The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 44Samuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 |
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Page 81
... skies beneath with anfwering colours glow : But if a ftone the gentle fea divide , Swift ruffling circles curl on every fide , And glimmering fragments of a broken fun , Banks , trees , and skies , in thick diforder run . To clear this ...
... skies beneath with anfwering colours glow : But if a ftone the gentle fea divide , Swift ruffling circles curl on every fide , And glimmering fragments of a broken fun , Banks , trees , and skies , in thick diforder run . To clear this ...
Page 106
... skies . Rich sparkling ftrokes the letters doubly gild , And all ' s with love and admiration fill'd . M S E S. TO grace thofe lines , which next appear to fight , The pencil fhone , with more abated light ; Yet ftill the pencil fhone ...
... skies . Rich sparkling ftrokes the letters doubly gild , And all ' s with love and admiration fill'd . M S E S. TO grace thofe lines , which next appear to fight , The pencil fhone , with more abated light ; Yet ftill the pencil fhone ...
Page 109
... skies Provoke and whirl a flame , and ruin flies . When blasts , difpatch'd with wonderful intent , On fovereign orders from thy noftrils went , For our accounts , the waters were afraid , Perceiv'd thy Prefence , and together fled ; In ...
... skies Provoke and whirl a flame , and ruin flies . When blasts , difpatch'd with wonderful intent , On fovereign orders from thy noftrils went , For our accounts , the waters were afraid , Perceiv'd thy Prefence , and together fled ; In ...
Page 117
... skies , their elevated fpires , And proudly flourish , in their green attires , But foon ( ah fading state of things below ! ) The scythe destructive mows the lovely shew , The rifing fun thus faw their glories high ; That fun defcended ...
... skies , their elevated fpires , And proudly flourish , in their green attires , But foon ( ah fading state of things below ! ) The scythe destructive mows the lovely shew , The rifing fun thus faw their glories high ; That fun defcended ...
Page 130
... skies . There leave the corpfe , impending o'er his head The wand whofe motion winds and waves obey'd , On fable banners to the fight defcribe The painted arms of every mourning tribe . And thus may public grief adorn the tomb , Deep ...
... skies . There leave the corpfe , impending o'er his head The wand whofe motion winds and waves obey'd , On fable banners to the fight defcribe The painted arms of every mourning tribe . And thus may public grief adorn the tomb , Deep ...
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æther ANTISTROPHE arife aſk beauty beneath bleffings blefs'd blifs bofom breaft breath bright charms chearful cloſe defcend defire divine eaſe eyes facred fafe fair falute fame fancy fate fear feat feek feem feen fhade fhall fhepherds fhine fhow fide fight filent filver fing fix'd fkies flain flame fleep flies flowers foft fome fong fons foon forrow foul fpirit fpring Frogs ftand ftill ftream fuch fung fweet glory grace grove heart Ifrael king laſt lefs Lord lov'd Meaſures mind mufic night numbers Nymphs o'er paffion Pelops plain pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure praife praiſe prefence purſue rage rais'd raiſe realms reft rife rofe ſhade ſhake ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhow ſkies ſkill ſky ſpeak ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtrain ſweet thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand Twas verfe voice whofe whoſe winds wondrous