The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 1Bell & Daldy, 1885 |
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... earth , And gave the empire of the world its birth . Troy long had found the Grecians bold and fierce . Ere Homer mustered up their troops in verse ; Long had Achilles quelled the Trojans ' lust , And laid the labour of the gods in dust ...
... earth , And gave the empire of the world its birth . Troy long had found the Grecians bold and fierce . Ere Homer mustered up their troops in verse ; Long had Achilles quelled the Trojans ' lust , And laid the labour of the gods in dust ...
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... earth with smoke ; Here crags of broken rocks are twirled on high , Here molten stones and scattered cinders fly : Its fury reaches the remotest coast , And strows the Asiatic shore with dust . Now does the sailor from the neighbouring ...
... earth with smoke ; Here crags of broken rocks are twirled on high , Here molten stones and scattered cinders fly : Its fury reaches the remotest coast , And strows the Asiatic shore with dust . Now does the sailor from the neighbouring ...
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... earth below ; As thick as hail - stones from the floor rebound , Or shaken acorns rattle on the ground . No sense of danger can their kings control , Their little bodies lodge a mighty soul : Each obstinate in arms pursues his blow ...
... earth below ; As thick as hail - stones from the floor rebound , Or shaken acorns rattle on the ground . No sense of danger can their kings control , Their little bodies lodge a mighty soul : Each obstinate in arms pursues his blow ...
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... bellying cucumber along the twisted grass ; Nor would I pass the soft Acanthus o'er , Ivy nor myrtle - trees that love the shore ; Nor daffodils , that late from earth's slow womb Unrumple POEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS . 18.
... bellying cucumber along the twisted grass ; Nor would I pass the soft Acanthus o'er , Ivy nor myrtle - trees that love the shore ; Nor daffodils , that late from earth's slow womb Unrumple POEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS . 18.
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Joseph Addison Richard Hurd, Henry George Bohn. Nor daffodils , that late from earth's slow womb Unrumple their swoln buds ... earth unpurchased dainties would afford , And his own garden furnished out his board : The spring did first his ...
Joseph Addison Richard Hurd, Henry George Bohn. Nor daffodils , that late from earth's slow womb Unrumple their swoln buds ... earth unpurchased dainties would afford , And his own garden furnished out his board : The spring did first his ...
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Page 182 - Tis not a set of features, or complexion, The tincture of a skin, that I admire: Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense.
Page 49 - The victor's shouts and dying groans confound, The dreadful burst of cannon rend the skies, And all the thunder of the battle rise. "Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war ; In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage.
Page xvii - To strew fresh laurels, let the task be mine, A frequent pilgrim at thy sacred shrine ; Mine with true sighs thy absence to bemoan, And grave with faithful epitaphs thy stone.