The Works of the British Poets, Հատոր 10John & Arthur Arch; and for Bell & Bradfute, and J. Mundell & Company Edinburgh., 1795 - 1157 էջ |
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Էջ viii
... these three contradictory lines , the poet complains more than the father - in - law , the friend , or the widower . When Young married Lady Elizabeth Lee , she had a fon and two daughters living by her former hufband . The fon was an ...
... these three contradictory lines , the poet complains more than the father - in - law , the friend , or the widower . When Young married Lady Elizabeth Lee , she had a fon and two daughters living by her former hufband . The fon was an ...
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... these things , may ftyle our author a naturalift . Ver . 259 ] The defcription of the horfe is the moft celebrated of any in the poem . There is an excellent critic on it in the Guardian . I fhail there- fore only obferve , that in this ...
... these things , may ftyle our author a naturalift . Ver . 259 ] The defcription of the horfe is the moft celebrated of any in the poem . There is an excellent critic on it in the Guardian . I fhail there- fore only obferve , that in this ...
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... these are politics will stand the test , When finer politics their mafters fting , And statesmen fain would fhrink to common men . Thefe , these are politics will answer now , ( When common men would fain to statesmen fwell ) Beyond a ...
... these are politics will stand the test , When finer politics their mafters fting , And statesmen fain would fhrink to common men . Thefe , these are politics will answer now , ( When common men would fain to statesmen fwell ) Beyond a ...
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... these , the politician's wiles But ftruggle with deftruction , as a child " With giants huge , or giants with a Jove . " The ftatesman's arts to conjure up a peace , " Or military phantoms void of force , " But fcare away the vultures ...
... these , the politician's wiles But ftruggle with deftruction , as a child " With giants huge , or giants with a Jove . " The ftatesman's arts to conjure up a peace , " Or military phantoms void of force , " But fcare away the vultures ...
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... these .. How dreadful then to meet them all alone , A ftranger ! unacknowledg'd , unapprov'd ! Now woo them , wed them , bind them to thy breaft ; To win thy wifh , creation has no more . Or if we wish a fourth , it is a friend --- But ...
... these .. How dreadful then to meet them all alone , A ftranger ! unacknowledg'd , unapprov'd ! Now woo them , wed them , bind them to thy breaft ; To win thy wifh , creation has no more . Or if we wish a fourth , it is a friend --- But ...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Հատոր 10 Robert Anderson Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1795 |
The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Հատոր 10 Robert Anderson Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1795 |
“The” Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical ... Robert Anderson Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1795 |
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Էջ 217 - For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn Or busy housewife ply her evening care : No children run to lisp their sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share.
Էջ 217 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour : The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
Էջ 217 - Beneath those rugged elms, that yew-tree's shade Where heaves the turf in many a mouldering heap, Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, The rude Forefathers of the hamlet sleep.
Էջ 223 - Sisters, weave the web of death; Sisters, cease, the work is done. Hail the task, and hail the hands!
Էջ 63 - tis madness to defer: Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time; Year after year it steals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene.
Էջ 247 - I saw difficulties which staggered me ; but I kept my mind open to conviction. The evidences and doctrines of Christianity, studied with attention, made me a most firm and persuaded believer of the Christian religion. I have made it the rule of my life, and it is the ground of my future hopes.
Էջ 231 - And in my breast the imperfect joys expire; Yet Morning smiles the busy race to cheer, And new-born pleasure brings to happier men; The fields to all their wonted tribute bear; To warm their little loves the birds complain. I fruitless mourn to him that cannot hear And weep the more because I weep in vain.
Էջ 220 - This pencil take (she said) whose colours clear Richly paint the vernal year : Thine, too, these golden keys, immortal Boy ! This can unlock the gates of Joy ; Of Horror that, and thrilling Fears, Or ope the sacred source of sympathetic Tears.
Էջ 14 - Alas ! misfortunes travel in a train, And oft in life form one perpetual chain ; Fear buries fear, and ills on ills attend, Till life and sorrow meet one common end.
Էջ 379 - And they sung a new song, saying, "Thou art worthy to take the book and to open the seals thereof; for thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred and tongue and people and nation...