The Works of the British Poets, Volumen7John & Arthur Arch; and for Bell & Bradfute, and J. Mundell & Company Edinburgh., 1795 - 1157 páginas |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 6-10 de 100
Página 71
... should proceed with a full compass of thought and knowledge , either to design his plan , or to beautify the parts of it , in an allegorical manner . We are much beholden to antiquity for thofe excellent compofitions by which writers at ...
... should proceed with a full compass of thought and knowledge , either to design his plan , or to beautify the parts of it , in an allegorical manner . We are much beholden to antiquity for thofe excellent compofitions by which writers at ...
Página 74
... should enrich a nation not their own . ' Tis hence the virtues are no more confin'd To be but rules of reafon in the mind ; The heavenly forms ftart forth , appear to breathe , And in bright fhapes converfe with men beneath ; And , as a ...
... should enrich a nation not their own . ' Tis hence the virtues are no more confin'd To be but rules of reafon in the mind ; The heavenly forms ftart forth , appear to breathe , And in bright fhapes converfe with men beneath ; And , as a ...
Página 95
... should redden in the drawing - room ; Or lovers that mistake th ' appointed hour , Or in the lucky minute want the power . Thus he Thou fcandal of great Pæan's art , At thy approach the fprings of nature ftart , The nerves unbrace : nay ...
... should redden in the drawing - room ; Or lovers that mistake th ' appointed hour , Or in the lucky minute want the power . Thus he Thou fcandal of great Pæan's art , At thy approach the fprings of nature ftart , The nerves unbrace : nay ...
Página 113
... should we then the wondrous tales admire , Of Orpheus ' numbers , or Amphion's lyre ; Of walls erected by harmonious skill , How mountains mov'd , and rapid ftreams ftood Behold this fcene of beauty , and confess The wonder greater ...
... should we then the wondrous tales admire , Of Orpheus ' numbers , or Amphion's lyre ; Of walls erected by harmonious skill , How mountains mov'd , and rapid ftreams ftood Behold this fcene of beauty , and confess The wonder greater ...
Página 114
... Should Jove , for this fair circle , leave his throne , He'd meet a lightning fiercer than his own . Though to the fon his towering eagles rife , They fcarce could bear the luftre of thefe eyes . EPILOGUE To THE TRAGEDY OF CATO . WHAT ...
... Should Jove , for this fair circle , leave his throne , He'd meet a lightning fiercer than his own . Though to the fon his towering eagles rife , They fcarce could bear the luftre of thefe eyes . EPILOGUE To THE TRAGEDY OF CATO . WHAT ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volumen7 Robert Anderson Vista de fragmentos - 1795 |
Términos y frases comunes
againſt arms beauty Behold blefs bleft breaſt bright Cæfar Cato cauſe charms death defire Ev'n eyes facred fafe faid fair fame fate fatire fear feas fecret feems feen fenfe fhade fhall fhine fhould fhow fighs fight fince fing fire firſt fkies flain flame fleep fmile foft fome fong foon forrow foul fpring ftand ftill ftreams fuch fure fweet glory goddeſs grace grief heart heaven himſelf honour Jove Juba juft juſt king laft laſt lefs loft Lord lyre maid moſt mufe muft muſt ne'er numbers nymph o'er Ovid paffion Pindar pleafing pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure Portius praife praiſe prefent profe purſue rage rais'd raiſe reafon reft rife ſhall ſhe ſkies ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill Syphax thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand verfe verſe virtue Whilft whofe Whoſe youth