fire ! Rapt into future times , the bard begun : A Virgin fhall conceive , a Virgin bear a Son ! From Jeffe's root behold a branch arife , Whofe facred ...
... Delight no more - O Thou my voice infpire , Who touch'd Ifaiah's hallow'd lips with fire ! Rapt into future times , the bard begun : A Virgin fhall conceive , a Virgin bear a Son ! From Jeffe's root behold a branch arife , Whofe facred ...
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... delight , nor left One joy to gild the evening of thy days ; Became its boat . One Murder made a Villain , Though life feem one uncomfortable void , Millions a Hero . Princes were privileg'd To kill , and numbers fan & tified the crime ...
... delight , nor left One joy to gild the evening of thy days ; Became its boat . One Murder made a Villain , Though life feem one uncomfortable void , Millions a Hero . Princes were privileg'd To kill , and numbers fan & tified the crime ...
Common terms and phrases
beauty behold bleffings bleft blifs blood bofom breaft breath charms death divine doth earth eternal Ev'n ev'ry eyes facred fafe faid fair fame fate fcene fcorn fear fecret feems feen fenfe fhade fhall fhine fhould fide fighs fight filent fing fire firft fkies flain fleep fmiles foft folemn fome fong fons foon forrow foul fpirit fpread fpring ftand ftill ftream fuch fure fweet grace hand hath heart Heav'n honour juft king laft lefs loft lord lyre mind moft Mufe muft muſt nature ne'er night nymph o'er paffion pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praife praiſe pride reafon reft rife rofe ſcene ſhall ſkies ſpeak ſtand ſtate ſtill ſweet tears thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro Twas vafe virtue whofe wife wind wings worfe youth