The Beauties of English Poesy, 1. kötetWilliam Griffin, 1767 - 12 oldal |
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10. oldal
... shall be the guard of Shock . To fifty chofen Sylphs , of fpecial note , We trust th ' important charge , the Petticoat : Oft have we known that feven - fold fence to fail , Tho ' ftiff with hoops , and arm'd with ribs of whale ; Form a ...
... shall be the guard of Shock . To fifty chofen Sylphs , of fpecial note , We trust th ' important charge , the Petticoat : Oft have we known that feven - fold fence to fail , Tho ' ftiff with hoops , and arm'd with ribs of whale ; Form a ...
14. oldal
... mortals ! ever blind to fate , Too foon dejected , and too foon elate . Sudden , thefe honours shall be snatch'd away , And curs'd for ever this victorious day . For For lo ! the board with cups and spoons is 14 THE BEAUTIES OF.
... mortals ! ever blind to fate , Too foon dejected , and too foon elate . Sudden , thefe honours shall be snatch'd away , And curs'd for ever this victorious day . For For lo ! the board with cups and spoons is 14 THE BEAUTIES OF.
17. oldal
... shall be paid on folemn days , When num'rous wax - lights in bright order blaze , While nymphs take treats , or affignations give , So long my honour , name , and praife fhall live ! What Time would spare , from Steel receives its date ...
... shall be paid on folemn days , When num'rous wax - lights in bright order blaze , While nymphs take treats , or affignations give , So long my honour , name , and praife fhall live ! What Time would spare , from Steel receives its date ...
21. oldal
... shall this prize , th ' ineftimable prize , Expos'd thro ' crystal to the gazing eyes , And , heighten'd by the diamond's circling rays , On that rapacious hand for ever blaze ! Sooner fhall grafs in Hyde - park Circus grow , And wits ...
... shall this prize , th ' ineftimable prize , Expos'd thro ' crystal to the gazing eyes , And , heighten'd by the diamond's circling rays , On that rapacious hand for ever blaze ! Sooner fhall grafs in Hyde - park Circus grow , And wits ...
27. oldal
... shall from the Mall furvey , And hail with mufic its propitious ray . This the bleft Lover fhall for Venus take , And send up vows from Rofamonda's lake . This Partridge foon fhall view in cloudless skies , When next he looks thro ...
... shall from the Mall furvey , And hail with mufic its propitious ray . This the bleft Lover fhall for Venus take , And send up vows from Rofamonda's lake . This Partridge foon fhall view in cloudless skies , When next he looks thro ...
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Balaam beſtow bleffings Blouzelind breaſt breath cry'd CUDDY Dæmon defcend defigns ECLOGUE erft Eurydice Ev'n ev'ry eyes facred fafe faid fair fame fate fatire fecret fecure feen fhade fhall fhining fhould fide fighs fight filent filk filver fing fire firft firſt fleep flow'rs fmiles foft folemn fome fong foon foul ftands ftate ftill ftreams fuch fung fwains fweet fwell Gnome guife hair heart Heav'n heel I three himſelf juft king laft laſt lefs LOBBIN CLOUT loft Lubberkin maid moſt mufe mufic muſt numbers Nymph o'er paffion parterre plain pleaſure poet pow'r praiſe pray'r raiſe reft rife roſe ſcenes ſhade ſhall ſharp ſhe ſkies ſky ſpread ſpring ſtate ſtill ſtrain Sylphs tears thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand three times mark thro trembling turn me thrice Twas Umbriel uſeful Vafes ween whofe Whoſe winds youth
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49. oldal - Sometimes with secure delight The upland hamlets will invite, When the merry bells ring round, And the jocund rebecks sound To many a youth and many a maid, Dancing in the chequer'd shade; And young and old come forth to play On.
42. oldal - Swinging slow with sullen roar; Or if the air will not permit, Some still removed place will fit, Where glowing embers through the room Teach light to counterfeit a gloom...
47. oldal - Come, and trip it as you go, On the light fantastic toe ; And in thy right hand lead with thee The mountain nymph, sweet Liberty; And if I give thee honour due, Mirth, admit me of thy crew, To live with her and live with thee, In unreproved pleasures free...
39. oldal - Or fill the fixed mind with all your toys! Dwell in some idle brain, And fancies fond with gaudy shapes possess, As thick and numberless As the gay motes that people the sun-beams, Or likest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus
57. oldal - One morn I miss'd him on the custom'd hill, Along the heath and near his fav'rite tree; Another came; nor yet beside the rill. Nor up the lawn, nor at the wood was he; "The next with dirges due in sad array Slow thro' the church-way path we saw him borne.
47. oldal - Haste thee, Nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful Jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek ; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides.
57. oldal - Here rests his head upon the lap of earth A youth, to fortune and to fame unknown: Fair science frown'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere...
216. oldal - To build, to plant, whatever you intend, To rear the column, or the arch to bend, To swell the terrace, or to sink the grot; In all, let Nature never be forgot.
54. oldal - Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the poor. 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.
50. oldal - With store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit, or arms, while both contend To win her grace, whom all commend.