The Works of the British Poets, Volumen10John & Arthur Arch; and for Bell & Bradfute, and J. Mundell & Company Edinburgh., 1795 - 1157 páginas |
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... praife he had once given , and asks , “ Was he conscious of the exaggeration of party ? Then he should not have written it . If it contained only , the praise of truth , he should not have omitted it in his works . " Surely this is ...
... praife he had once given , and asks , “ Was he conscious of the exaggeration of party ? Then he should not have written it . If it contained only , the praise of truth , he should not have omitted it in his works . " Surely this is ...
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... praife , For bounty fo profufe to human kind , Thy wondrous gift of an eternal mind ? Shall 1 , who fome few years ago was lefs Than worm , or mite , or fhadow , can express , Was nothing , fhall I live , when every fire And every far ...
... praife , For bounty fo profufe to human kind , Thy wondrous gift of an eternal mind ? Shall 1 , who fome few years ago was lefs Than worm , or mite , or fhadow , can express , Was nothing , fhall I live , when every fire And every far ...
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... praife ! " O may th ' indulgence of a father's love , " Pour'd forth on me , be doubled from above ! " If thefe are fafe , I'll think my prayers fucceed , " And blefs thy tender mercies , whilft I bleed . " ' Twas now the mournful eve ...
... praife ! " O may th ' indulgence of a father's love , " Pour'd forth on me , be doubled from above ! " If thefe are fafe , I'll think my prayers fucceed , " And blefs thy tender mercies , whilft I bleed . " ' Twas now the mournful eve ...
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... praife , And throws a glory round the shelter'd lays : The dazzled judgment fewer faults can fee , And gives ... praife fhines , as trophies on a paft ? Shall funeral eloquence her colours fpread , And featter rofes on the wealthy dead ...
... praife , And throws a glory round the shelter'd lays : The dazzled judgment fewer faults can fee , And gives ... praife fhines , as trophies on a paft ? Shall funeral eloquence her colours fpread , And featter rofes on the wealthy dead ...
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... praife ? The love of praise , howe'er conceal'd by art , Reigns , more or lefs , and glows , in every heart : The proud , to gain it , toils on toils endure ; The made fhun it , but to make it fure . O'er globes , and fceptres , now on ...
... praife ? The love of praise , howe'er conceal'd by art , Reigns , more or lefs , and glows , in every heart : The proud , to gain it , toils on toils endure ; The made fhun it , but to make it fure . O'er globes , and fceptres , now on ...
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beauty bids blefs bleft blifs bofom breaft caufe charms death defcend defire divine dread earth eternal ev'ry facred fafe faid fair fame fate fatire fcenes fear feems feen fenfe fhade fhall fhame fhine fhould fhow figh fing fire firſt fkies flain flame flave fleep fmile foft fome fong fons fools foon forrow foul fpirit fpring ftand ftill fuch fure fweet fwell genius glory grace heart heaven himſelf honour immortal juft king laft lefs loft Lord Lorenzo lyre mighty mind moft moſt mufe muft muſt nature nature's ne'er night numbers nymph o'er paffion pain peace Pindar pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praife praiſe prefent pride profe raiſe reafon reft rife ſcene ſhall ſkies ſtate ſtill thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand throne truth virtue Whilft whofe wife
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Página 217 - For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn Or busy housewife ply her evening care : No children run to lisp their sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share.
Página 217 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour : The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
Página 217 - Beneath those rugged elms, that yew-tree's shade Where heaves the turf in many a mouldering heap, Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, The rude Forefathers of the hamlet sleep.
Página 223 - Sisters, weave the web of death; Sisters, cease, the work is done. Hail the task, and hail the hands!
Página 63 - tis madness to defer: Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time; Year after year it steals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene.
Página 247 - I saw difficulties which staggered me ; but I kept my mind open to conviction. The evidences and doctrines of Christianity, studied with attention, made me a most firm and persuaded believer of the Christian religion. I have made it the rule of my life, and it is the ground of my future hopes.
Página 231 - And in my breast the imperfect joys expire; Yet Morning smiles the busy race to cheer, And new-born pleasure brings to happier men; The fields to all their wonted tribute bear; To warm their little loves the birds complain. I fruitless mourn to him that cannot hear And weep the more because I weep in vain.
Página 220 - This pencil take (she said) whose colours clear Richly paint the vernal year : Thine, too, these golden keys, immortal Boy ! This can unlock the gates of Joy ; Of Horror that, and thrilling Fears, Or ope the sacred source of sympathetic Tears.
Página 14 - Alas ! misfortunes travel in a train, And oft in life form one perpetual chain ; Fear buries fear, and ills on ills attend, Till life and sorrow meet one common end.
Página 379 - And they sung a new song, saying, "Thou art worthy to take the book and to open the seals thereof; for thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred and tongue and people and nation...