The Poetical Works of Collins, Gray, and Beattie: With a Memoir of EachPhillips, Sampson, 1851 - 308 pages |
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... fame , that not to write prose is certainly to write poetry . His lines commonly are of slow motion , clogged and impeded with clusters of consonants . As men are often esteemed who cannot be loved , so the poetry of Collins may ...
... fame , that not to write prose is certainly to write poetry . His lines commonly are of slow motion , clogged and impeded with clusters of consonants . As men are often esteemed who cannot be loved , so the poetry of Collins may ...
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... fame can bless . While Folly frequent boasts th ' insculptured tomb , By flattery's pen inscribed with purchased praise ; While rustic Labour's undistinguish'd doom Fond Friendship's hand records in humble phrase , Of Genius oft and ...
... fame can bless . While Folly frequent boasts th ' insculptured tomb , By flattery's pen inscribed with purchased praise ; While rustic Labour's undistinguish'd doom Fond Friendship's hand records in humble phrase , Of Genius oft and ...
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... fame , With whisper'd spell had burst the starting band , It left unblest her loathed dishonour'd side ; Happier , hopeless fair , if never Her baffled hand with vain endeavour Had touch'd that fatal zone to her denied ! Young Fancy ...
... fame , With whisper'd spell had burst the starting band , It left unblest her loathed dishonour'd side ; Happier , hopeless fair , if never Her baffled hand with vain endeavour Had touch'd that fatal zone to her denied ! Young Fancy ...
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... fame through every age . Ye forms divine , ye laureate band , That near her inmost altar stand ! Now soothe her , to her blissful train Blithe Concord's social form to gain : Concord , whose myrtle wand can steep E'en Anger's blood shot ...
... fame through every age . Ye forms divine , ye laureate band , That near her inmost altar stand ! Now soothe her , to her blissful train Blithe Concord's social form to gain : Concord , whose myrtle wand can steep E'en Anger's blood shot ...
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... fame ; Whose tales e'en now , with echoes sweet , Castilia's Moorish hills repeat : Or him , whom Seine's blue nymphs deplore , In watchet weeds , on Gallia's shore ; Who drew the sad Sicilian maid , By virtues in her sire betray'd : O ...
... fame ; Whose tales e'en now , with echoes sweet , Castilia's Moorish hills repeat : Or him , whom Seine's blue nymphs deplore , In watchet weeds , on Gallia's shore ; Who drew the sad Sicilian maid , By virtues in her sire betray'd : O ...
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Amyntas arms bard beauty blast blest bloom blooming band bosom bower breast breathe brow charms cliffs clouds Corydon Daphnis dark death deep divine dread drest ECLOGUE Eton College fair fame Fancy Fancy's fate fire flame flowers gale gentle glittering glory glow grace Gray grove hail hand heart Heaven hope Julius Cæsar lofty lonely Lycidas lyre maid Margaret of Anjou melting Menalcas mighty mind Mopsus mountains mourn Muse Nature's ne'er numbers nymph o'er peace Pindaric plain poem pomp pride rage rapture reign rills roll round sacred scene shade shepherd sing skies smile soft song soothe soul spring storm strain stream sublime swain sweet tear thee thine Thormodus Torfæus thou thought throne toil trembling truth Twas vale verse virtue Virtue's voice warbling wave WESTMINSTER ABBEY wild wind wing yonder youth