The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 44Samuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 |
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... soul , By fuch engagements , could the mind control , If holy verfes aught to music owe , Be that thy large account of thanks below : Whilft , then , the timbrels lively pleasure gave , And , now , whilst organs found fedately grave ...
... soul , By fuch engagements , could the mind control , If holy verfes aught to music owe , Be that thy large account of thanks below : Whilft , then , the timbrels lively pleasure gave , And , now , whilst organs found fedately grave ...
Page 141
... soul , that trod their glory down ! The ftony paths , by which diforder'd flight Convey'd their troops and chariots from the fight , With rugged points their horses hoofs distress'd , And broke them prancing in impetuous hafte . Curfe ...
... soul , that trod their glory down ! The ftony paths , by which diforder'd flight Convey'd their troops and chariots from the fight , With rugged points their horses hoofs distress'd , And broke them prancing in impetuous hafte . Curfe ...
Page 145
... Souls tun'd for praifing to the temple bring , And thus amidst the facred mufic fing : Hail , Piety triumphant goodness , hail ! Hail , O prevailing , ever O prevail ! At thine entreaty , Justice leaves to frown , And wrath appeafing ...
... Souls tun'd for praifing to the temple bring , And thus amidst the facred mufic fing : Hail , Piety triumphant goodness , hail ! Hail , O prevailing , ever O prevail ! At thine entreaty , Justice leaves to frown , And wrath appeafing ...
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... soul to Lebanon repair , And lays the fcene of all his actions there ; Where as he wrote , and from the bower furvey'd The feenting groves , or anfwering knots he made , His facred art the fights of nature brings , Beyond their ufe , to ...
... soul to Lebanon repair , And lays the fcene of all his actions there ; Where as he wrote , and from the bower furvey'd The feenting groves , or anfwering knots he made , His facred art the fights of nature brings , Beyond their ufe , to ...
Page 216
... soul to pray ; There fhalt thou prove my virtues , drink my wine , And feel my joy , to find me wholly thine . Oh ! while my foul were fick , through fond defire , Thine hands should hold me left my life expire ; As round a child the ...
... soul to pray ; There fhalt thou prove my virtues , drink my wine , And feel my joy , to find me wholly thine . Oh ! while my foul were fick , through fond defire , Thine hands should hold me left my life expire ; As round a child the ...
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æther ANTISTROPHE arife aſk beauty beneath bleffings blefs'd blifs bofom breaft breath bright charms chearful cloſe defcend defire divine eaſe eyes facred fafe fair falute fame fancy fate fear feat feek feem feen fhade fhall fhepherds fhine fhow fide fight filent filver fing fix'd fkies flain flame fleep flies flowers foft fome fong fons foon forrow foul fpirit fpring Frogs ftand ftill ftream fuch fung fweet glory grace grove heart Ifrael king laſt lefs Lord lov'd Meaſures mind mufic night numbers Nymphs o'er paffion Pelops plain pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure praife praiſe prefence purſue rage rais'd raiſe realms reft rife rofe ſhade ſhake ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhow ſkies ſkill ſky ſpeak ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtrain ſweet thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand Twas verfe voice whofe whoſe winds wondrous