A Collection of Poems: Occasionally Writ on Several SubjectsJohn White, 1731 - 176 sivua |
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Sivu iii
... Genius may come abroad by the Allowance of a weak Judgment , without much Pride and Oftentation to help it . A celebrated Modern , ob- ferves , A Poet no fooner communicates his Works , but it is imagined he is a vain young Creature , A ...
... Genius may come abroad by the Allowance of a weak Judgment , without much Pride and Oftentation to help it . A celebrated Modern , ob- ferves , A Poet no fooner communicates his Works , but it is imagined he is a vain young Creature , A ...
Sivu iv
... Genius as a good Poet , and it will do him no harm if he happens to be good natur'd in- to the Bargain ; in fome Cafes we recommend ourfel- ves as much by being Humane as Just , for every Bo◅ dy likes gentleness of Temper , tho ' every ...
... Genius as a good Poet , and it will do him no harm if he happens to be good natur'd in- to the Bargain ; in fome Cafes we recommend ourfel- ves as much by being Humane as Just , for every Bo◅ dy likes gentleness of Temper , tho ' every ...
Sivu xii
... Genius in all Conditions of Life , and it is only these who may reasonably hope for any juft and lafting Fame ; the Mind of a Shepherd ought to be represented unlearn'd , but not igno- rant , his Manners fhou'd be unpolite but not rude ...
... Genius in all Conditions of Life , and it is only these who may reasonably hope for any juft and lafting Fame ; the Mind of a Shepherd ought to be represented unlearn'd , but not igno- rant , his Manners fhou'd be unpolite but not rude ...
Sivu xv
... Voice [ to Fame ; On Hills remote , the northern Shep- Lherd fings , Not lefs Variety , nor fewer Springs ; As many Suns diverfify our Year , Nor want we Shade or Summer Zephyr here . Thou , Thou , whom kind Nature has with Genius bleft ;
... Voice [ to Fame ; On Hills remote , the northern Shep- Lherd fings , Not lefs Variety , nor fewer Springs ; As many Suns diverfify our Year , Nor want we Shade or Summer Zephyr here . Thou , Thou , whom kind Nature has with Genius bleft ;
Sivu xv
Occasionally Writ on Several Subjects Isaac Thompson. Thou , whom kind Nature has with Genius bleft ; Diftinguish'd both for Judgment and for Tafte ! Not prone to blame , nor falfely to commend , At once a gen'rous Critic , and a Friend ...
Occasionally Writ on Several Subjects Isaac Thompson. Thou , whom kind Nature has with Genius bleft ; Diftinguish'd both for Judgment and for Tafte ! Not prone to blame , nor falfely to commend , At once a gen'rous Critic , and a Friend ...
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Abfence arife Beauties Bleffings bleft Blifs Bloom blooming Groves Bofom Breaſt bright caft Charms DAMON Daphnis dear Defire Delight diff'rent Ev'n ev'ry Eyes facred fafe Fame feems felf fhall fhining fhould figh'd fince fing Fire firſt Flame flow flow'ry fmile foft fome foon ftill fuch fweet fwell gen'rous Genius Glories glow Groves happy Heart Heav'n heav'nly Hills John Joys juſt lafting laſt lefs lov'd Love Mankind melting Mind moſt Mount Ida mourn Mufe Muſe muſt ne'er Numbers Nymph o'er OENONE OVID Paffion Paftoral Pain PARIS Plain pleas'd pleaſe Pleaſure Pow'r Praife Praiſe PRIAM purſue Rapture raviſh'd rife Robert Rofe Scenes Seafon Senfe Shades ſhall ſhe Shepherd ſhine Silvia's Skie Skies Song Soul ſtay ſtill Streams STREPHON Swain tender thee thefe theſe Things feel thofe Thomas thoſe thou Thought thouſand thro Verfe Verſe VIRG whofe Whoſe William Youth
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Sivu viii - ... wing, (Her guide now lost) no more attempts to rise, But in low numbers short excursions tries: Content, if hence, th...
Sivu 129 - O could I flow like thee! and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme ! Tho
Sivu vi - Ten cenfure wrong, for one who writes amifs ; A fool might once himfelf alone expofe, Now one in verfe makes many more in profe. Tis with our judgments as our watches, none Go juft alike, yet each believes his own.
Sivu 154 - Flocks, fecms to be the firft Employment of Mankind, the moft antient Sort of Poetry, was probably Paftoral : 'Tis natural to imagine, that the Leifure of thofe antient Shepherds requiring fome Diverfion, none was fo proper to that folitary Life, as finging, and that in their Songs, they took Occafion...
Sivu 101 - No doleful fighs in airy circles rove, But all be rapture, blifs, and joy and love ; Without a ruffle, ev'ry moment flow, More gentle than the fofteft breezes blow.
Sivu xv - Rofes in Hedges, King-cups on the green, Birds in the Woods, and Larks upon the Skies, Say, is't not Spring that makes you all rejoyce?
Sivu 33 - Swell'd to my Eyes, and melted out in Tears; " My trembling Limbs could fcarce my Weight fuftain, " And Life furpriz'd, ftood paufing with the Pain.
Sivu 30 - Place for Contemplation, or for Care, To lift the Soul, or pour out fad DeJpair ! And And here lay Cc///'», haplefs Swain!
Sivu vii - One moral, or a meer well-natur'd Deed Does all Defert in Sciences exceed. Moreover, I can ajjure all my Readers, 'who are not of my Acquaintance, that I am not extravagant...