The Works of the English Poets, Volume 12J. D. Cornish, 1779 - 390 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 27
Page 18
... spring of Virgil , it bears along with it the filth and ordure of the Goths and Vandals . Neither will I mention Monfieur Fontenelle , the living glory of the French . It is enough for him to have excelled his mafter Lucian , without ...
... spring of Virgil , it bears along with it the filth and ordure of the Goths and Vandals . Neither will I mention Monfieur Fontenelle , the living glory of the French . It is enough for him to have excelled his mafter Lucian , without ...
Page 23
... springs appear'd to mourn , And whispering pines made vows for thy return . TIT . What should I do , while here I was en- chain'd , No glimpse of god - like liberty remain'd ; Nor could I hope in any place but there , To find a god fo ...
... springs appear'd to mourn , And whispering pines made vows for thy return . TIT . What should I do , while here I was en- chain'd , No glimpse of god - like liberty remain'd ; Nor could I hope in any place but there , To find a god fo ...
Page 28
... they bring , With all the glories of the purple spring .. The daughters of the flood have fearch'd the mead . For violets pale , and cropp'd the poppies head ; The 65 The short narciffus , and fair daffodil , Panfies 28 DRYDEN'S VIRGIL .
... they bring , With all the glories of the purple spring .. The daughters of the flood have fearch'd the mead . For violets pale , and cropp'd the poppies head ; The 65 The short narciffus , and fair daffodil , Panfies 28 DRYDEN'S VIRGIL .
Page 29
... spring . Ah cruel creature , whom doft thou despise ? The gods to live in woods have left the skies . And godlike Paris in th ' Idean grove , To Priam's wealth preferr'd Oenone's love . In cities which the built , let Pallas reign ...
... spring . Ah cruel creature , whom doft thou despise ? The gods to live in woods have left the skies . And godlike Paris in th ' Idean grove , To Priam's wealth preferr'd Oenone's love . In cities which the built , let Pallas reign ...
Page 34
... spring . The challenge to Damætas shall belong , Mænalcas shall sustain his under - song : Each in his turn your tuneful numbers bring ; By turns the tuneful Muses love to fing . DAM . From the great Father of the gods above My Mufe ...
... spring . The challenge to Damætas shall belong , Mænalcas shall sustain his under - song : Each in his turn your tuneful numbers bring ; By turns the tuneful Muses love to fing . DAM . From the great Father of the gods above My Mufe ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Æneas Æneid Æneis againſt anſwer arms Auguftus becauſe beſt betwixt Cæfar Carthage cauſe Daphnis defcended defire Dido earth Ev'n eyes facred fafe faid fame fate father fear feas fecret fecure feem fenfe feven fhades fhall fhepherd fhew fhore fide fight fing fire firft firſt fkies flain flocks flood foes foil fome fong fpring fubject fuch fure fwain fweet Georgic goddeſs gods Grecian ground heaven hero himſelf honour houſe Ilioneus Jupiter juſt labour laft laſt leaſt lefs Lordſhip mafter moſt Mufe Muſe muſt myſelf night numbers o'er obferved Ovid plain pleaſe pleaſure poem poet praiſe prefent Priam promiſe purſue rage raiſe reft rifing Segrais ſhade ſhall ſhe ſheep ſhore ſhould ſkies ſky ſpace ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtood ſtorm ſtreams ſweet thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou tranflation Trojan Troy Turnus Tyrian uſe verfe verſe vines Virgil whofe winds woods youth