The Works of the English Poets: Parnell and A. PhilipsH. Hughs, 1779 |
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... foft diftrefs ; Yet , while the fair I love is kind , I cannot wish it lefs . AN ACREONTIC . WHEN fpring came on with fresh delight , To cheer the foul , and charm the fight , While eafy breezes , fofter rain , And warmer funs , falute ...
... foft diftrefs ; Yet , while the fair I love is kind , I cannot wish it lefs . AN ACREONTIC . WHEN fpring came on with fresh delight , To cheer the foul , and charm the fight , While eafy breezes , fofter rain , And warmer funs , falute ...
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... foft kifs a fweet ambrofial fmell Was taught for ever on the leaves to dwell ; & From gems , from flames , from orient rays of light , The richest luftre makes her purple bright ; And she to - morrow weds ; the fporting gale Unties her ...
... foft kifs a fweet ambrofial fmell Was taught for ever on the leaves to dwell ; & From gems , from flames , from orient rays of light , The richest luftre makes her purple bright ; And she to - morrow weds ; the fporting gale Unties her ...
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... foft compaflion rifing in his foul , And shook his facred head , that shook the pole . Then thus to all the gazing powers began The fire of Gods , and Frogs , and Mice , and Man . What feas of blood I view ! what worlds of flaint An ...
... foft compaflion rifing in his foul , And shook his facred head , that shook the pole . Then thus to all the gazing powers began The fire of Gods , and Frogs , and Mice , and Man . What feas of blood I view ! what worlds of flaint An ...
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... foft among the trees ; Thy afpins quiver in a breathing breeze , Smile all thy vallies in eternal spring , Be hush'd , ye winds ! while Pope and Virgil fing . In English lays , and all fublimely great , Thy Homer warms with all his ...
... foft among the trees ; Thy afpins quiver in a breathing breeze , Smile all thy vallies in eternal spring , Be hush'd , ye winds ! while Pope and Virgil fing . In English lays , and all fublimely great , Thy Homer warms with all his ...
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... foft hours refine , And Tully's Tufculum revives in mine : Now to grave books I bid the mind retreat , And fuch as make me rather good than great . Or o'er the works of easy fancy rove , Where flutes and innocence amuse the grove : The ...
... foft hours refine , And Tully's Tufculum revives in mine : Now to grave books I bid the mind retreat , And fuch as make me rather good than great . Or o'er the works of easy fancy rove , Where flutes and innocence amuse the grove : The ...
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æther ANTISTROPHE arife beauty beneath bleffings blefs'd bofom breaſt breath bright charms chearful cloſe defcend defire divine eyes facred fafe faid fair falute fame fancy fate fear feat feek feems feen fhades fhall fhepherds fhine fide fight filent filver fing fix'd fkies flain flame flies flowers fmiles foft fome fong foon forrow foul fpring Frogs ftand ftill fuch fung fwains fweet glory grace grove heart Ifrael king laſt lefs Lord lov'd Meaſures mind Mufe mufic night numbers Nymphs o'er paffion Pelops plain pleafing pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure praife praiſe purſue rage rais'd raiſe realms reft reſt rife riſe rofe ſcene ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhow ſkies ſkill ſky ſpeak ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtrain ſtream ſweet thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand Twas voice whofe Whoſe winds wondrous
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Page 87 - Thy prayer, thy praise, thy life to vice unknown, In sweet memorial rise before the throne: These charms success in our bright region...
Page 81 - To find if books or swains report it right (For yet by swains alone the world he knew, Whose feet came wandering o'er the nightly dew...
Page 22 - Yet, spite of all that Nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain the prize, Could ladies look within...
Page 26 - To see the revel scene : At close of eve he leaves his home, And wends to find the ruin'd dome, All on the gloomy plain. As there he bides, it...
Page 87 - ... Detested wretch !" — but scarce his speech began, When the strange partner seem'd no longer man His youthful face grew more serenely sweet ; His robe turn'd white, and flow'd upon his feet ; Fair rounds of radiant points invest his hair ; Celestial odours...
Page 81 - FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a reverend hermit grew ; The moss his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the crystal well: Remote from man, with God he pass'd the days, Prayer all his business, all his pleasure praise.
Page 7 - The price of favours; the designing arts That aim at riches in contempt of hearts; And, for a comfort in the marriage life, The little pilfering temper of a wife.
Page 21 - To measure heighth against his head, And lift itself above : Yet spite of all that nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain...
Page 88 - The mean, suspicious wretch, whose bolted door Ne'er mov'd in duty to the wandering poor ; With him I left the cup, to teach his mind That heaven can bless, if mortals will be kind. Conscious of wanting worth, he views the bowl, And feels compassion touch his grateful soul. Thus artists melt the sullen ore of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head ; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And loose from dross, the silver runs below.
Page 83 - And much he wish'd, but durst not ask, to part ; Murmuring he lifts his eyes, and thinks it hard That generous actions meet a base reward. While thus they pass, the sun his glory shrouds, The changing skies hang out their sable clouds ; A sound in air presag'd approaching rain, And beasts to covert scud across the plain. Warn'd by the signs, the wandering pair retreat To seek...