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... heart and honest breast Bend your reflecting eyes ; For Socrates , by faction press'd , To conscious virtue flies . Nor could philosophy divine Such solid joys impart , As 25 . D LIFE of Prior, by Dr Johnson ENCOMIUMS ON PRIOR Verses ...
... heart and honest breast Bend your reflecting eyes ; For Socrates , by faction press'd , To conscious virtue flies . Nor could philosophy divine Such solid joys impart , As 25 . D LIFE of Prior, by Dr Johnson ENCOMIUMS ON PRIOR Verses ...
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... captive finch , in narrow cage confined , Charm all his woe away with cheerful song , Which might have melted e'en a heart of steel To give him liberty . DEDICATION . TO THE RIGHT HON . LIONEL , EARL 32 ENCOMIUMS ON PRIOR .
... captive finch , in narrow cage confined , Charm all his woe away with cheerful song , Which might have melted e'en a heart of steel To give him liberty . DEDICATION . TO THE RIGHT HON . LIONEL , EARL 32 ENCOMIUMS ON PRIOR .
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... hearts are turned on you . You must be a judge and master of polite learning , a friend and patron to men of letters and merit , a faithful and able counsellor to 1 Afterwards created Duke of Dorset . your Prince , a true patriot to ...
... hearts are turned on you . You must be a judge and master of polite learning , a friend and patron to men of letters and merit , a faithful and able counsellor to 1 Afterwards created Duke of Dorset . your Prince , a true patriot to ...
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... heart to love and grief inclined . There needs , alas ! but little art To have this fatal secret found ; With the same ease you threw the dart , ' Tis certain you may show the wound . How can I see you and not love , While you , as ...
... heart to love and grief inclined . There needs , alas ! but little art To have this fatal secret found ; With the same ease you threw the dart , ' Tis certain you may show the wound . How can I see you and not love , While you , as ...
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... heart with none But that which struck the beauteous Queen . Belgia indulged her open grief , While yet her master was not near ; With sullen pride refused relief , And sat obdurate in despair . As waters from her sluices , flow'd ...
... heart with none But that which struck the beauteous Queen . Belgia indulged her open grief , While yet her master was not near ; With sullen pride refused relief , And sat obdurate in despair . As waters from her sluices , flow'd ...
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Abra arms battle of Ramillies beauty Belgia bless'd Boileau breast breath bright call'd Carvel charms command confess'd court crown'd cruel cruel doubt death delight Derry distinguish'd dread Earl Earl of Dorset earth Elector of Bavaria fair fame fate fear flame flies force glory grace grief grieve happy hast heart Heaven hero Hippolytus honour hope Hudibras Jove king labour land light live Lord lyre maid master Matthew Prior mind mourn Muse Namur ne'er never night numbers Nut-brown Maid nymph o'er obey pain pass'd passion peace Pindaric pleasure poem poet praise pride prince Prior Queen rage reason reign rising Sambre sighs sing Solomon song sorrow soul tell thee things thou thought throne to-morrow toil triumph truth Twas verse vex'd virtue ween weep whence Whilst William wound wretched youth
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Page 204 - I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
Page 204 - And further, by these, my son, be admonished : of making many books there is no end ; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
Page 260 - All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
Page 204 - He hath made every thing beautiful in his time : also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end." — Ver. 11. " For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow.
Page 204 - Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
Page 204 - And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
Page 229 - I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards: I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees...
Page 58 - THE merchant, to secure his treasure, Conveys it in a borrow'd name: Euphelia serves to grace my measure; But Cloe is my real flame. My softest verse, my darling lyre, Upon Euphelia's toilet lay; When Cloe noted her desire, That I should sing, that I should play. My lyre I tune, my voice I raise; But with my numbers mix my sighs: And whilst I sing Euphelia's praise, I fix my soul on Cloe's eyes.
Page 260 - ... or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was : and the spirit shall return unto GOD Who gave it.
Page 230 - DEAD flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour : so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.