The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes. Illustrated with Notes, Historical, Critical, and Explanatory, and a Life of the Author, Volume 14William Miller, 1808 |
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Page 11
... land - locked on every side , and where no winds can possibly in- vade , no tempests can arise . There a man may stand upon the shore , and not only see ' his own image , but that of his Maker , clearly reflected OF THE GEORGICS . 11.
... land - locked on every side , and where no winds can possibly in- vade , no tempests can arise . There a man may stand upon the shore , and not only see ' his own image , but that of his Maker , clearly reflected OF THE GEORGICS . 11.
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... winds ; While mountain snows dissolve against the sun , And streams , yet new , from precipices run ; Even in this early dawning of the year , Produce the plough , and yoke the sturdy steer , And goad him till he groans beneath his toil ...
... winds ; While mountain snows dissolve against the sun , And streams , yet new , from precipices run ; Even in this early dawning of the year , Produce the plough , and yoke the sturdy steer , And goad him till he groans beneath his toil ...
Page 32
... wind . Whether from hence the hollow womb of earth Is warmed with secret strength for better birth ; Or , when the latent vice is cured by fire , Redundant humours through the pores expire ; Or that the warmth distends the chinks , and ...
... wind . Whether from hence the hollow womb of earth Is warmed with secret strength for better birth ; Or , when the latent vice is cured by fire , Redundant humours through the pores expire ; Or that the warmth distends the chinks , and ...
Page 40
... winds that sweep the skies : The heavy harvest from the root is torn , And whirled aloft the lighter stubble borne : With such a force the flying rack is driven , And such a winter wears the face of heaven : * And oft whole sheets ...
... winds that sweep the skies : The heavy harvest from the root is torn , And whirled aloft the lighter stubble borne : With such a force the flying rack is driven , And such a winter wears the face of heaven : * And oft whole sheets ...
Page 41
... winds redouble , and the rains augment : The waves on heaps are dashed against the shore ; And now the woods , and now the billows , roar . In fear of this , observe the starry signs , Where Saturn houses , and where Hermes joins . But ...
... winds redouble , and the rains augment : The waves on heaps are dashed against the shore ; And now the woods , and now the billows , roar . In fear of this , observe the starry signs , Where Saturn houses , and where Hermes joins . But ...
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