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Page 76
... spheres of watchful fire , 40 And mifty regions of wide air next under And hills of fnow and lofts of piled thunder , May tell at length how green - ey'd Neptune raves , In Heav'n's defiance muftering all his waves ; Then fing of ...
... spheres of watchful fire , 40 And mifty regions of wide air next under And hills of fnow and lofts of piled thunder , May tell at length how green - ey'd Neptune raves , In Heav'n's defiance muftering all his waves ; Then fing of ...
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... His reign of peace upon the earth began : The winds with wonder whist Smoothly the waters kist , Whispering new joys to the mild ocean , Who now hath quite forgot to rave , 65 While birds of calm fit brooding on the charmed wave .
... His reign of peace upon the earth began : The winds with wonder whist Smoothly the waters kist , Whispering new joys to the mild ocean , Who now hath quite forgot to rave , 65 While birds of calm fit brooding on the charmed wave .
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But when of old the fons of morning fung , While the Creator great His conftellations fet , And the well - balanc'd world on hinges hung , And caft the dark foundations deep , 120 And bid the weltering waves their oozy channel keep .
But when of old the fons of morning fung , While the Creator great His conftellations fet , And the well - balanc'd world on hinges hung , And caft the dark foundations deep , 120 And bid the weltering waves their oozy channel keep .
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Curtain'd with cloudy red , 230 Pillows his chin upon an orient wave , The flocking fhadows pale Troop to the infernal jail , Each fetter'd ghoft flips to his several grave , And the yellow - skirted Fayes 235 Fly after the night ...
Curtain'd with cloudy red , 230 Pillows his chin upon an orient wave , The flocking fhadows pale Troop to the infernal jail , Each fetter'd ghoft flips to his several grave , And the yellow - skirted Fayes 235 Fly after the night ...
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... And the waters murmuring , With fuch concert as they keep , Entice the dewy - feather'd fleep ; stream And let some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wings in aery Of lively portraiture display'd , Softly on my eye - lids laid .
... And the waters murmuring , With fuch concert as they keep , Entice the dewy - feather'd fleep ; stream And let some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wings in aery Of lively portraiture display'd , Softly on my eye - lids laid .
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Page 109 - Pelops' line, Or the tale of Troy divine, Or what (though rare) of later age, Ennobled hath the buskined stage. But O, sad Virgin, that thy power Might raise Musaeus from his bower, Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing Such notes as warbled to the string, Drew iron tears down Pluto's cheek, And made Hell grant what Love did seek.
Page 65 - Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail Or knock the breast, no weakness, no contempt, Dispraise, or blame, nothing but well and fair, And what may quiet us in a death so noble.
Page 10 - Let there be lig;ht, and light was over all; Why am I thus bereav'd thy prime decree? The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon. When she deserts the night Hid in her vacant interlunar cave.
Page 158 - For we were nursed upon the self-same hill, Fed the same flock, by fountain, shade, and rill. Together both, ere the high lawns appeared Under the opening eyelids of the morn, We drove afield, and both together heard What time the gray-fly winds her sultry horn...
Page 162 - Where the great Vision of the guarded mount Looks toward Namancos and Bayona's hold, — Look homeward, Angel, now, and melt with ruth ; And, O ye dolphins, waft the hapless youth.
Page 160 - The air was calm, and on the level brine Sleek Panope with all her sisters played. It was that fatal and perfidious bark, Built in the eclipse, and rigged with curses dark, That sunk so low that sacred head of thine.
Page 97 - Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire ; Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
Page 178 - When all our fathers worshipped stocks and stones, Forget not ; in thy book record their groans Who were thy sheep, and in their ancient fold Slain by the bloody Piedmontese, that rolled Mother with infant down the rocks.
Page 163 - Through the dear might of him that walked the waves Where other groves and other streams along, With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, And hears the unexpressive nuptial song, In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love. There entertain him all the saints above, In solemn troops and sweet societies That sing, and singing in their glory move And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes.
Page 105 - With store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace, whom all commend.
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| Title | The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 5, Page 3 The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Samuel Johnson |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | H. Hughs, 1779 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 28 Nov 2006 |
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