The Works of the English Poets, Volume 8Samuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 41
Page 7
... dia- mond : He polished it first ; and to that degree , that all artists since him have admired the workmanship , with- out pretending to mend it . Suckling and Carew , I B 4 nuft must confefs , wrote fome few things fmoothly enough : [ 7 ]
... dia- mond : He polished it first ; and to that degree , that all artists since him have admired the workmanship , with- out pretending to mend it . Suckling and Carew , I B 4 nuft must confefs , wrote fome few things fmoothly enough : [ 7 ]
Page 8
Samuel Johnson. must confefs , wrote fome few things fmoothly enough : but , as all they did in this kind was not very confider- able ; fo it was a little later than the carlieft pieces of Mr. Waller . He undoubtedly stands first in the ...
Samuel Johnson. must confefs , wrote fome few things fmoothly enough : but , as all they did in this kind was not very confider- able ; fo it was a little later than the carlieft pieces of Mr. Waller . He undoubtedly stands first in the ...
Page 10
... must , methinks , have fhown him the incurable fault of this jingling kind of Poetry ; and have led his later judgment to Blank Verfe . But , He continued an obftinate lover of Rhyme to the very laft : it was a miftrefs that never ...
... must , methinks , have fhown him the incurable fault of this jingling kind of Poetry ; and have led his later judgment to Blank Verfe . But , He continued an obftinate lover of Rhyme to the very laft : it was a miftrefs that never ...
Page 13
... must be to its prejudice . Care has been taken in this Book to get together every thing of Mr. Waller's that is not put into the former collection fo that between both , the Reader may make the fet complete . : : It will perhaps be ...
... must be to its prejudice . Care has been taken in this Book to get together every thing of Mr. Waller's that is not put into the former collection fo that between both , the Reader may make the fet complete . : : It will perhaps be ...
Page 16
... must repair the fame : When France shall boast of her , whose conquering eyes Have made the best of English hearts their prize ; Have power to alter the decrees of Fate , And change again the counfels of our State . What the prophetic ...
... must repair the fame : When France shall boast of her , whose conquering eyes Have made the best of English hearts their prize ; Have power to alter the decrees of Fate , And change again the counfels of our State . What the prophetic ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Amoret beauty blood bold bounty brave breaſt bright CANTO Chloris courage dame delight Engliſh EPITAPH eyes facred fafe fair falute fame fate fave feem fenfe fhall fhining fhip fide fight fince fing firft firſt flain flame fleep foes fome fong foul fpring friends ftand ftill fuch give glory GONDIBERT grace heart Heaven himſelf increaſe inftructed itſelf Jove juft juſt King Lady laft laſt lefs leſs light loft Lucretius Maid's Tragedy matchlefs mind mortal Mufe Muſe muſt noble nobler Numbers Nymph o'er Ovid paffion peace Phoebus plac'd pleaſe pleaſure praiſe prefent Prince rage raiſe reft rife royal ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhould ſhow ſpread ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtay ſtill ſuch ſweet tempeft thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thought Tranflation triumph uſe verfe verſes vex'd virtue Waller whofe whoſe winds wonder youth
Popular passages
Page 190 - For then we know how vain it was to boast Of fleeting things, so certain to be lost. Clouds of affection from our younger eyes Conceal that emptiness which age descries. The soul's dark cottage, battered and decayed, Lets in new light through chinks that Time has made: Stronger by weakness, wiser men become As they draw near to their eternal home. Leaving the old, both worlds at once they view That stand upon the threshold of the new.
Page 115 - The ancient way of conquering abroad. Ungrateful, then ! if we no tears allow To him, that gave us peace and empire too. Princes that fear'd him grieve...
Page 115 - Of her own growth hath all that nature craves, And all that's rare, as tribute from the waves. As ./Egypt does not on the clouds rely, But to...
Page 71 - ON A GIRDLE. That which her slender waist confined, Shall now my joyful temples bind ; No monarch but would give his crown His arms might do what this has done. It was my heaven's extremest sphere, The pale which held that lovely deer, My joy, my grief, my hope, my love, Did all within this circle move. A narrow compass, and yet there Dwelt all that's good and all that's fair; Give me but what this ribband bound, Take all the rest the sun goes round.
Page 115 - Gold, though the heaviest metal, hither swims. Ours is the harvest where the Indians mow, We plough the deep, and reap what others sow.
Page 115 - To such a tempest as now threatens all, Did not your mighty arm prevent the fall.
Page 12 - I can assure the reader what would have been, had this edition been delayed. The following poems were got abroad, and in a great many hands ; it were vain to expect that, among so many admirers of Mr.
Page 94 - Such truth in love as the' antique world did know, In such a style as courts may boast of now; Which no bold tales of gods or monsters swell, But human passions, such as with us dwell. Man is thy theme, his virtue or his rage Drawn to the life in each elaborate page.
Page 7 - Their poetry then was made up almost entirely of monosyllables ; which, when they come together in any cluster, are certainly the most harsh, untuneable things in the world.
Page 115 - We must resign ! heaven his great soul does claim In storms as loud as his immortal fame ; His dying groans, his last breath shakes our isle, And trees uncut fall for his funeral pile : About his palace their broad roots are tost Into the air ; so Romulus was lost ! New Rome in such a tempest missed her king. And from obeying fell to worshipping.