The Works of the English Poets: AddisonH. Hughs, 1779 |
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... breast inspire With warmth like yours , and raise an equal ' fire , Unnumber'd beauties in my verse should shine , And Virgil's Italy fhould yield to mine ! * See how the golden groves around me smile , That fhun the coaft of Britain's ...
... breast inspire With warmth like yours , and raise an equal ' fire , Unnumber'd beauties in my verse should shine , And Virgil's Italy fhould yield to mine ! * See how the golden groves around me smile , That fhun the coaft of Britain's ...
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... breast , and boil in every vein : Here fhatter'd walls , like broken rocks , from far Rife up in hideous views , the guilt of war , Whilft here the vine o'er hills of ruin climbs , Industrious to conceal great Bourbon's crimes . A 1 At ...
... breast , and boil in every vein : Here fhatter'd walls , like broken rocks , from far Rife up in hideous views , the guilt of war , Whilft here the vine o'er hills of ruin climbs , Industrious to conceal great Bourbon's crimes . A 1 At ...
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... breasts demand the ftrife , And thirst of glory quells the love of life . No vulgar fears can British minds control : - Heat of revenge , and noble pride of foul , O'erlook the foe , advantag'd by his poft , Leffen his numbers , and ...
... breasts demand the ftrife , And thirst of glory quells the love of life . No vulgar fears can British minds control : - Heat of revenge , and noble pride of foul , O'erlook the foe , advantag'd by his poft , Leffen his numbers , and ...
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... breast , To take the freshness of the morning - air , And gather'd in a knot her flowing hair ; While thus the refted , on her arm reclin'd , The hoary willows waving with the wind , And feather'd choirs that warbled in the shade , And ...
... breast , To take the freshness of the morning - air , And gather'd in a knot her flowing hair ; While thus the refted , on her arm reclin'd , The hoary willows waving with the wind , And feather'd choirs that warbled in the shade , And ...
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... woods in queft of prey , He chanc'd to roufe his mother where the lay . She knew her fon , and kept him in her fight , And fondly gaz'd : the boy was in a fright , 2 And And aim'd a pointed arrow at her breast ; And 126 ADDISON'S POEMS .
... woods in queft of prey , He chanc'd to roufe his mother where the lay . She knew her fon , and kept him in her fight , And fondly gaz'd : the boy was in a fright , 2 And And aim'd a pointed arrow at her breast ; And 126 ADDISON'S POEMS .
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Aëre æther arms aſk atque behold beſt blood bluſhes breaſt bright Cadmus Cæfar caft Cato Cato's cauſe charms courſe CYCNUS death DECIUS defcription eaſe Ev'n eyes faid fame fate father fays fecret fenate fhall fhining fight fire firſt fome forrows foul friends ftand ftill ftory ftrength fubject fuccefs fuch fword Georgic goddeſs gods grief heart heaven himſelf itſelf Jove JUBA laft laſt loft LUCIA LUCIUS maid Marcia Marcus mighty moſt muſt myſelf numbers Numidian nunc nymph o'er Ovid paffion Pentheus Phaeton pleaſe pleaſure Poet Portius praiſe prince purſue rage raiſe reft reſt rife rifu riſe Roman Rome SEMPRONIUS ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhould ſhow ſkies ſky ſpeak ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtood ſtreams Syphax tears thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thoughts thouſand thunder verfe verſe view'd Virgil virgin virtue waſte Whilft youth САТО
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Seite 225 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
Seite 329 - Here will I hold. If there's a Power above us, — And that there is, all Nature cries aloud Through all her works, — He must delight in virtue; And that which He delights in must be happy.
Seite 330 - ... there is all Nature cries aloud Through all her works). He must delight in virtue ; And that which He delights in must be happy. But when ? or where ? This world was made for Caesar — I'm weary of conjectures — this must end them.
Seite 45 - Tis Britain's care to watch o'er Europe's fate, And hold in balance each contending state, To threaten bold presumptuous kings with war, And answer her afflicted neighbours pray'r.
Seite 153 - Who now appear'd but one continu'd wound. With dropping tears his bitter fate he moans, And fills the mountain with his dying groans. His servants with a piteous look he spies, And turns about his supplicating eyes.
Seite 35 - Through pathless fields, and unfrequented floods, To dens of dragons and enchanted woods. But now the mystic tale, that pleased of yore, Can charm an understanding age no more; The long-spun allegories fulsome grow, While the dull moral lies too plain below.
Seite 100 - Not the red arm of angry Jove, That flings the thunder from the sky, And gives it rage to roar, and strength to fly. Should the whole frame of nature round him break, In ruin, and confusion hurl'd, He, unconcern'd would hear the mighty crack, And stand secure, amidst a falling world.
Seite 210 - Virgil seems no where so well pleased, as when he is got among his Bees in the Fourth Georgic; and ennobles the actions of so trivial a creature, with metaphors drawn from the most important concerns of mankind. His verses...
Seite 249 - ... storms of fate, And greatly falling with a falling state. While Cato gives his little senate laws...
Seite 278 - Rome will rejoice, and cast its eyes on Cato, As on the second of mankind. CATO. No more! I must not think of life on such conditions. DEC. Caesar is well acquainted with your virtues, And therefore sets this value on your life: Let him but know the price of Cato's friendship, And name your terms.