Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Prefaces, Том 3John Aikin Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1821 - 807 страница |
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... light him to his prey , And , like another Helen , fir'd another Troy . CHORUS . And the king seiz'd a flambeau with zeal to destroy ; Thais led the way , To light him to his prey , And , like another Helen , fir'd another Troy . Thus ...
... light him to his prey , And , like another Helen , fir'd another Troy . CHORUS . And the king seiz'd a flambeau with zeal to destroy ; Thais led the way , To light him to his prey , And , like another Helen , fir'd another Troy . Thus ...
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... inly pleas'd to see ' His host the flower of Grecian chivalry . All day he march'd ; and all th ' ensuing night ; And saw the city with returning light . The process of the war I need not tell , BOOK I. 11 . PALAMON AND ARCITE .
... inly pleas'd to see ' His host the flower of Grecian chivalry . All day he march'd ; and all th ' ensuing night ; And saw the city with returning light . The process of the war I need not tell , BOOK I. 11 . PALAMON AND ARCITE .
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... light , When to the garden walk she took her way , To sport and trip along in cool of day , And offer maiden vows in honour of the May . At every turn , she made a little stand , And thrust among the thorns her lily hand To draw the ...
... light , When to the garden walk she took her way , To sport and trip along in cool of day , And offer maiden vows in honour of the May . At every turn , she made a little stand , And thrust among the thorns her lily hand To draw the ...
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... light : But ev❜n that glimmering serv'd him to descry Th ' inevitable charms of Emily . Scarce had he seen , but , seiz'd with sudden smart , Stung to the quick , he felt it at his heart ; Struck blind with over - powering light he ...
... light : But ev❜n that glimmering serv'd him to descry Th ' inevitable charms of Emily . Scarce had he seen , but , seiz'd with sudden smart , Stung to the quick , he felt it at his heart ; Struck blind with over - powering light he ...
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... dragg'd his chains , and scarcely seen the light : Lost liberty , and love , at once he bore : His prison pain'd him much , his passion more : Nor dares he hope his fetters to remove , Nor D 2 BOOK II . 27 PALAMON AND ARCITE . II.
... dragg'd his chains , and scarcely seen the light : Lost liberty , and love , at once he bore : His prison pain'd him much , his passion more : Nor dares he hope his fetters to remove , Nor D 2 BOOK II . 27 PALAMON AND ARCITE . II.
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Ah willow Arcite arm'd arms beauteous behold blood bore breast breath call'd Chanticleer charms coursers Creon crown'd cry'd Cymon dame death dream dy'd Earth Emily ev'n eyes fair fame fate fear fight fire flames forc'd Fortune Gaul grace green ground grove hand happy heart Heaven Hesiod honour horrour join'd JOSEPH ADDISON Jove kind king knight labour ladies laurel light liv'd look'd lord lov'd Lysimachus maid mind mortal Muse Nature's never numbers nymphs o'er pain Palamon pass'd Philostratus Pirithous plac'd plain pleas'd pointed lance prepar'd prescience prey pride prince proud queen race rais'd ravish'd renown'd resolv'd rest Reynard Rhodian rich rise secret seem'd shade shine sigh'd sight sing slain song soul sound Splendid Shilling steed stood sung sweet sword Thebes thee Theseus thine THOMAS PARNELL thou thought troop turn'd Twas virtue vows wind wine wood youth
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