The Works of the English Poets: Parnell and A. PhilipsH. Hughs, 1779 - English poetry |
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... strain ; Dear to the Mufe , to Harley dear - in vain ! For him thou oft haft bid the world attend , Fond to forget the statesman in the friend : For Swift and him , defpis'd the farce of state , The fober follies of the wife and great ...
... strain ; Dear to the Mufe , to Harley dear - in vain ! For him thou oft haft bid the world attend , Fond to forget the statesman in the friend : For Swift and him , defpis'd the farce of state , The fober follies of the wife and great ...
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... strain , And from the poplar charms the liftening plain , We fancy love expreft at every note , It melts , it warbles , in her liquid throat . Of barbarous Tereus fhe complains no more , But fings for pleasure , as for grief before ...
... strain , And from the poplar charms the liftening plain , We fancy love expreft at every note , It melts , it warbles , in her liquid throat . Of barbarous Tereus fhe complains no more , But fings for pleasure , as for grief before ...
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... strain , And mysteries ask believing , which to view , Like the fair fun , are plain , but dazzling too . Be Truth , so found , with facred heed possest , Not kings have power to tear it from thy breast . By no blank charters harm they ...
... strain , And mysteries ask believing , which to view , Like the fair fun , are plain , but dazzling too . Be Truth , so found , with facred heed possest , Not kings have power to tear it from thy breast . By no blank charters harm they ...
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... strains , The former vanish off , the new begin , The folemn filence ftands like night between , In whofe dark bofom day departing lies , And day fucceeding takes a lovely rife . But though the fong be chang'd , be ftill the flame , And ...
... strains , The former vanish off , the new begin , The folemn filence ftands like night between , In whofe dark bofom day departing lies , And day fucceeding takes a lovely rife . But though the fong be chang'd , be ftill the flame , And ...
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... strain , O never let thy Mofes fing in vain ! Dare to be good , and happinefs prolong , Or , if thy folly will fulfil the fong , At least be found the feldomer in ill , And still repent , and foon repent thee ftill ; When fuch fair ...
... strain , O never let thy Mofes fing in vain ! Dare to be good , and happinefs prolong , Or , if thy folly will fulfil the fong , At least be found the feldomer in ill , And still repent , and foon repent thee ftill ; When fuch fair ...
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æther ANTISTROPHE arife beauty beneath bleffings blefs'd bofom breaſt breath bright charms chearful cloſe defcend defire divine eyes facred fafe faid fair falute fame fancy fate fear feat feek feems feen fhades fhall fhepherds fhine fide fight filent filver fing fix'd fkies flain flame flies flowers fmiles foft fome fong foon forrow foul fpring Frogs ftand ftill fuch fung fwains fweet glory grace grove heart Ifrael king laſt lefs Lord lov'd Meaſures mind Mufe mufic night numbers Nymphs o'er paffion Pelops plain pleafing pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure praife praiſe purſue rage rais'd raiſe realms reft reſt rife riſe rofe ſcene ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhow ſkies ſkill ſky ſpeak ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtrain ſtream ſweet thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand Twas voice whofe Whoſe winds wondrous
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Page 87 - Thy prayer, thy praise, thy life to vice unknown, In sweet memorial rise before the throne: These charms success in our bright region...
Page 81 - To find if books or swains report it right (For yet by swains alone the world he knew, Whose feet came wandering o'er the nightly dew...
Page 22 - Yet, spite of all that Nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain the prize, Could ladies look within...
Page 26 - To see the revel scene : At close of eve he leaves his home, And wends to find the ruin'd dome, All on the gloomy plain. As there he bides, it...
Page 87 - ... Detested wretch !" — but scarce his speech began, When the strange partner seem'd no longer man His youthful face grew more serenely sweet ; His robe turn'd white, and flow'd upon his feet ; Fair rounds of radiant points invest his hair ; Celestial odours...
Page 81 - 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.
Page 7 - The price of favours; the designing arts That aim at riches in contempt of hearts; And, for a comfort in the marriage life, The little pilfering temper of a wife.
Page 21 - To measure heighth against his head, And lift itself above : Yet spite of all that nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain...
Page 88 - The mean, suspicious wretch, whose bolted door Ne'er mov'd in duty to the wandering poor ; With him I left the cup, to teach his mind That heaven can bless, if mortals will be kind. Conscious of wanting worth, he views the bowl, And feels compassion touch his grateful soul. Thus artists melt the sullen ore of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head ; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And loose from dross, the silver runs below.
Page 83 - And much he wish'd, but durst not ask, to part ; 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...