Selections from the British Poets, Volume 1Harper & Bros., 1810 |
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Page 13
... o'er the plain , Yclad in mighty arms and silver shield , Wherein old dints of deep wounds did remain , The cruel marks of many a bloody field ; Yet arms till that time did he never wield : His angry steed did chide his foaming bit , As ...
... o'er the plain , Yclad in mighty arms and silver shield , Wherein old dints of deep wounds did remain , The cruel marks of many a bloody field ; Yet arms till that time did he never wield : His angry steed did chide his foaming bit , As ...
Page 74
... o'er With Nature's hand , not Art's ; and pleasures yield , Horace might envy in his Sabine field . Thus would I double my life's fading space ; For he that runs it well , twice runs his race . And in this true delight , These unbought ...
... o'er With Nature's hand , not Art's ; and pleasures yield , Horace might envy in his Sabine field . Thus would I double my life's fading space ; For he that runs it well , twice runs his race . And in this true delight , These unbought ...
Page 90
... o'er the furrow'd land , And the milkmaid singeth blithe , And the mower whets his scythe , And every shepherd tells his tale Under the hawthorn in the dale . Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasures Whilst the landscape round it ...
... o'er the furrow'd land , And the milkmaid singeth blithe , And the mower whets his scythe , And every shepherd tells his tale Under the hawthorn in the dale . Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasures Whilst the landscape round it ...
Page 94
... o'er the accustom'd oak : Sweet bird , that shunn'st the noise of folly , Most musical , most melancholy ! Thee , chantress , oft , the woods among , I woo , to hear thy even - song ; And , missing thee , I walk unseen On the dry ...
... o'er the accustom'd oak : Sweet bird , that shunn'st the noise of folly , Most musical , most melancholy ! Thee , chantress , oft , the woods among , I woo , to hear thy even - song ; And , missing thee , I walk unseen On the dry ...
Page 98
... , thy loss to shepherds ' ear . [ deep Where were ye , nymphs , when the remorseless Closed o'er the head of your loved Lycidas ? For neither were ye playing on the steep , Where your old bards , the famous Druids , lie 98 JOHN MILTON .
... , thy loss to shepherds ' ear . [ deep Where were ye , nymphs , when the remorseless Closed o'er the head of your loved Lycidas ? For neither were ye playing on the steep , Where your old bards , the famous Druids , lie 98 JOHN MILTON .
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arms bard Bavius behold beneath bless'd bliss bosom bower breast breath bright call'd charms clouds COMUS COUNTESS OF WINCHELSEA court dark death delight divine dost doth dread earth eternal Ev'n eyes fair fame fate fear flame flowers grace grave Greece Grongar Hill grove hand happy hast hath head hear heart heaven heavenly hill honour immortal JOHN DRYDEN king light live Locrine Lycidas lyre mighty mind morn mortal mountains Muse Muse's Nature's ne'er never night numbers nymph o'er pain peace pleasure poet praise pride proud raptures rill rise round sacred seem'd seraphic shade shepherd shines sight sing sleep smile soft song soul sound spirit spring stamp'd stream sung sweet tears Thammuz thee thine thou thought throne Twas verse vex'd virgin virtue voice wake waves ween wild wind wings wonder youth