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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... queen and hero knight ; The town besieg'd , and how much blood it cost The female army and th ' Athenian host ; The spousals of Hippolita , the queen ; What tilts and turneys at the feast were seen ; The storm at their return , the ...
... queen and hero knight ; The town besieg'd , and how much blood it cost The female army and th ' Athenian host ; The spousals of Hippolita , the queen ; What tilts and turneys at the feast were seen ; The storm at their return , the ...
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... queen before ; Till , thanks to giddy Chance , which never bears , That mortal bliss should last for length of years , She cast us headlong from our high estate , And here in hope of thy return we wait : And long have waited in the ...
... queen before ; Till , thanks to giddy Chance , which never bears , That mortal bliss should last for length of years , She cast us headlong from our high estate , And here in hope of thy return we wait : And long have waited in the ...
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... queen behind , And wav'd his royal banner in the wind : Where in an argent field the god of war Was drawn triumphant on his iron car ; Red was his sword , and shield , and whole attire , And all the godhead seem'd to glow with fire ; Ev ...
... queen behind , And wav'd his royal banner in the wind : Where in an argent field the god of war Was drawn triumphant on his iron car ; Red was his sword , and shield , and whole attire , And all the godhead seem'd to glow with fire ; Ev ...
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... queen is in her face . If thou art Venus ( for thy charms confess That face was form'd in Heaven , nor art thou less ; Disguis'd in habit , undisguis'd in shape ) O help us captives from our chains t ' escape ; But if our doom be past ...
... queen is in her face . If thou art Venus ( for thy charms confess That face was form'd in Heaven , nor art thou less ; Disguis'd in habit , undisguis'd in shape ) O help us captives from our chains t ' escape ; But if our doom be past ...
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... queen pursue our race ? Cadmus is dead , the Theban city was : Yet ceases not her hate : for all who come From Cadmus are involv'd in Cadmus ' doom . I suffer for my blood : unjust decree ! That punishes another's crime on me . In mean ...
... queen pursue our race ? Cadmus is dead , the Theban city was : Yet ceases not her hate : for all who come From Cadmus are involv'd in Cadmus ' doom . I suffer for my blood : unjust decree ! That punishes another's crime on me . In mean ...
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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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Страница 2 - In flower of youth and beauty's pride. Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave, None but the brave, None but the brave deserves the fair...
Страница 3 - Flush'd with a purple grace, He shows his honest face; Now give the hautboys breath: he comes! he comes! Bacchus, ever fair and young, Drinking joys did first ordain ; Bacchus...
Страница 104 - Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charm'd. For letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky; And oft, with holy hymns, he charm'd their ears: (A music more melodious than the spheres.) For David left him, when he went to rest, His lyre; and after him he sung the best.
Страница 213 - My galligaskins, that have long withstood The winter's fury, and encroaching frosts, By time subdued (what will not time subdue !) An horrid chasm...
Страница 6 - The princes applaud with a furious joy: And the King seized a flambeau with zeal to destroy; Thais led the way To light him to his prey, And like another Helen fired another Troy...
Страница 323 - Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel by divine command With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia...
Страница 276 - 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 for shelter at a neighboring seat.
Страница 209 - Happy the man who, void of cares and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains A Splendid Shilling: he nor hears with pain New oysters cried, nor sighs for cheerful ale; But with his friends, when nightly mists arise, To Juniper's Magpie or...
Страница 169 - And listen'd for the queen of all the quire ; Fain would I hear her heavenly voice to sing, And wanted yet an omen to the spring. " Attending long in vain, I took the way, Which through a path, but scarcely printed, lay ; In narrow mazes oft it seem'd to meet, . And look'd as lightly ^press'd by fairy feet.
Страница 274 - 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.