Poems by Cowley, Waller, Butler, Denham, Dryden, and Pomfret, 77-79. kiadás |
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34. oldal
and gathers ground upon us every moment , Alas ! thou know ' st not Cæsar ' s
active soul , with what a dreadful course he rushes on from war to war : in vain
has nature forin ' d mountains and oceans to oppose his passage ; he bounds o '
er ...
and gathers ground upon us every moment , Alas ! thou know ' st not Cæsar ' s
active soul , with what a dreadful course he rushes on from war to war : in vain
has nature forin ' d mountains and oceans to oppose his passage ; he bounds o '
er ...
47. oldal
Whilst there is hope , do not distrust the gods ; but wait at least till Cæsar ' s near
approach force us to vield . T will never be too late to sue for chains , and own a
conqueror . Why should Rome fall a moment ere her time ? no , let us draw her ...
Whilst there is hope , do not distrust the gods ; but wait at least till Cæsar ' s near
approach force us to vield . T will never be too late to sue for chains , and own a
conqueror . Why should Rome fall a moment ere her time ? no , let us draw her ...
48. oldal
My business is with Cato : Cæsar sees the streights to which you ' re driven ; and
as he knows Cato ' s high worth , is anxious for his life . Cato . My life is grafted on
the fate of Rome : would he save Cato ? bid him spare his country . Tell your ...
My business is with Cato : Cæsar sees the streights to which you ' re driven ; and
as he knows Cato ' s high worth , is anxious for his life . Cato . My life is grafted on
the fate of Rome : would he save Cato ? bid him spare his country . Tell your ...
49. oldal
What is a Roman , that is Cæsar ' s foe ? Cato . Greater than Cæsar , he ' s a
friend to virtue . Dec . Consider , Cato you ' re in Utica : and at the head of your
own little senate ; you do n ' t now thunder in the capitol , with all the mouths of
Rome ...
What is a Roman , that is Cæsar ' s foe ? Cato . Greater than Cæsar , he ' s a
friend to virtue . Dec . Consider , Cato you ' re in Utica : and at the head of your
own little senate ; you do n ' t now thunder in the capitol , with all the mouths of
Rome ...
81. oldal
Whate ' er the Roman virtue has subdued , the sun ' s whole course , the day and
year , are Cæsar ' s . For him the self - devoted Decii dy ' d , the Fabji fell , and the
great Scipio ' s conquer ' d : ev ' n Pompey fought for Cæsar . Oh , my friends ...
Whate ' er the Roman virtue has subdued , the sun ' s whole course , the day and
year , are Cæsar ' s . For him the self - devoted Decii dy ' d , the Fabji fell , and the
great Scipio ' s conquer ' d : ev ' n Pompey fought for Cæsar . Oh , my friends ...
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Nem találtunk ismertetőket a szokott helyeken.
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Addison admire appear arms bear beauty blood bold born bright Cæsar Cato cause charms death delight earth ev'ry eyes face fair fame fate father fear fire flow fools force gave give gods grace grow hand happy head hear heart heaven honour hope Italy Juba kind king learning less light live look Lord lost Lucia Marcia mighty mind move Muse nature never o'er once passion pleasure poet poor Portius praise prince remains rest rich rise Rome round rules scenes sense shade shine sight sleep soon soul sound stand stream sweet Syph tears thee thine things thou thought true turn verse virtue whole winds wise wonder write young youth
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26. oldal - Twas but a kindred sound to move, For pity melts the mind to love. Softly sweet in Lydian measures, Soon he soothed his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble ; Honour but an empty bubble...
22. oldal - Less than a god they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke so sweetly, and so well. What passion cannot Music raise and quell?
84. oldal - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
24. oldal - The praise of Bacchus then the sweet musician sung : Of Bacchus ever fair and ever young : The jolly god in triumph comes...
21. oldal - From harmony, from heavenly harmony This universal frame began ; When Nature underneath a heap Of jarring atoms lay, And could not heave her head, The tuneful voice was heard from high, Arise, ye more than dead.
23. oldal - And value books, as women men, for dress: Their praise is still, — the style is excellent; The sense, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found...
23. oldal - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
21. oldal - Soon as the evening shades prevail The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth ; Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
9. oldal - A watchtower once ; but now, so fate ordains. Of all the pile an empty name remains. From its...
6. oldal - CREATOR spirit, by whose aid The world's foundations first were laid, Come visit every pious mind ; Come pour thy joys on human kind ; From sin and sorrow set us free, And make thy temples worthy thee.
Bibliográfiai információk
| Cím | Poems by Cowley, Waller, Butler, Denham, Dryden, and Pomfret, 77-79. kiadás 77. kötet/Lit. misc Poems by Cowley, Waller, Butler, Denham, Dryden, and Pomfret, Abraham Cowley 7. kötet/Works of the English poets from Chaucer to Cowper |
| Szerző | Abraham Cowley |
| Kiadó | Johnson, 1810 |
| Eredeti forrása | Oxfordi Egyetem |
| Digitalizálva: | 2006. dec. 8. |
| Terjedelem | 220 oldal |
| Idézet exportálása | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |