Specimens of the Later English Poets: With Preliminary Notices, Том 1Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1807 - 449 страница "These volumes are intended to accompany Mr. Ellis's ... Specimens of the early English poets. That series concludes with reign of Charles II, this begins with that of James his successor."-- Preface. |
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... vain ; This giant - isle has got her eye again . Now , she might spare the ocean ; and oppose Your conduct to the fiercest of her foes . Naked , the GRACES guarded you from all Dangers abroad ; and now , your thunder shall . Princes ...
... vain ; This giant - isle has got her eye again . Now , she might spare the ocean ; and oppose Your conduct to the fiercest of her foes . Naked , the GRACES guarded you from all Dangers abroad ; and now , your thunder shall . Princes ...
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... vain against my grief I strive , My entertainment now is crying , And all the sense I have of being alive , Is that I feel myself a dying . PROLOGUE TO PHILASTER . NOTHING is harder in the world to do , Than to quit that our nature ...
... vain against my grief I strive , My entertainment now is crying , And all the sense I have of being alive , Is that I feel myself a dying . PROLOGUE TO PHILASTER . NOTHING is harder in the world to do , Than to quit that our nature ...
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... vain Thou answer'st nothing back again , But in soft sighs Amintor's name . Oh thou betrayer of my liberty , Thou fond deceiver , what's the youth to thee ! What has he done , what has he said That thus has conquer'd or betray'd ? He ...
... vain Thou answer'st nothing back again , But in soft sighs Amintor's name . Oh thou betrayer of my liberty , Thou fond deceiver , what's the youth to thee ! What has he done , what has he said That thus has conquer'd or betray'd ? He ...
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... vain pursuit of court favour . He has left little besides his plays , from one of which the subjoined specimen is taken . Lee was con- fined during four years of his short life in Bedlam , where , when a sane idiot of a scribbler mocked ...
... vain pursuit of court favour . He has left little besides his plays , from one of which the subjoined specimen is taken . Lee was con- fined during four years of his short life in Bedlam , where , when a sane idiot of a scribbler mocked ...
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... vain man may doubt , But taking in and putting out . Since life's but a span , Live as much as you can , Let none of it pass without pleasure ; But push on your strength , Of what life wants in length , In the breadth you must make up ...
... vain man may doubt , But taking in and putting out . Since life's but a span , Live as much as you can , Let none of it pass without pleasure ; But push on your strength , Of what life wants in length , In the breadth you must make up ...
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bards beauteous beauty blest bliss breast breath bright Charles charms CONSTANTIA GRIERSON CURSTY dear death delight despair divine dost Dryden dull e'er eyes fair fame fate fear fire flame fond fools George GEORGE SEWELL GEORGE STEPNEY give glory grace grave grief happy heart Heaven honour hopes inspire James JANE BRERETON John JOHN OLDMIXON John Vanbrugh JOSIAH RELPH joys king labour live Lord lover MARY BARBER mighty mind mourn Muse ne'er never NICHOLAS AMHURST night numbers nymph o'er pain passion pleasure poems poetry Poets praise pride rage reign RICHARDSON PACK rise SAMUEL WESLEY sense shade shew shine sighs sing smile soft SONG soul strain sweet taste tears thee things Thomas THOMAS D'URFEY THOMAS YALDEN thou thought thro tongue trembling Twas verse vex'd virtue Whilst William winds wise wretched youth
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