Poems by Cowley, Waller, Butler, Denham, Dryden, and Pomfret, 77-79. kiadásJohnson, 1810 - 220 oldal |
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7. oldal
... grief can see , who never thinks his end too near , but says to Fame , Thou art mine heir : that man extends life's nat❜ral brevity ; this is , this is the only way to outlive Nestor in a day . THE CHRONICLE . A BALLAD . Margarita ...
... grief can see , who never thinks his end too near , but says to Fame , Thou art mine heir : that man extends life's nat❜ral brevity ; this is , this is the only way to outlive Nestor in a day . THE CHRONICLE . A BALLAD . Margarita ...
12. oldal
... Grief itself is said to shake his wings , and rouse his head ; and cloudy Care has often took a gentle beamy smile reflected from thy look . At thy appearance , Fear itself grows bold ; thy sunshine melts away his cold : encourag'd at ...
... Grief itself is said to shake his wings , and rouse his head ; and cloudy Care has often took a gentle beamy smile reflected from thy look . At thy appearance , Fear itself grows bold ; thy sunshine melts away his cold : encourag'd at ...
15. oldal
... grief , without thy help , shall write . Had I a wreath of bays about my brow , I should contemn that flourishing honour now , condemn it to the fire , and joy to hear it rage and crackle there . Instead of bays , crown with sad cypress ...
... grief , without thy help , shall write . Had I a wreath of bays about my brow , I should contemn that flourishing honour now , condemn it to the fire , and joy to hear it rage and crackle there . Instead of bays , crown with sad cypress ...
18. oldal
... grief and misery can be join'd with verse . THE DESPAIR . Beneath this gloomy shade , by Nature only for my sorrows made , I'll spend this voice in cries , in tears I'll waste these eyes , by love so vainly fed ; so Lust of old the ...
... grief and misery can be join'd with verse . THE DESPAIR . Beneath this gloomy shade , by Nature only for my sorrows made , I'll spend this voice in cries , in tears I'll waste these eyes , by love so vainly fed ; so Lust of old the ...
38. oldal
... grief , and fear , the bitter fruits be which fair Riches bear , if a new poverty grow out of store , the old plain way , ye Gods ! let me be poor . THE DANGER OF PROCASTINATION . Sapere aude , incipe , vivendi recte qui prorogat horam ...
... grief , and fear , the bitter fruits be which fair Riches bear , if a new poverty grow out of store , the old plain way , ye Gods ! let me be poor . THE DANGER OF PROCASTINATION . Sapere aude , incipe , vivendi recte qui prorogat horam ...
Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
Addison Anacreon arms beauty behold blest blood bold breast bright brother Cæsar Cato Cato's Cecilia's charms DANIEL PURCELL death Decius delight dost dreadful Dryden e'er ev'n ev'ry eyes fair fame fate father fear flame fools friends give gods grace griefs hand happy hast hear heart heaven honour hope Hudibras I've sounded immortal Juba king live Lord Lord Halifax lov'd Lucia Lucius maid majestic band mankind Marc Marcia Marcus mighty mind Muse nature ne'er never numbers Numidian nymph o'er once passion peace Pharsalia pleasure poet Portius pow'r praise prince rage ravish'd rise Roman Roman senate Rome scenes Sempronius senate shade shew shine sight smile song sorrows soul sound stream sung sweet swells sword Syph Syphax tears thee thine thoughts toil tongue tremble Utica verse virtue whilst winds would'st thou young youth
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24. 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...
20. 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?
82. 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.
22. oldal - The praise of Bacchus then the sweet musician sung : Of Bacchus ever fair and ever young : The jolly god in triumph comes...
19. 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.
21. 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...
21. oldal - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
19. 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.
7. oldal - A watchtower once ; but now, so fate ordains. Of all the pile an empty name remains. From its...
4. 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.