The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Том 30Samuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 |
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... France , on fome short commiffions and embaffies of compliment : as if the king defigned to fhew the French ( who would be thought the politeft nation ) that one of the finest gen- tlemen in Europe was his fubject ; and that we had a 3 ...
... France , on fome short commiffions and embaffies of compliment : as if the king defigned to fhew the French ( who would be thought the politeft nation ) that one of the finest gen- tlemen in Europe was his fubject ; and that we had a 3 ...
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... France look forth to Sambre's armed fhore , And boast her joy for William's death no more . He lives ; let France confefs , the victor lives : Her triumphs for his death were vain , And spoke her terror of his life too plain . The ...
... France look forth to Sambre's armed fhore , And boast her joy for William's death no more . He lives ; let France confefs , the victor lives : Her triumphs for his death were vain , And spoke her terror of his life too plain . The ...
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... France retire ? By different nations be his valour bleft , In different languages confeft ; And then let Shannon speak the rest : Let Shannon fpeak , how on her wondering fhore , When Conqueft hovering on his arms did wait , And only ...
... France retire ? By different nations be his valour bleft , In different languages confeft ; And then let Shannon speak the rest : Let Shannon fpeak , how on her wondering fhore , When Conqueft hovering on his arms did wait , And only ...
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... France be taught , How constant minds by grief are try'd ; How great the land , that wept and fought , When William led , and Mary dy'd . XXI . Fierce in the battle make it known , Where death with all his darts is feen , That he can ...
... France be taught , How constant minds by grief are try'd ; How great the land , that wept and fought , When William led , and Mary dy'd . XXI . Fierce in the battle make it known , Where death with all his darts is feen , That he can ...
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... France ? Why muft the winds all hold their tongue ? If they a little breath fhould raise , Would that have fpoil'd the Poet's fong , Or puff'd away the Monarch's praife ? Pindar , that eagle , mounts the skies , - While Virtue leads the ...
... France ? Why muft the winds all hold their tongue ? If they a little breath fhould raise , Would that have fpoil'd the Poet's fong , Or puff'd away the Monarch's praife ? Pindar , that eagle , mounts the skies , - While Virtue leads the ...
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Сторінка 179 - Upon this tree : and, as the tender mark Grew with the year, and widen'd with the bark, Venus had heard the virgin's soft address, That, as the wound, the passion might increase. As potent Nature shed her kindly...
Сторінка 157 - Be of your patron's mind, whate'er he says ; Sleep very much ; think little ; and talk less ; Mind neither good nor bad, nor right nor wrong, But eat your pudding, slave; and hold your tongue.
Сторінка 138 - Radcliff ; was so ill, That other doctors gave me over : He felt my pulse, prescribed his pill, And I was likely to recover. " But when the wit began to wheeze, And wine had warmed the politician, Cured yesterday of my disease, I died last night of my physician.
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Сторінка 110 - ... 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.