Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Prefaces, Հատոր 1"The object of this work, which is entirely new, is to comprise, within a single volume, a chronological series of our classical poets, from Ben Johnson to Beattie, without mutilation or abridgment, with biographical and critical notices of their authors. The contents of this volume are so comprehensive, that few poems, it is believed, are omitted, except such as are of secondary merit, or unsuited to the perusal of youth" -- Page [i]. |
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Begin to cast a beam on the outward shape , Within the navel of this hideous
wood , 520 The unpolluted temple of the mind , Immur'd in cypress shades a
sorcerer dwells , And turns it by degrees to the soul's essence , 460 Of Bacchus
and of ...
Begin to cast a beam on the outward shape , Within the navel of this hideous
wood , 520 The unpolluted temple of the mind , Immur'd in cypress shades a
sorcerer dwells , And turns it by degrees to the soul's essence , 460 Of Bacchus
and of ...
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The soul of man , or passion in him move . ... unfeign'd his subtle approach , first
gazing , then speaking : Union of mind , or in us both one soul ; with much fattery
extolling Eve above all other Harmony to behold in wedded pair creatures .
The soul of man , or passion in him move . ... unfeign'd his subtle approach , first
gazing , then speaking : Union of mind , or in us both one soul ; with much fattery
extolling Eve above all other Harmony to behold in wedded pair creatures .
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Thais led the way , With downcast looks the joyless victor sate , To light him to his
prey , Revolving in his alter d soul And , like another Helen , fir'd another Troy .
The various turns of Chance below ; And , now and then , a sigh he stole ...
Thais led the way , With downcast looks the joyless victor sate , To light him to his
prey , Revolving in his alter d soul And , like another Helen , fir'd another Troy .
The various turns of Chance below ; And , now and then , a sigh he stole ...
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Which , from this mortal body when unty'd , The soul of Arcite went where
heathens go , Unseen , unheard , shall hover at your side ; Who better live than
we , though less they know . Nor fright you waking , nor your sleep offend , In
Palamon a ...
Which , from this mortal body when unty'd , The soul of Arcite went where
heathens go , Unseen , unheard , shall hover at your side ; Who better live than
we , though less they know . Nor fright you waking , nor your sleep offend , In
Palamon a ...
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... And were he less , yet years of service past Supreme in state , and in three
more decays ; From grateful souls exact reward at last : So wears the paving
pebble in the street , Pity is Heaven's and yours ; nor can she find And towns and
towers ...
... And were he less , yet years of service past Supreme in state , and in three
more decays ; From grateful souls exact reward at last : So wears the paving
pebble in the street , Pity is Heaven's and yours ; nor can she find And towns and
towers ...
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| Վերնագիր | Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Prefaces, Հատոր 1 Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Prefaces, John Aikin |
| Editor | John Aikin |
| Աջակցող | John Aikin |
| Հրատարակիչ | Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1820 |
| Original from | Կալիֆորնիայի համալսարան |
| Digitized | 24 Հոկտեմբեր 2007 |
| Length | 807 էջ |
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