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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I'll sing of heroes and of kings , In mighty numbers , mighty things . Begin , my
Muse ! but lo ! the strings To my great song rebellious prove ; The strings will
sound of nought but love . I broke them all , and put on new ; ' Tis this or nothing
sure ...
I'll sing of heroes and of kings , In mighty numbers , mighty things . Begin , my
Muse ! but lo ! the strings To my great song rebellious prove ; The strings will
sound of nought but love . I broke them all , and put on new ; ' Tis this or nothing
sure ...
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... thou would'st find , and would'st create ; Business ! the frivolous pretence Of
human lusts , to shake off innocence ; Business ! the grave impertinence ;
Business ! the thing which I of all things hate ; Business ! the contradiction of thy
fate .
... thou would'st find , and would'st create ; Business ! the frivolous pretence Of
human lusts , to shake off innocence ; Business ! the grave impertinence ;
Business ! the thing which I of all things hate ; Business ! the contradiction of thy
fate .
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Of blessing thee ; If things then from their end we happy call , When , goddess !
thou lift'st up thy waken'd head , ' Tis hope is the most hopeless thing of all . Out of
the morning's purple bed , Thy quire of birds about thee play Hope ! thou bold ...
Of blessing thee ; If things then from their end we happy call , When , goddess !
thou lift'st up thy waken'd head , ' Tis hope is the most hopeless thing of all . Out of
the morning's purple bed , Thy quire of birds about thee play Hope ! thou bold ...
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Or so unprincipled in Virtue's book , Some say , no evil thing that walks by night
And the sweet peace that goodness ... But Beauty , like the fair Hesperian tree
Tell her of things that no gross ear can hear ; Laden with blooming gold , had
need ...
Or so unprincipled in Virtue's book , Some say , no evil thing that walks by night
And the sweet peace that goodness ... But Beauty , like the fair Hesperian tree
Tell her of things that no gross ear can hear ; Laden with blooming gold , had
need ...
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He from Heaven's Hard liberty before the easy yoke height Of servile pomp Our
greatness will appear All these our motions vain sees , and derides ; Then most
conspicuous , when great things of Not more almighty to resist our might small ...
He from Heaven's Hard liberty before the easy yoke height Of servile pomp Our
greatness will appear All these our motions vain sees , and derides ; Then most
conspicuous , when great things of Not more almighty to resist our might small ...
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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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