The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical, by S. Johnson, Том 321790 |
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... Verses to Lord Rofcommon . How will fweet Ovid's ghost be pleas'd to hear His fame augmented by an English peer ? How he embellishes his Helen's love , Outdoes in foftnefs , and his fenfe improves . 64 DRYDEN , Preface to Virgil's Æneis ...
... Verses to Lord Rofcommon . How will fweet Ovid's ghost be pleas'd to hear His fame augmented by an English peer ? How he embellishes his Helen's love , Outdoes in foftnefs , and his fenfe improves . 64 DRYDEN , Preface to Virgil's Æneis ...
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... verse , and with more " judgment , than I could teach others . " I gave the unknown author his due commendation , " I must confefs ; but who can answer for me , and for " the reft of the poets who heard me read the poem , " whether we ...
... verse , and with more " judgment , than I could teach others . " I gave the unknown author his due commendation , " I must confefs ; but who can answer for me , and for " the reft of the poets who heard me read the poem , " whether we ...
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... verse assail , Let Dennis write , and nameless numbers rail : This more than pays whole years of thankless pain , Time , health , and fortune , are not lost in vain ; Sheffield approves , confenting Phœbus bends , And I and Malice from ...
... verse assail , Let Dennis write , and nameless numbers rail : This more than pays whole years of thankless pain , Time , health , and fortune , are not lost in vain ; Sheffield approves , confenting Phœbus bends , And I and Malice from ...
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... verse , And the whole art of poetry rehearse ; But who that talk would after Horace do ? The best of masters , and examples too ! Echoes at beft , all we can fay is vain ; Dull the defign , and fruitlefs were the pain . ' Tis true , the ...
... verse , And the whole art of poetry rehearse ; But who that talk would after Horace do ? The best of masters , and examples too ! Echoes at beft , all we can fay is vain ; Dull the defign , and fruitlefs were the pain . ' Tis true , the ...
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... Verse will feem profe ; but ftill perfift to read , And Homer will be all the books you need . Had Boffu never writ , the world had still , Like Indians , view'd this wondrous piece of skill ; As fomething of divine the work admir'd ...
... Verse will feem profe ; but ftill perfift to read , And Homer will be all the books you need . Had Boffu never writ , the world had still , Like Indians , view'd this wondrous piece of skill ; As fomething of divine the work admir'd ...
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Сторінка 255 - Pointing, the lovely moralist said : See, friend, in some few fleeting hours, See yonder, what a change is made. Ah me! the blooming pride of May, And that of beauty are but one: At morn both...
Сторінка 259 - To be vexed at a trifle or two that I writ, Your judgment at once and my passion you wrong: You take that for fact which will scarce be found wit: Od's life!
Сторінка 217 - Full fifteen thousand lusty fellows, With fire and sword the fort maintain; Each was a Hercules, you tell us, Yet out they march'd like common men. Cannons above, and mines below, Did death and tombs for foes contrive; Yet matters have been order'd so, That most of us are still alive.
Сторінка 260 - ... tis his fancy to run, At night he declines on his Thetis's breast. So, when I am wearied with wandering all day, To thee, my delight, in the evening I come : No matter what beauties I saw in my way ; They were but my visits, but thou art my home ! Then finish, dear Chloe, this pastoral war, And let us like Horace and Lydia agree ; For thou art a girl as much brighter than her, As he was a poet sublimer than me.
Сторінка 60 - For oh ! your face has fuch peculiar charms, That who can hold from flying to your arms ! But what I ne'er can have without offence, May forne blefl maid poffefs with innocence.
Сторінка 190 - Gather all the fmiling hours ; Such as with friendly care have guarded Patriots and kings in rightful wars ; Such as with conqueft have rewarded Triumphant viftors' happy cares ; Such as ftory has recorded Sacred to Naflau's long renown, For countries fav'd, and battles won.
Сторінка 259 - Pr'ythee quit this caprice ; and (as old Falstaff says) Let us e'en talk a little like folks of this world. How canst thou presume, thou hast leave to destroy The beauties, which Venus but lent to thy keeping? Those looks were design'd to inspire love and joy: More ord'nary eyes may serve people for weeping.
Сторінка 173 - To master John the English maid A hornbook gives of gingerbread; And, that the child may learn the better, As he can name, he eats the letter.
Сторінка 232 - But why should I stories of Athens rehearse, Where people knew love, and were partial to verse ; Since none can with justice my pleasures oppose, In Holland...
Сторінка 259 - Chloe, and what I write, shows The difference there is betwixt nature and art: I court others in verse; but I love thee in prose: And they have my whimsies; but thou hast my heart.