The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 5Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1810 - English poetry |
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... hope it was not true , we have no means of proving that it was false . The only life which has been prefixed to all the editions of Shakspeare of the eighteenth century , is that drawn up by Mr. Rowe , and which he modestly calls " Some ...
... hope it was not true , we have no means of proving that it was false . The only life which has been prefixed to all the editions of Shakspeare of the eighteenth century , is that drawn up by Mr. Rowe , and which he modestly calls " Some ...
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... hope are compass'd oft with vent'ring , Chiefly in love , whose leave exceeds commission : Affection faints not like a pale - fac'd coward , But then woos best , when most his choice is froward . When he did frown , O had she then gave ...
... hope are compass'd oft with vent'ring , Chiefly in love , whose leave exceeds commission : Affection faints not like a pale - fac'd coward , But then woos best , when most his choice is froward . When he did frown , O had she then gave ...
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... hope doth labour to expell ; For now reviving joy bids her rejoice , And flatters her , it is Adonis ' voice . Whereat her tears began to turn their tide , Being prison'd in her eye , like pearls in glass ; Yet sometimes falls an orient ...
... hope doth labour to expell ; For now reviving joy bids her rejoice , And flatters her , it is Adonis ' voice . Whereat her tears began to turn their tide , Being prison'd in her eye , like pearls in glass ; Yet sometimes falls an orient ...
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... hope with deeds degenerate ; The mightier man , the mightier is the thing That makes him honour'd , or begets him hate ; For greatest scandal waits on greatest state . The Moon being clouded presently is miss'd , But little stars may ...
... hope with deeds degenerate ; The mightier man , the mightier is the thing That makes him honour'd , or begets him hate ; For greatest scandal waits on greatest state . The Moon being clouded presently is miss'd , But little stars may ...
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... hope , bold Hector , march'd to Stood many Trojan mothers , sharing joy [ field , To see their youthful sons bright weapons wield ; And to their hope they such odd action yield , That , through their light joy , seemed to appear ( Like ...
... hope , bold Hector , march'd to Stood many Trojan mothers , sharing joy [ field , To see their youthful sons bright weapons wield ; And to their hope they such odd action yield , That , through their light joy , seemed to appear ( Like ...
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angels ayre bear beasts beauty Ben Jonson blood bloud body breath breed brest COUNTESS OF BEDFORD dare dead dear death delight disdaine Donne dost doth Earth EPIGRAM eyes face fair falne fame farre feare fire flames foes give glory God's grace griefe grone hand hate hath haue hear heart Heaven honour horrour JOHN DONNE Jonson king kiss light liv'd live look Lord loue lov'd love's lust mind Muse never night nought once paine pleasure poet poison'd poor pow'r praise prince quoth rage rais'd rest SATIRE SATIRE III scape scorne seem'd selfe Shakspeare shame shine sight Silent Woman sing sinne sonne SONNET soul sprite straight strange Sunne sweet tears terrour thee thine things thou art thought tongue true twixt unto verse vertue Whil'st