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Page xvii
... kind of patriots , who think it no waste of the public treasure to purchase politeness to their country . The poem upon one of King William's cam- paigns , addressed to his Lordship , was received with great humanity , and occasioned a ...
... kind of patriots , who think it no waste of the public treasure to purchase politeness to their country . The poem upon one of King William's cam- paigns , addressed to his Lordship , was received with great humanity , and occasioned a ...
Page xvii
... kind of criticism , which con- vinces at first sight , and shows the vanity of conjectures made by antiquaries at a distance . If the knowledge of po- lite literature has its use , there is certainly a merit in illus- trating the ...
... kind of criticism , which con- vinces at first sight , and shows the vanity of conjectures made by antiquaries at a distance . If the knowledge of po- lite literature has its use , there is certainly a merit in illus- trating the ...
Page xvii
... kind concern with which Mr. Ad- dison left me as a sort of encumbrance upon this valuable legacy . Nor must I deny myself the honour to acknowledge , that the goodness of that great man to me , like many other of his amiable qualities ...
... kind concern with which Mr. Ad- dison left me as a sort of encumbrance upon this valuable legacy . Nor must I deny myself the honour to acknowledge , that the goodness of that great man to me , like many other of his amiable qualities ...
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... kind of verse . But Dryden's unconfined genius had given a sanction to them . • O may'st thou still , & c . ] See note 2 in the preceding page . It might have stood thus : " Still may thy muse the noble task prolong . ' ' reveal tell ...
... kind of verse . But Dryden's unconfined genius had given a sanction to them . • O may'st thou still , & c . ] See note 2 in the preceding page . It might have stood thus : " Still may thy muse the noble task prolong . ' ' reveal tell ...
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... kind . Britannia's graceful sons appear in arms , Her harassed troops the hero's presence warms , Whilst the high hills and rivers all around With thundering peals of British shouts resound : Doubling their speed , they march with fresh ...
... kind . Britannia's graceful sons appear in arms , Her harassed troops the hero's presence warms , Whilst the high hills and rivers all around With thundering peals of British shouts resound : Doubling their speed , they march with fresh ...
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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.