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... fear ; That blood , which thou and thy great grandfire shed And all that fince thefe fifter nations bled , Had been unfpilt , and happy Edward known That all the blood he fpilt , had been his own . * Edward III . and the Black Prince ...
... fear ; That blood , which thou and thy great grandfire shed And all that fince thefe fifter nations bled , Had been unfpilt , and happy Edward known That all the blood he fpilt , had been his own . * Edward III . and the Black Prince ...
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... fears not to do ill , yet fears the name , And free from confcience , is a flave to fame : Thus Thus he the church at once protects , and fpoils DENHAM'S POEMS .
... fears not to do ill , yet fears the name , And free from confcience , is a flave to fame : Thus Thus he the church at once protects , and fpoils DENHAM'S POEMS .
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... and danger they would buy , And with a foe that would not only fly . The ftag now confcious of his fatal growth , At once indulgent to his fear and floth , To To fome dark covert his retreat had made , Where DENHAM'S 15 POEMS .
... and danger they would buy , And with a foe that would not only fly . The ftag now confcious of his fatal growth , At once indulgent to his fear and floth , To To fome dark covert his retreat had made , Where DENHAM'S 15 POEMS .
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... fear Had given this falfe alarm , but ftreight his view Confirms , that more than all he fears is true . Betray'd in all his ftrengths , the wood befet ; All inftruments , all arts of ruin met ; ; He calls to mind his ftrength , and ...
... fear Had given this falfe alarm , but ftreight his view Confirms , that more than all he fears is true . Betray'd in all his ftrengths , the wood befet ; All inftruments , all arts of ruin met ; ; He calls to mind his ftrength , and ...
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... fear . And now too late he wishes for the fight That ftrength he wafted in ignoble flight : But when he fees the eager chace renew'd , Himfelf by dogs , the dogs by men pursued : He ftraight revokes his bold refolve , and more Repents ...
... fear . And now too late he wishes for the fight That ftrength he wafted in ignoble flight : But when he fees the eager chace renew'd , Himfelf by dogs , the dogs by men pursued : He ftraight revokes his bold refolve , and more Repents ...
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Page 57 - Horace's wit, and Virgil's state, He did not steal, but emulate! And when he would like them appear, •/ Their garb, but not their clothes, did wear...
Page 21 - First to a Torrent, then a Deluge swells: Stronger, and fiercer by restraint he roars, And knows no bound, but makes his power his shores.
Page 15 - Brings home to us, and makes both Indies ours : Finds wealth where 'tis, bestows it where it wants, Cities in deserts, woods in cities plants ; So that to us no thing, no place is strange, While his fair bosom is the world's exchange.
Page 14 - Can knowledge have no bound, but must advance So far, to make us wish for ignorance, And rather in the dark to grope our way Than, led by a...
Page 18 - All instruments, all arts of ruin met; He calls to mind his strength, and then his speed, His winged heels, and then his armed head; With these t' avoid, with that his fate to meet; But fear prevails and bids him trust his feet.
Page 293 - Like transitory dreams given o'er, Whose images are kept in store By memory alone. The time that is to come is not; How can it then be mine? The present moment's all my lot; And that, as fast as it is got, Phillis, is only thine. Then talk not of inconstancy, False hearts, and broken vows; If I by miracle can be This live-long minute true to thee, 'Tis all that Heaven allows.
Page 314 - Likes me abundantly ; but you take care Upon this point, not to be too severe. Perhaps my muse were fitter for this part, For I profess I can be very smart On wit, which I abhor with all my heart.
Page 335 - If those gross faults his choice pen doth commit Proceed from want of judgment, or of wit ? Or if his lumpish fancy does refuse Spirit and grace to his loose slattern Muse ? Five hundred verses every morning writ, Prove him no more a poet than a wit...
Page 53 - How unconcern'd in things to come ! if here uneasy, finds at Rome, at Paris, or Madrid, his home. Secure from low and private ends, his life, his zeal, his wealth attends his prince, his country, and his friends.
Page 58 - Horace's wit and Virgil's state He did not steal, but emulate, And when he would like them appear, Their garb, but not their clothes, did wear} He not from Rome alone, but Greece, Like Jason brought the golden fleece ; To him that language, though to none Of th' others, as his own was known.