Bell's Edition, Томови 41-42J. Bell, 1777 |
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... usurping two ? Nor can the Egyptian patriarch blame thy muse , Which for his firmness does his heat excuse ; 20 Whatever councils have approv'd his creed , The preface , VERSES On his Religio Laici By theEarl of Roscommon,
... usurping two ? Nor can the Egyptian patriarch blame thy muse , Which for his firmness does his heat excuse ; 20 Whatever councils have approv'd his creed , The preface , VERSES On his Religio Laici By theEarl of Roscommon,
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... Muses ' other hope appear , Harmonious Congreve , and forbid our fear ! Congreve ! whose fancy's unexhausted store , Has giv'n already much , and promis'd more . Congreve shall still preserve thy fame alive , And Dryden's muse shall in ...
... Muses ' other hope appear , Harmonious Congreve , and forbid our fear ! Congreve ! whose fancy's unexhausted store , Has giv'n already much , and promis'd more . Congreve shall still preserve thy fame alive , And Dryden's muse shall in ...
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... Muse's ray With orient hues , unborrow'd of the sun : Yet shall he mount , and keep his distant way Beyond the limits of a vulgar fate , Beneath the good how far - But far above the great TO THE UNKNOWN AUTHOR OF ABSALOM AND ACHITHOPHEL ...
... Muse's ray With orient hues , unborrow'd of the sun : Yet shall he mount , and keep his distant way Beyond the limits of a vulgar fate , Beneath the good how far - But far above the great TO THE UNKNOWN AUTHOR OF ABSALOM AND ACHITHOPHEL ...
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... muse ; Laugh'd at the God within that did inspire 5 With more than human thoughts the tuneful quire . But sure ' tis more than fancy , or the dream Of rhymers slumb'ring by the Muses ' stream . 1 Some livelier spark of Heav'n , and more ...
... muse ; Laugh'd at the God within that did inspire 5 With more than human thoughts the tuneful quire . But sure ' tis more than fancy , or the dream Of rhymers slumb'ring by the Muses ' stream . 1 Some livelier spark of Heav'n , and more ...
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... muse does so sublimely sing : Not David's self could in a nobler verse , His gloriously offending son rehearse ; Tho ' in his breast the prophet's fury met , The father's fondness , and the poet's wit . Here all consent in wonder and in ...
... muse does so sublimely sing : Not David's self could in a nobler verse , His gloriously offending son rehearse ; Tho ' in his breast the prophet's fury met , The father's fondness , and the poet's wit . Here all consent in wonder and in ...
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Absalom Achithophel arms arts Behold Belgian blessings blest blood bold book of Kings brave breast cause CHRO church crimes crowd crown dare David's Deist design'd divine Dryden e'en English ev'ry Exeter Exchange eyes faction faith False heroes fame fate father fear fight fire flames fleet foes forc'd gen'ral giv'n grace hand happy haste Heav'n heav'nly Hebron Hind honour int'rest Isr'el Jebusites Jews JOHN DRYDEN king land laws Lord mercy mighty monarch Muse Nature's ne'er never num'rous numbers o'er once Ovid Panther peace plain plot Poem poet pow'r praise pray'r prey pride prince promis'd rage rais'd rebel reign rest rise royal ruin sacred sanhedrims satire Scripture second Punic war sects seem'd shews shore soul sov'reign suff'rings supply'd sway thee thou thought thro throne Timotheus toil triumph true truth try'd twas verse vex'd virtue wind
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