The Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson, ..George Kearsley, 1789 - 212 страница |
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... , tho ' BRITAIN'S court he fing , To pluck a titled poet's borrow'd wing ; A ftatesman's logick unconvinc'd can hear , And dare to flumber o'er the Gazetteer ; B 4 Defpife -Fere ad nuptas , quæ mittit adulter , Quæ mandat [ 7 ]
... , tho ' BRITAIN'S court he fing , To pluck a titled poet's borrow'd wing ; A ftatesman's logick unconvinc'd can hear , And dare to flumber o'er the Gazetteer ; B 4 Defpife -Fere ad nuptas , quæ mittit adulter , Quæ mandat [ 7 ]
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... hear , at will the counterfeited tear , And as their patron hints the cold or heat , To shake in dog - days , in December sweat . How , when competitors like thefe contend , Can furly virtue hope to fix a friend ? Slaves that with ...
... hear , at will the counterfeited tear , And as their patron hints the cold or heat , To shake in dog - days , in December sweat . How , when competitors like thefe contend , Can furly virtue hope to fix a friend ? Slaves that with ...
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... hears th ' inceffant call , They mount , they fhine , evaporate , and fall . On ev'ry stage the foes of peace attend ... hear the last appeal , Sign her foes doom , or guard her fav'rites zeal ? Thro ' Freedom's fons no more remonstrance ...
... hears th ' inceffant call , They mount , they fhine , evaporate , and fall . On ev'ry stage the foes of peace attend ... hear the last appeal , Sign her foes doom , or guard her fav'rites zeal ? Thro ' Freedom's fons no more remonstrance ...
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... Hear Lydiat's life , and Galileo's end . Nor deem , when Learning her laft prize bestows , The glitt'ring eminence ... hear his death , ye blockheads , hear and fleep . The * The feftal blazes , the triumphal show , The [ 28 ]
... Hear Lydiat's life , and Galileo's end . Nor deem , when Learning her laft prize bestows , The glitt'ring eminence ... hear his death , ye blockheads , hear and fleep . The * The feftal blazes , the triumphal show , The [ 28 ]
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... a legacy can bribe to hear ; The watchful guests ftill hint the last offence , The daughter's petulance , the fon's expence , * Ver . 188 . -288 . Improve Improve his heady rage with treach'rous skill , And mould [ 32 ]
... a legacy can bribe to hear ; The watchful guests ftill hint the last offence , The daughter's petulance , the fon's expence , * Ver . 188 . -288 . Improve Improve his heady rage with treach'rous skill , And mould [ 32 ]
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ABDALLA Afpafia Anacreon ASPASIA Baffa beauty Behold bluſh bofom breaſt CALI CARAZA cauſe charms conqueft crimes death defcend deftruction DEMETRIUS doom dread ev'ry eyes facred fair fame fatal fate fcorn fear fecret fhades fhall fhine fhould fighs filent fink flaves flight fmiles foes foft folly fome fons forrow foul friendſhip ftill fuch fword glitt'ring greatneſs Greece guilt HASAN hear heart heav'n hope hour IRENE Irene's joys juft juftice kings laft laſt LEONTIUS MAHOMET maid maze of fate Muft MURZA muſt MUSTAPHA o'er paffion peace pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe prefs pride purſue rage raiſe reafon reign rife Rio verde SATIRE OF JUVENAL ſcarce SCENE SCENE ſcenes ſchemes ſhade ſhake ſhall ſhare ſhine ſhow ſkies ſky ſpeed ſpread ſtage ſtate Stella ſtill Sultan thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thouſand toil tongue tow'r Tranflation treaſure Turkiſh tyrant virtue voice wealth whofe wiſh woes
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Страница 30 - But did not Chance at length her error mend? Did no subverted empire mark his end? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hostile millions press him to the ground? His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
Страница 35 - Enquirer, cease, petitions yet remain, Which heav'n may hear, nor deem religion vain. Still raise for good the supplicating voice, But leave to heav'n the measure and the choice, Safe in his pow'r, whose eyes discern afar The secret ambush of a specious pray'r.
Страница 28 - Till captive Science yields her last retreat; Should Reason guide thee with her brightest ray, And pour on misty Doubt resistless day; Should no false kindness lure to loose delight, Nor praise relax, nor difficulty fright; Should tempting...
Страница 25 - To better features yields the frame of gold; For now no more we trace in ev'ry line Heroic worth, benevolence divine: The form distorted justifies the fall, And Detestation rids th
Страница 190 - Ah ! let not Censure term our fate our choice, The stage but echoes back the public voice ; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to please, must please to live.
Страница 26 - In full-blown dignity, see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand : To him the church, the realm, their pow'rs consign. Through him the rays of regal bounty shine, Turn'd by his nod the stream of honour flows, His smile alone security bestows...
Страница 22 - LET observation with extensive view, Survey mankind, from China to Peru ; Remark each anxious toil, each eager strife, And watch the busy scenes of crowded life...
Страница 200 - The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm — his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.
Страница 192 - With cool submission joins the labouring train, And social sorrow loses half its pain : Our anxious Bard, without complaint, may share This bustling season's epidemic care, Like...
Страница 31 - ... which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. All times their scenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord.