The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing Original Poems, Tales, and Translations, with Notes, 4. kötetF. C. and J. Rivington, 1811 |
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... heavens , how light he rofe , with what a bound He fprung from earth , forgetful of his wound : How fresh , how eager then his feet to ply ; Who had not ftrength to ftand , had speed to fly ! Hector came on , and brought the gods along ...
... heavens , how light he rofe , with what a bound He fprung from earth , forgetful of his wound : How fresh , how eager then his feet to ply ; Who had not ftrength to ftand , had speed to fly ! Hector came on , and brought the gods along ...
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... heaven , my lords , had heard our common 205 pray'r , These arms had caus'd no quarrel for an heir ; Still great Achilles had his own poffefs'd , And we with great Achilles had been blefs'd . But fince hard fate , and heaven's fevere ...
... heaven , my lords , had heard our common 205 pray'r , These arms had caus'd no quarrel for an heir ; Still great Achilles had his own poffefs'd , And we with great Achilles had been blefs'd . But fince hard fate , and heaven's fevere ...
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... Heaven's dark decrees and answers to difplay , And how to take the town , and where the fecret lay : Yet this I compafs'd , and from Troy convey'd The fatal image of their guardian maid ; That work was mine ; for Pallas , though our ...
... Heaven's dark decrees and answers to difplay , And how to take the town , and where the fecret lay : Yet this I compafs'd , and from Troy convey'd The fatal image of their guardian maid ; That work was mine ; for Pallas , though our ...
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... Heaven , air , and ocean rung , with loud ap- plaufe , And by the general vote he gain'd his cause . Thus conduct won the prize , when courage fail'd , And eloquence o'er brutal force prevail'd . 591 THE DEATH OF AJAX . 600 He who could ...
... Heaven , air , and ocean rung , with loud ap- plaufe , And by the general vote he gain'd his cause . Thus conduct won the prize , when courage fail'd , And eloquence o'er brutal force prevail'd . 591 THE DEATH OF AJAX . 600 He who could ...
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... , Venus , thee both heaven and earth obey ; 15 Immenfe thy power , and boundless is thy fway . The Cyclops , who defy'd th ' ætherial throne , The Story of Acis, Polyphemus, and Galatea, from the Thirteenth Book of Ovid's Metamorphofes.
... , Venus , thee both heaven and earth obey ; 15 Immenfe thy power , and boundless is thy fway . The Cyclops , who defy'd th ' ætherial throne , The Story of Acis, Polyphemus, and Galatea, from the Thirteenth Book of Ovid's Metamorphofes.
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257. oldal - Neither is it true, that this fineness of raillery is offensive. A witty man is tickled while he is hurt in this manner, and a fool feels it not.
275. oldal - Queen ;" and there I met with that which I had been looking for so long in vain. Spenser had studied Virgil to as much advantage as Milton had done Homer ; and amongst the rest of his excellencies had copied that.
323. oldal - Scarce can our Fields, such Crowds at Tyburn die, With Hemp the Gallows and the Fleet supply. Propose your Schemes, ye Senatorian Band, Whose Ways and Means support the sinking Land; Lest Ropes be wanting in the tempting Spring, To rig another Convoy for the K[in]g.
380. oldal - His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
256. oldal - How easy it is to call rogue and villain, and that wittily! but how hard to make a man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without using any of those opprobrious terms!
372. oldal - In full-blown dignity, see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand : To him the church, the realm, their pow'rs consign. Through him the rays of regal bounty shine, Turn'd by his nod the stream of honour flows, His smile alone security bestows...
31. oldal - But swiftness is the vice I only fear. Yet, if you knew me well, you would not...
265. oldal - Satire is a kind of poetry, without a series of action, invented for the purging of our minds ; in which human vices, ignorance, and errors, and all things besides, which are produced from them in every man, are severely reprehended...
380. oldal - Peace courts his hand, but spreads her charms in vain, " Think nothing gain'd," he cries, " till nought remain, On Moscow's walls till Gothic standards fly, And all be mine beneath the polar sky.
83. oldal - To state it fairly; imitation of an author is the most advantageous way for a translator to show himself, but the greatest wrong which can be done to the memory and reputation of the dead.