The Miscellaneous Works: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales, and Translations, Volume 2J. and R. Tonson, 1760 |
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... English ; I believe I may say in aný other tongue for the magnified piece of Dun- comb on that subject , which either he must mean , or none , and with which another of his fellows has upbraided me , was tranflated from the Spa- nish of ...
... English ; I believe I may say in aný other tongue for the magnified piece of Dun- comb on that subject , which either he must mean , or none , and with which another of his fellows has upbraided me , was tranflated from the Spa- nish of ...
Page 155
... fave While Ent keeps all the honor that he gave , Nor are you , learned friend , the leaft renown'd ; Whofe fame , not circumfcrib'd with English ground , Flies like the nimble journies of the light ; And EPISTLE S. 155 .
... fave While Ent keeps all the honor that he gave , Nor are you , learned friend , the leaft renown'd ; Whofe fame , not circumfcrib'd with English ground , Flies like the nimble journies of the light ; And EPISTLE S. 155 .
Page 164
... English peer ; How he embellifhes his Helen's loves , Outdoes his foftness , and his fenfe improves ? When these translate , and teach tranflators too , Nor firftling kid , nor any vulgar vow , Should at Apollo's grateful altar stand ...
... English peer ; How he embellifhes his Helen's loves , Outdoes his foftness , and his fenfe improves ? When these translate , and teach tranflators too , Nor firftling kid , nor any vulgar vow , Should at Apollo's grateful altar stand ...
Page 165
... ancient wit engage , Nor mighty Homer fear , nor facred Virgil's page : Our English palace opens wide in ftate ; And without stooping they may pafs the gate . EPISTLE the SIXTH . TO THE DUTCHESS of YORK , M 3 EPISTLES . 165.
... ancient wit engage , Nor mighty Homer fear , nor facred Virgil's page : Our English palace opens wide in ftate ; And without stooping they may pafs the gate . EPISTLE the SIXTH . TO THE DUTCHESS of YORK , M 3 EPISTLES . 165.
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... English tafte : For wine to leave a whore or play Was ne'er your excellency's way . Nor need this title give offence , For here you were your excellence , For gaming , writing , fpeaking , keeping , His excellence for all but fleeping ...
... English tafte : For wine to leave a whore or play Was ne'er your excellency's way . Nor need this title give offence , For here you were your excellence , For gaming , writing , fpeaking , keeping , His excellence for all but fleeping ...
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againſt Amyntas Becauſe beft beſt bleffing breaſt call'd cauſe CHLORI cloſe confcience DAPHNI defign'd e'en eaſe Engliſh ev'ry eyes facred fafely faid fair fame fate fatire fear feen fenfe fhall fight fince firft firſt fleep foes fome fons fools foon foul ftand ftill fubject fuch fure grace gueſt heaven herſelf himſelf Hind houſe juſt kiffing kind king laft laſt leaſt lefs leſs Lucretius Momus moſt mufe muſe muſt never numbers o'er Panther paſs Pindaric pleaſe pleaſure poets praiſe prince PROLOGUE race raiſe reafon reft reſt reſtore rife ſay ſcarce ſcene ſee ſeems ſenſe ſhall ſhe ſhould ſhow sk sk ſkies ſky ſome ſpace ſpeak ſtage ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtay ſtill ſweet thee thefe themſelves Theocritus theſe thofe thoſe thou thro tranflated true twas uſe verſe Virgil Whig whofe Whoſe wife wiſh worfe yourſelves
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Page 284 - Flushed with a purple grace He shows his honest face: Now give the hautboys breath; he comes, he comes! Bacchus , ever fair and young , Drinking joys did first ordain : Bacchus...
Page 288 - Thais led the way To light him to his prey, And like another Helen, fired another Troy! Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, While organs yet were mute; Timotheus to his breathing flute And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire.
Page 285 - Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure ; Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure ; Sweet is pleasure after pain. Soothed with the sound, the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain.
Page 189 - Better to hunt in fields for health unbought Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught. The wise for cure on exercise depend ; God never made his work for man to mend.
Page 289 - At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame ; The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred store, Enlarged the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown ; He raised a mortal to the skies ; She drew an angel down.
Page 288 - And unburied remain Inglorious on the plain : Give the vengeance due To the valiant crew ! Behold how they toss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes And glittering temples of their hostile gods.
Page 25 - As only buz to Heaven with evening wings ; Strike in the dark, offending but by chance ; Such are the blindfold blows of Ignorance : They know not beings,, and but hate a name ; To them the Hind and Panther are the same.
Page 144 - Where did his wit on learning fix a brand And rail at arts he did not understand? Where made he love in Prince Nicander's vein Or swept the dust in Psyche's humble strain? Where sold he bargains, "whipstitch, kiss my arse", Promised a play and dwindled to a farce?
Page 145 - This is thy province, this thy wondrous way, New humours to invent for each new play: This is that boasted bias of thy mind, By which one way to dulness 'tis inclined: Which makes thy writings lean on one side still, And, in all changes, that way bends thy will.
Page 282 - In flower of youth and beauty's pride. Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave, None but...