The Miscellaneous Works: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales, and Translations, Volume 2J. and R. Tonson, 1760 |
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Page 163
... arrives to copy well , Unguided will advance , unknowing will excel : Scarce his own Horace could fuch rules ordain , Or his own Virgil fing a nobler strain . How much in him may rifing Ireland boaft , How M 2 EPISTLE S. 163.
... arrives to copy well , Unguided will advance , unknowing will excel : Scarce his own Horace could fuch rules ordain , Or his own Virgil fing a nobler strain . How much in him may rifing Ireland boaft , How M 2 EPISTLE S. 163.
Page 165
... with 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.
... with 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.
Page 197
... Virgil's art . Thy genius gives thee both ; where true defign , Poftures unforc'd , and lively colors join . Likeness is ever there ; but still the best , Like proper thoughts in lofty language dreft : Where light , to fhades defcending ...
... Virgil's art . Thy genius gives thee both ; where true defign , Poftures unforc'd , and lively colors join . Likeness is ever there ; but still the best , Like proper thoughts in lofty language dreft : Where light , to fhades defcending ...
Page 200
... Virgil's work would be , Such is a fingle piece to history . But we , who life bestow , ourselves must live ; Kings cannot reign , unless their subjects give ; And they , who pay the taxes , bear the rule : Thus thou , fometimes , art ...
... Virgil's work would be , Such is a fingle piece to history . But we , who life bestow , ourselves must live ; Kings cannot reign , unless their subjects give ; And they , who pay the taxes , bear the rule : Thus thou , fometimes , art ...
Page 340
... Virgil owe ; Whose age enjoys but what his youth deferv'd , To rule thofe Mufes whom before he ferv'd . His learning , and untainted manners too , We find , Athenians , are deriv'd to you : Such antient hofpitality there refts In yours ...
... Virgil owe ; Whose age enjoys but what his youth deferv'd , To rule thofe Mufes whom before he ferv'd . His learning , and untainted manners too , We find , Athenians , are deriv'd to you : Such antient hofpitality there refts In yours ...
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Amyntas becauſe beſt bleſſing bleſt buſineſs call'd cauſe cloſe confcience deſign deſign'd diſdain e'en eaſe Engliſh ev'ry facred fair fame fate fatire fear fight firſt foes fome fons fools foon foul fure grace gueſt heaven houſe increaſe inſpire juſt juſtly kind king laſt leaſt leſs Lucretius moſt muſe muſt never numbers o'er Panther paſs peace play pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure poets praiſe preſent prince raiſe reaſon reſt rife riſe ſacred ſaid ſame ſay ſcarce ſcenes ſcripture ſecond ſecure ſee ſeems ſeen ſenſe ſent ſet ſhades ſhall ſhare ſhe ſhew ſhines ſhore ſhort ſhould ſhow ſhun ſkies ſky ſmile ſome ſpace ſpeak ſpread ſpring ſtage ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtay ſtill ſtood ſtore ſtrength ſtrife ſubject ſuch ſupport ſure ſweet thee themſelves Theocritus theſe thoſe thou thro tranſlated true twas uſe verſe Virgil Whig Whoſe wiſely wiſh worſe 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...