The Works of the English Poets, Volumes 1-2Samuel Johnson, Charles Bathurst (Londres) H. Baldwin, 1779 - 315 pages |
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... throne , With irresistible commiffion arm'd , The world , in vain corrected , to destroy , And cafe creation of the fhocking scene . Seeft thou , Lorenzo ! what depends on man ? The fate of nature ; as for man , her birth . Earth's ...
... throne , With irresistible commiffion arm'd , The world , in vain corrected , to destroy , And cafe creation of the fhocking scene . Seeft thou , Lorenzo ! what depends on man ? The fate of nature ; as for man , her birth . Earth's ...
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... throne . Thus the three virtues , leaft alive on earth , Whofe love lets down these filver chains of light ; To draw up man's ambition to himself , 690 And welcom'd on heaven's coaft with most applause , An humble , pure , and heavenly ...
... throne . Thus the three virtues , leaft alive on earth , Whofe love lets down these filver chains of light ; To draw up man's ambition to himself , 690 And welcom'd on heaven's coaft with most applause , An humble , pure , and heavenly ...
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... thrones , On which angelic delegates of heaven , At certain periods , as the Sovereign nods , Discharge high trufts of Vengeance , or of Love ; To clothe , in outward grandeur , grand defign , And acts moft folemn still more folemnize ...
... thrones , On which angelic delegates of heaven , At certain periods , as the Sovereign nods , Discharge high trufts of Vengeance , or of Love ; To clothe , in outward grandeur , grand defign , And acts moft folemn still more folemnize ...
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... throne ! That little gem , how large ! a weight let fall From a fixt star , in ages can it reach This distant earth ! Say , then , Lorenzo ! where , Where , ends this mighty building ? Where , begin The fuburbs of Creation ? Where , the ...
... throne ! That little gem , how large ! a weight let fall From a fixt star , in ages can it reach This distant earth ! Say , then , Lorenzo ! where , Where , ends this mighty building ? Where , begin The fuburbs of Creation ? Where , the ...
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... throne ? Chaos ! of nature both the womb , and " grave ! 1540 1545 1550 Think'st thou my scheme , Lorenzo , spreads too wide ? Is this extravagant . ? —No ; this is just ; Juft , in conjecture , though ' t were falfe in fact . If ' tis ...
... throne ? Chaos ! of nature both the womb , and " grave ! 1540 1545 1550 Think'st thou my scheme , Lorenzo , spreads too wide ? Is this extravagant . ? —No ; this is just ; Juft , in conjecture , though ' t were falfe in fact . If ' tis ...
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Æther art thou beams beneath bleffing blifs boaft boaſt boundleſs breaſt Britain's Britannia's cauſe Codrus Dæmons darkneſs death defcend diftant divine dread earth endleſs eternal facred fafe fame fate fatire feas fhall fhines fhould fing firſt fkies flame fmile fome fong fons forrow foul fpirits ftars ftill ftreams fuch fwell genius glorious glory gods heart heaven human immortal juſt laſt lefs leſs Lorenzo luftre mankind mighty moft mortal moſt Mufe muft muſt nature's ne'er night numbers o'er paffion pain paſt peace Pindar pleaſe pleaſure praife praiſe prefent pride profe proud raiſe reafon refign'd reigns rife riſe ſcene ſea ſenſe ſhall ſhine ſkies ſmall ſmile ſpeak ſphere ſpread ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtill ſtorm ſtrange ſtrikes ſuch tempeft thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand throne thunder Trade virtue Voltaire whofe Whoſe wing wiſdom