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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... those , Who naked and by night invades his foes ? The glittering helm by moonlight will proclaim The latent robber , and prevent his game : Nor could he hold his tott'ring head upright Beneath that motion , or sustain the weight ; 174 ...
... those , Who naked and by night invades his foes ? The glittering helm by moonlight will proclaim The latent robber , and prevent his game : Nor could he hold his tott'ring head upright Beneath that motion , or sustain the weight ; 174 ...
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... then of use , when I With this directing head those hands apply . Brawn without brain is thine : my prudent care Forefees , provides , adminifters the war : 550 555 Thy province is to fight ; but when shall 22 THE SPEECHES OF.
... then of use , when I With this directing head those hands apply . Brawn without brain is thine : my prudent care Forefees , provides , adminifters the war : 550 555 Thy province is to fight ; but when shall 22 THE SPEECHES OF.
31. oldal
... those of common kinds ; but fuch alone , As in Phæacian orchards might have grown : 115 Nor chefnuts shall be wanting to your food , Nor garden - fruits , nor wildings of the wood ; The laden boughs for you alone shall bear ; And yours ...
... those of common kinds ; but fuch alone , As in Phæacian orchards might have grown : 115 Nor chefnuts shall be wanting to your food , Nor garden - fruits , nor wildings of the wood ; The laden boughs for you alone shall bear ; And yours ...
41. oldal
... Those upper depths , which Nature hid from fight : And what he had obferv'd , and learnt from thence , Lov'd in familiar language to difpenfe . The crowd with filent admiration ftand , 85 And heard him , as they heard their god's com ...
... Those upper depths , which Nature hid from fight : And what he had obferv'd , and learnt from thence , Lov'd in familiar language to difpenfe . The crowd with filent admiration ftand , 85 And heard him , as they heard their god's com ...
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... Those I would teach ; and by right reason bring 221 To think of death , as but an idle thing . Why thus affrighted at an empty name , A dream of darknefs , and fictitious flame ? Vain themes of wit , which but in poems pafs , 225 And ...
... Those I would teach ; and by right reason bring 221 To think of death , as but an idle thing . Why thus affrighted at an empty name , A dream of darknefs , and fictitious flame ? Vain themes of wit , which but in poems pafs , 225 And ...
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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.