Watts, A. Philips, West, Collins, Dyer, Shenstone, YoungAlexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1810 |
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... sound of so much Greek were not terrifying to a nice reader . But some of the latter poets of the Pagan world have debased this divine gift ; and many of the writers of the first rank , in this our age of rational Christians , have , to ...
... sound of so much Greek were not terrifying to a nice reader . But some of the latter poets of the Pagan world have debased this divine gift ; and many of the writers of the first rank , in this our age of rational Christians , have , to ...
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... sound , and number , were given with this design ; that they should be all ranged under the banner of the great malicious spirit , to invade the rights of Heaven , and to bring swift and everlasting destruction upon men ? How will these ...
... sound , and number , were given with this design ; that they should be all ranged under the banner of the great malicious spirit , to invade the rights of Heaven , and to bring swift and everlasting destruction upon men ? How will these ...
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... sound , render what I have written contemptible and useless ! The imitations of that noblest Latin poet of modern ages , Casimire Sarbiewski , of Poland , would need no excuse , did they but arise to the beauty of the original . I have ...
... sound , render what I have written contemptible and useless ! The imitations of that noblest Latin poet of modern ages , Casimire Sarbiewski , of Poland , would need no excuse , did they but arise to the beauty of the original . I have ...
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... sound , And thus conclude the song : " Glory to God that reigns above , Le peace surround the Earth ; Mortals shall know their Maker's love , At their Redeemer's birth . " Lord ! and shall angels have their songs , And men no tunes to ...
... sound , And thus conclude the song : " Glory to God that reigns above , Le peace surround the Earth ; Mortals shall know their Maker's love , At their Redeemer's birth . " Lord ! and shall angels have their songs , And men no tunes to ...
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... sound , Echo the glories of your King Through all the nations round . Th ' eternal name must fly abroad From Britain to Japan ; And the whole race shall bow to God , That owns the name of man , THE ATHEIST'S MISTAKE . LAUGH , ye profane ...
... sound , Echo the glories of your King Through all the nations round . Th ' eternal name must fly abroad From Britain to Japan ; And the whole race shall bow to God , That owns the name of man , THE ATHEIST'S MISTAKE . LAUGH , ye profane ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
ANTISTROPHE Aristagoras art thou beauty behold beneath bless blest bliss bloom boast bosom breast breath bright Camarina charms dark dear death deep delight divine dreadful e'en Earth ECLOGUE EPODE Ergoteles eternal eyes fair fame fate fear fire flame flowers fond genius glory grace grief Grongar Hill grove hand happy heart Heaven heavenly honour immortal king labour Lord Lorenzo lov'd lyre maid mighty mind mortal mourn Muse Nature Nature's ne'er night Night Thoughts numbers nymph o'er pain passion peace Pelops Pindar plain pleas'd pleasure poem poet praise pride proud rage reign rise round sacred scene shade shine shore sigh sing skies smile soft song soul strain stream STROPHE swain sweet swell tears tempest terrour thee thine thou thought throne Tlepolemus toil truth vale verse virtue WILLIAM SHENSTONE wind wing wise Xenocrates youth
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 206 - Tis said, and I believe the tale, Thy humblest reed could more prevail, Had more of strength, diviner rage, Than all which charms this laggard age...
Seite 205 - He threw his blood-stain'd sword in thunder down, And with a withering look The war-denouncing trumpet took, And blew a blast so loud and dread, Were ne'er prophetic sounds so full of woe ; And ever and anon he beat...
Seite 204 - IF AUGHT of oaten stop or pastoral song May hope, chaste Eve, to soothe thy modest ear Like thy own solemn springs, Thy springs, and dying gales...
Seite 206 - Love framed with Mirth a gay fantastic round : Loose were her tresses seen, her zone unbound; And he, amidst his frolic play, As if he would the charming air repay, Shook thousand odours from his dewy wings.
Seite 219 - twas wild. But thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure? Still it whispered promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail ! Still would her touch the strain prolong...
Seite 207 - To fair Fidele's grassy tomb Soft maids and village hinds shall bring Each opening sweet, of earliest bloom, And rifle all the breathing Spring. No wailing ghost shall dare appear To vex with shrieks this quiet grove ; But shepherd lads assemble here, And melting virgins own their love. No wither'd witch shall here be seen, No goblins lead their nightly crew; The female fays shall haunt the green, And dress thy grave with pearly dew...
Seite 422 - TIRED Nature's sweet restorer, balmy Sleep ! He, like the world, his ready visit pays Where Fortune smiles ; the wretched he forsakes ; Swift on his downy pinion flies from woe, And lights on lids unsullied with a tear.
Seite 205 - When Cheerfulness, a nymph of healthiest hue, Her bow across her shoulder flung, Her buskins gemm'd with morning dew, Blew an inspiring air, that dale and thicket rung, The hunter's call to Faun and Dryad known...
Seite 328 - In every village mark'd with little spire, Embower'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells, in lowly shed and mean attire, A matron old, whom we Schoolmistress name...
Seite 425 - All promise is poor dilatory man, And that through every stage. When young, indeed, In full content we sometimes nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves, and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan...