The Works of the British Poets, Nide 7John & Arthur Arch; and for Bell & Bradfute, and J. Mundell & Company Edinburgh., 1795 - 1157 sivua |
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Sivu 71
... should proceed with a full compass of thought and knowledge , either to design his plan , or to beautify the parts of it , in an allegorical manner . We are much beholden to antiquity for thofe excellent compofitions by which writers at ...
... should proceed with a full compass of thought and knowledge , either to design his plan , or to beautify the parts of it , in an allegorical manner . We are much beholden to antiquity for thofe excellent compofitions by which writers at ...
Sivu 74
... should enrich a nation not their own . ' Tis hence the virtues are no more confin'd To be but rules of reafon in the mind ; The heavenly forms ftart forth , appear to breathe , And in bright fhapes converfe with men beneath ; And , as a ...
... should enrich a nation not their own . ' Tis hence the virtues are no more confin'd To be but rules of reafon in the mind ; The heavenly forms ftart forth , appear to breathe , And in bright fhapes converfe with men beneath ; And , as a ...
Sivu 95
... should redden in the drawing - room ; Or lovers that mistake th ' appointed hour , Or in the lucky minute want the power . Thus he Thou fcandal of great Pæan's art , At thy approach the fprings of nature ftart , The nerves unbrace : nay ...
... should redden in the drawing - room ; Or lovers that mistake th ' appointed hour , Or in the lucky minute want the power . Thus he Thou fcandal of great Pæan's art , At thy approach the fprings of nature ftart , The nerves unbrace : nay ...
Sivu 113
... should we then the wondrous tales admire , Of Orpheus ' numbers , or Amphion's lyre ; Of walls erected by harmonious skill , How mountains mov'd , and rapid ftreams ftood Behold this fcene of beauty , and confess The wonder greater ...
... should we then the wondrous tales admire , Of Orpheus ' numbers , or Amphion's lyre ; Of walls erected by harmonious skill , How mountains mov'd , and rapid ftreams ftood Behold this fcene of beauty , and confess The wonder greater ...
Sivu 114
... Should Jove , for this fair circle , leave his throne , He'd meet a lightning fiercer than his own . Though to the fon his towering eagles rife , They fcarce could bear the luftre of thefe eyes . EPILOGUE To THE TRAGEDY OF CATO . WHAT ...
... Should Jove , for this fair circle , leave his throne , He'd meet a lightning fiercer than his own . Though to the fon his towering eagles rife , They fcarce could bear the luftre of thefe eyes . EPILOGUE To THE TRAGEDY OF CATO . WHAT ...
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