The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland: To the Time of Dean Swift, Volumen5R. Griffiths, 1753 - 358 páginas |
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... defires of one man only . We have , it seems , a great Turk in poetry , who can never bear a brother on the throne ; and has his Mutes too , a set of Medlers , Winkers , and Whisperers , whofe bufinefs ' tis to ftrangle ail ⚫other 3 ...
... defires of one man only . We have , it seems , a great Turk in poetry , who can never bear a brother on the throne ; and has his Mutes too , a set of Medlers , Winkers , and Whisperers , whofe bufinefs ' tis to ftrangle ail ⚫other 3 ...
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... er thefe lands , and thro ' thefe forets [ ftray'd ; Modeft her pleafures , matchlefs was her frame , Peerless her face , and Sally was her name . By no frail vows her young defires were bound , C 3 By MATTHEW CONCANEN . 29.
... er thefe lands , and thro ' thefe forets [ ftray'd ; Modeft her pleafures , matchlefs was her frame , Peerless her face , and Sally was her name . By no frail vows her young defires were bound , C 3 By MATTHEW CONCANEN . 29.
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... defires were bound , No fhepherd yet the way to please her found . Thoughtleís of love the beauteous nymph ap ... de- [ fire , What cool'd her bofom , fet his breaft on fire : With equal fpeed , for diffrent ends they move , Fear lent ...
... defires were bound , No fhepherd yet the way to please her found . Thoughtleís of love the beauteous nymph ap ... de- [ fire , What cool'd her bofom , fet his breaft on fire : With equal fpeed , for diffrent ends they move , Fear lent ...
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... defire to rouze and awaken an indolent nation from a lethargic difpofition , that might prove fatal to her conftitution . This temporary oppofition but in- creafed the stream of his popularity . He was now looked upon in a new light ...
... defire to rouze and awaken an indolent nation from a lethargic difpofition , that might prove fatal to her conftitution . This temporary oppofition but in- creafed the stream of his popularity . He was now looked upon in a new light ...
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... defire of being known to him , for which purpofe fhe drew up a pretty long letter to him about the year 1738 but it was never fent . The ftrength , clearnefs , and vi- wacity fhewn in her Remarks upon the most ab- fract vacity 116 The ...
... defire of being known to him , for which purpofe fhe drew up a pretty long letter to him about the year 1738 but it was never fent . The ftrength , clearnefs , and vi- wacity fhewn in her Remarks upon the most ab- fract vacity 116 The ...
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Página 65 - This relation will not be wholly without its use if those who languish under any part of his sufferings shall be enabled to fortify their patience by reflecting that they feel only those afflictions from which the abilities of Savage did not exempt him ; or...
Página 188 - I care not, Fortune, what you me deny : You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace ; You cannot shut the windows of the sky, Through which Aurora shows her brightening face; You cannot bar my constant feet to trace The woods and lawns, by living stream, at eve...
Página 214 - Who but must laugh if such a man there be ? Who would not weep if Atticus were he?
Página 209 - How loved, how honoured once, avails thee not To whom related, or by whom begot; A heap of dust alone remains of thee : 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be!
Página 182 - Dare not th' infectious sigh ; the pleading look, Downcast, and low, in meek submission drest, But full of guile. Let not the fervent tongue, Prompt to deceive, with adulation smooth, Gain on your purpos'd will. Nor in the bower, Where woodbines flaunt, and roses shed a couch, While evening draws her crimson curtains round, Trust your soft minutes with betraying man. And let th...
Página 213 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike; Alike...
Página 272 - O'er whose unhappy waters, void of light, No bird presumes to steer his airy flight : Such deadly stenches from the depth arise, And steaming sulphur, that infects the skies. From hence, the Grecian bards their legends make, And give the name Avernus, to the lake.
Página 163 - I cannot conclude this book upon the creation without mentioning a poem which has lately appeared under that title.* The work was undertaken with so good an intention, and is executed with so great a mastery, that it deserves to be looked upon as one of the most useful and noble productions in our English verse. The reader cannot but be pleased...
Página 21 - We have, it seems, a Great Turk in poetry, who can never bear a brother on the throne...
Página 195 - Where never human foot had mark'd the shore, These ruffians left me — Yet believe me, Areas, Such is the rooted love we bear mankind, All ruffians as they were, I never heard A sound so dismal as their parting oars.