The Poetical Works of John Dryden ... With the Life of the Author, Nide 2Edinburg, 1777 |
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... true , it is as much as I design'd . Were I the inventor , who am only the historian , I should certainly conclude the piece , with the recon- cilement of Absalom to David ; and who knows but this may come to pass ? Things were not ...
... true , it is as much as I design'd . Were I the inventor , who am only the historian , I should certainly conclude the piece , with the recon- cilement of Absalom to David ; and who knows but this may come to pass ? Things were not ...
Sivu 8
... true end of satire is the amendment of vices by correction ; and he who writes honestly is no more an enemy to the offender , than the physician to the patient , when he prescribes harsh remedies to an inveterate disease ; for those are ...
... true end of satire is the amendment of vices by correction ; and he who writes honestly is no more an enemy to the offender , than the physician to the patient , when he prescribes harsh remedies to an inveterate disease ; for those are ...
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... true succession could their seed attend , Of all the num'rous progeny was none So beautiful , so brave , as Absalom : Whether inspir'd by some diviner lust , His father got him with a greater gust , 10 20 4 4 Or that his conscious ...
... true succession could their seed attend , Of all the num'rous progeny was none So beautiful , so brave , as Absalom : Whether inspir'd by some diviner lust , His father got him with a greater gust , 10 20 4 4 Or that his conscious ...
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... true or false , are necessary things To raise up commonwealths , and ruin kings . Th ' inhabitants of old Jerusalem Were Jebusites ; the town so call'd from them ; And theirs the native right- But when the chosen people grew more strong ...
... true or false , are necessary things To raise up commonwealths , and ruin kings . Th ' inhabitants of old Jerusalem Were Jebusites ; the town so call'd from them ; And theirs the native right- But when the chosen people grew more strong ...
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... true he grants the people all they crave , And more , perhaps , than subjects ought to have ; For lavish grants suppose a monarch tame , 385 And more his goodness than his wit proclaim ; But when should people strive their bonds to ...
... true he grants the people all they crave , And more , perhaps , than subjects ought to have ; For lavish grants suppose a monarch tame , 385 And more his goodness than his wit proclaim ; But when should people strive their bonds to ...
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Absalom Achithophel allow'd arts betwixt bless blood brave breast call'd cause Chanticleer CHRO church common conscience crimes crowd crown crown'd curs'd curse dare David's defence design'd diff'ring Doeg e'en Eliab ephod ev'ry eyes faction fair faith fame fate father fear foes fools forc'd friends grace hate Heav'n heav'nly Hebron heir Hind honour int'rest Ishbosheth Isr'el Jebusites Jews JOHN DRYDEN kind king land laws look'd lord monarch Muse Nadab native ne'er never o'er Panther peace people's Phaleg plain plot pow'r praise pretended pride prince prov'd race rage rais'd rebel reign renegado reply'd rest royal ruin sacred sanhedrims satire Scripture sects sedition seem'd seiz'd sense Shadwell shew Shimei sons soul sound sov'reign stand suff'ring sure sway thee thou thought throne Timotheus Tis true treason trust try'd twas urg'd Uzza virtue winds wise writ youth zeal