Bell's Edition, 27-28. kötetJ. Bell, 1784 |
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xxxii. oldal
... eyes are dim , " and I know not whofe it is . " " It is the Princess " of Orange , " replied the King . " And she is like " the greatest woman in the world , " fays the poet . " Whom do you call fo ? " asked the King , " Queen ...
... eyes are dim , " and I know not whofe it is . " " It is the Princess " of Orange , " replied the King . " And she is like " the greatest woman in the world , " fays the poet . " Whom do you call fo ? " asked the King , " Queen ...
xlvii. oldal
... lover of rhyme to the very last : it was a mistress that neyer appeared unhand- fome in his eyes , and was courted by him long after * Ad Herennium , lib . iv . Sachariffa was forfaken . He had raised it , and OF MR . WALLER'S POEMS .
... lover of rhyme to the very last : it was a mistress that neyer appeared unhand- fome in his eyes , and was courted by him long after * Ad Herennium , lib . iv . Sachariffa was forfaken . He had raised it , and OF MR . WALLER'S POEMS .
liv. oldal
... eyes , With Carlifle's wit , her gefture , and her mien , And , like feraphick Rich , with zeal ferene ; In fweet affemblage all their graces join'd 70 73 To language , mode , and manners , more refin'd ! 80 85 That angel - frame , with ...
... eyes , With Carlifle's wit , her gefture , and her mien , And , like feraphick Rich , with zeal ferene ; In fweet affemblage all their graces join'd 70 73 To language , mode , and manners , more refin'd ! 80 85 That angel - frame , with ...
58. oldal
... eyes Have made the best of English hearts their prize ; Have pow'r to alter the decrees of Fate , And change again the counfels of our state . What the prophetick Mufe intends , alone To him that feels the fecret wound is known . With ...
... eyes Have made the best of English hearts their prize ; Have pow'r to alter the decrees of Fate , And change again the counfels of our state . What the prophetick Mufe intends , alone To him that feels the fecret wound is known . With ...
69. oldal
... Prometheus , flies , To light her torch at Gloriana's eyes . ΤΟ Those fov'reign beams which heal thewounded foul , And all our cares , but once beheld , control ! 16 There the poor lover , that has long endur'd 20 MISCELLANIES . 69.
... Prometheus , flies , To light her torch at Gloriana's eyes . ΤΟ Those fov'reign beams which heal thewounded foul , And all our cares , but once beheld , control ! 16 There the poor lover , that has long endur'd 20 MISCELLANIES . 69.
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Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
againſt Amoret beauty beſt boaſt bold brave breaſt bright Britiſh COUNTESS OF CARLISLE court crown'd dame defire deſtroy EDMUND WALLER Engliſh ev'ry eyes facred fair falutes fame fate fave feem fhade fhall fhine fhips fide fight fince fing firft firſt flain flame fleep foes fome foon foul ftill fuch fweet grace Heav'n herſelf himſelf Houſe increaſe itſelf Jove King LADY laft laſt lefs leſs loft Lord Lucretius Maid's Tragedy mind moſt Mufe Muſe muſt nobler numbers nymph o'er paffion peace plac'd pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe prefent prince Queen rage reaſon reft reſt rife royal ſea ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhips ſhould ſpoil ſpread ſpring ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtill ſuch ſweet tempeft thee thefe themſelves theſe Thetis thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro Turks uſe verfe verſe vex'd Waller whofe whoſe wind youth
Népszerű szakaszok
42. oldal - Then die, that she The common fate of all things rare May read in thee; How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair.
xxxv. oldal - There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults ; that is, so to cover them, that they were not taken notice of to his reproach, viz.
80. oldal - The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er ; So calm are we when passions are no more ; For then we know how vain it was to boast Of fleeting things so certain to be lost.
xlv. oldal - Andero ;" a piece which justifies the observation made by one of his editors, that he attained, by a felicity like instinct, a style which perhaps will never be obsolete ; and that, " were we to judge only by the wording, we could not know what was wrote at twenty, and what at fourscore.
184. oldal - WHY came I so untimely forth Into a world which, wanting thee, Could entertain us with no worth Or shadow of felicity, That time should me so far remove From that which I was born to love ? Yet, Fairest Blossom ! do not slight That age which you may know so soon : The rosy morn resigns her light And milder glory to the noon ; And then what wonders shall you do Whose dawning beauty warms us so...
137. oldal - The beauties which adorn'd that age, The shining subjects of his rage, Hoping they should immortal prove, Rewarded with success his love. This was the generous poet's scope, And all an English pen can hope, To make the fair approve his flame, That can so far extend their fame.
96. oldal - And every man a Polypheme Does to his Galatea seem; None may presume her faith to prove; He proffers death that proffers love.
143. oldal - Pouring out treasure to supply his fleet; They vow with lives and fortunes to maintain Their King's eternal title to the main, And with a present to the Duke approve His valor, conduct, and his country's love.
xlvii. oldal - Among other improvements, we may reckon that of his rhymes, which are always good, and very often the better for being new.