Poems by Cowley, Waller, Butler, Denham, Dryden, and Pomfret, Numerot 77–79Johnson, 1810 - 220 sivua |
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Sivu 16
... o'er the sins of youth . He , like the stars , to which he now is gone , that shine with beams like flame , yet burn not with the same , had all the light of youth , of the fire none . Knowledge he only sought , and so soon caught , as ...
... o'er the sins of youth . He , like the stars , to which he now is gone , that shine with beams like flame , yet burn not with the same , had all the light of youth , of the fire none . Knowledge he only sought , and so soon caught , as ...
Sivu 17
... o'er , as if wise nature had made that her book . So many virtues join'd in him , as we can scarce pick here and there in history ; more than old writers ' practice e'er could reach as much as they could ever teach . These did religion ...
... o'er , as if wise nature had made that her book . So many virtues join'd in him , as we can scarce pick here and there in history ; more than old writers ' practice e'er could reach as much as they could ever teach . These did religion ...
Sivu 19
... o'er again in me ? THE WISH . Well , then , I now do plainly see , this busy world and I shall ne'er agree ; the very honey of all earthly joy does of all meats the soonest cloy : and they ( methinks ) deserve my pity who for it can ...
... o'er again in me ? THE WISH . Well , then , I now do plainly see , this busy world and I shall ne'er agree ; the very honey of all earthly joy does of all meats the soonest cloy : and they ( methinks ) deserve my pity who for it can ...
Sivu 22
... o'er Reason's light prevail , by ignes fatui for North - stars we sail . Brother of Fear ! more gayly clad ; the merrier fool o ' th ' two , yet quite as mad ; sire of repentance ! child of fond Desire ! that blow'st the chemic's and ...
... o'er Reason's light prevail , by ignes fatui for North - stars we sail . Brother of Fear ! more gayly clad ; the merrier fool o ' th ' two , yet quite as mad ; sire of repentance ! child of fond Desire ! that blow'st the chemic's and ...
Sivu 32
... o'er the plain , whilst neighb'ring hills low back to them again ; and when the season rich , as well as gay , all her autumnal bounty does display , how is he pleas'd th ' increasing use to see of his well trusted labours bend the tree ...
... o'er the plain , whilst neighb'ring hills low back to them again ; and when the season rich , as well as gay , all her autumnal bounty does display , how is he pleas'd th ' increasing use to see of his well trusted labours bend the tree ...
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Addison Anacreon arms beauty behold blest blood bold breast bright brother Cæsar Cato Cato's Cecilia's charms DANIEL PURCELL death Decius delight dost dreadful Dryden e'er ev'n ev'ry eyes fair fame fate father fear flame fools friends give gods grace griefs hand happy hast hear heart heaven honour hope Hudibras I've sounded immortal Juba king live Lord Lord Halifax lov'd Lucia Lucius maid majestic band mankind Marc Marcia Marcus mighty mind Muse nature ne'er never numbers Numidian nymph o'er once passion peace Pharsalia pleasure poet Portius pow'r praise prince rage ravish'd rise Roman Roman senate Rome scenes Sempronius senate shade shew shine sight smile song sorrows soul sound stream sung sweet swells sword Syph Syphax tears thee thine thoughts toil tongue tremble Utica verse virtue whilst winds would'st thou young youth
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Sivu 24 - Twas but a kindred sound to move, For pity melts the mind to love. Softly sweet in Lydian measures, Soon he soothed his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble ; Honour but an empty bubble...
Sivu 20 - Less than a god they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke so sweetly, and so well. What passion cannot Music raise and quell?
Sivu 82 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Sivu 22 - The praise of Bacchus then the sweet musician sung : Of Bacchus ever fair and ever young : The jolly god in triumph comes...
Sivu 19 - From harmony, from heavenly harmony This universal frame began ; When Nature underneath a heap Of jarring atoms lay, And could not heave her head, The tuneful voice was heard from high, Arise, ye more than dead.
Sivu 21 - And value books, as women men, for dress: Their praise is still, — the style is excellent; The sense, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found...
Sivu 21 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
Sivu 19 - Soon as the evening shades prevail The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth ; Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Sivu 7 - A watchtower once ; but now, so fate ordains. Of all the pile an empty name remains. From its...
Sivu 4 - CREATOR spirit, by whose aid The world's foundations first were laid, Come visit every pious mind ; Come pour thy joys on human kind ; From sin and sorrow set us free, And make thy temples worthy thee.