Select Works of the British Poets, in a Chronological Series from Ben Jonson to BeattieJohn Aikin A. Hart, Carey & Hart, 1850 - 807 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 6
... light : If I , her vulgar stone , for either look , Out of myself ' it must be strook . Yet I must on . What sound is't strikes mine ear ? Sure I Fame's trumpet hear : It sounds like the last trumpet ; for it can Raise up the buried man ...
... light : If I , her vulgar stone , for either look , Out of myself ' it must be strook . Yet I must on . What sound is't strikes mine ear ? Sure I Fame's trumpet hear : It sounds like the last trumpet ; for it can Raise up the buried man ...
Page 11
... light ! But then , alas ! to thee alone , One of old Gideon's miracles was shown ; For every tree and every herb around With pearly dew was crown'd , And upon all the quicken'd ground The fruitful seed of Heaven ... LIGHT . 1 . Hymn to Light.
... light ! But then , alas ! to thee alone , One of old Gideon's miracles was shown ; For every tree and every herb around With pearly dew was crown'd , And upon all the quicken'd ground The fruitful seed of Heaven ... LIGHT . 1 . Hymn to Light.
Page 12
... light thoughts their empty career run , Thy race is finish'd when begun ; Let a post - angel start with thee , And thou the goal of Earth shalt reach as soon as he . Thou in the Moon's bright chariot , proud and gay , Dost thy bright ...
... light thoughts their empty career run , Thy race is finish'd when begun ; Let a post - angel start with thee , And thou the goal of Earth shalt reach as soon as he . Thou in the Moon's bright chariot , proud and gay , Dost thy bright ...
Page 17
... light fantastic toe ; And in thy right hand lead with thee The mountain - nymph , sweet Liberty ; And , if I give thee honor due , Mirth , admit me of thy crew , To live with her , and live with thee . In unreproved pleasures free . To ...
... light fantastic toe ; And in thy right hand lead with thee The mountain - nymph , sweet Liberty ; And , if I give thee honor due , Mirth , admit me of thy crew , To live with her , and live with thee . In unreproved pleasures free . To ...
Page 19
... light to counterfeit a gloom ; Far from all resort of mirth , Save the cricket on the hearth , Or the bellman's drowsy charm , To bless the doors from nightly harm Or let my lamp at midnight hour , Be seen in some high lonely tower ...
... light to counterfeit a gloom ; Far from all resort of mirth , Save the cricket on the hearth , Or the bellman's drowsy charm , To bless the doors from nightly harm Or let my lamp at midnight hour , Be seen in some high lonely tower ...
Common terms and phrases
Abra angels arms beauty behold beneath blest blood breast breath bright call'd Chanticleer charms Cloacina coursers crown'd dark death delight Derry divine dread Earth ev'n eyes fair fame fate fear fire fix'd flame flies Gaul glory grace ground hand happy hast hath head heart Heaven Hell Hesiod hills honor hope join'd king labor light live lord lov'd Lubberkin lyre maid mighty mind mortal Muse ne'er never night numbers Nut-brown Maid nymph o'er once pain PARADISE LOST peace plac'd plain pleas'd pleasure praise pride race rage rais'd reign Reynard rise Satan seem'd shade shining sight sing song soon sorrow soul spirits Spleen stood stream swain sweet tell tempest thee thence Theseus thine things thou thought throne turn'd Twas vex'd Virg virtue voice whence winds wings wise wood youth