The Works of James Thomson: With His Last Corrections and Improvements. To which is Prefixed, An Account of His Life and Writings. In Two Volumes, Band 21763 |
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... , every line , Whate'er he draws to please , must all be thine . Be thou his judge : in every candid breast , Thy filent whisper is the facred teft . The The Perfons reprefented . MASINISSA , King of Maffylia , PROLOGUE .
... , every line , Whate'er he draws to please , must all be thine . Be thou his judge : in every candid breast , Thy filent whisper is the facred teft . The The Perfons reprefented . MASINISSA , King of Maffylia , PROLOGUE .
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... thine . - Nay , mark me this ; Couldst thou restore me to my former state , Strike off these chains , give me my crown again ; Yet mult 1 ftill , implacable to thee , Seek eagerly thy death , or die myself . Life cannot hold us both ...
... thine . - Nay , mark me this ; Couldst thou restore me to my former state , Strike off these chains , give me my crown again ; Yet mult 1 ftill , implacable to thee , Seek eagerly thy death , or die myself . Life cannot hold us both ...
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... thine . But here , be sure , Here will I ly on this vile earth , forlorn , Of hope abandon'd , fince defpis'd by thee ; These locks all loose and fordid in the duft ; This fullied bofom growing to the ground , Till the remorseless ...
... thine . But here , be sure , Here will I ly on this vile earth , forlorn , Of hope abandon'd , fince defpis'd by thee ; These locks all loose and fordid in the duft ; This fullied bofom growing to the ground , Till the remorseless ...
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... thine arm , and I will tell thee all , Unfold my fecret heart , whofe every pulfe With Sophonisba beats . - Nay , hear me out- Swift , as I mus'd , the conflagration spread ; At once too strong , too general , to be quench'd . I love ...
... thine arm , and I will tell thee all , Unfold my fecret heart , whofe every pulfe With Sophonisba beats . - Nay , hear me out- Swift , as I mus'd , the conflagration spread ; At once too strong , too general , to be quench'd . I love ...
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... thine . Naro . Is this deceitful day then come to nought ,. This day , that fet thee on a double throne ? That gave thee Syphax chain'd , thy deadly foe ? With perfect conqueft crown'd thee , perfect glory ? Is it fo foon eclips'd ? and ...
... thine . Naro . Is this deceitful day then come to nought ,. This day , that fet thee on a double throne ? That gave thee Syphax chain'd , thy deadly foe ? With perfect conqueft crown'd thee , perfect glory ? Is it fo foon eclips'd ? and ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
againſt Agam Agamemnon Antium baſe Behold beneath beſt breaſt Carthage cauſe Clyt Clytemnestra Coriolanus death dreadful Egift Egifthus Eleon Eleonora eyes facred fate father fave fenate fhall filent fince firſt flave foft fome foul friendſhip ftill fuch fure Gloft glory Gods heart heaven himſelf honour itſelf juft juſt juſtice king laſt lord Madam Mafiniffa Marcius MASINISSA Melif Melifander moſt muft muſt Mycenae myſelf Narva noble o'er paffion paſſions peace PHOENISSA pleaſure pride prince princeſs purpoſe rage reaſon rife Roman Rome SCENE Scip ſee ſhall ſhame ſhe ſhould Sicily Siff Siffredi Sigif Sigifmunda Soph Sophoniſba ſpirit ſtate ſtill Syphax Tanc Tancred tears tender tenderneſs THEALD thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro throne Tullus tyrant Veturia virtue Volfcian weakneſs whofe whoſe wiſh woes wretched
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 20 - The passions make, when unconfin'd, and mad, They burst, unguided by the mental eye, '. . The light of reason, which in various ways Points them to good, or turns them back from ill ! O...
Seite 167 - Attach thee firmly to the virtuous deeds And offices of life ; to life itself, With all its vain and transient joys, sit loose.
Seite 24 - I could, in the most sacred ties, Live out a happy life. But, know that Romans, Their hearts, as well as enemies can conquer ; Then, take her to thy soul ! and with her, take Thy liberty and kingdom. In return, I ask but this — when you behold these eyes, These charms, with transport, be a friend to Rome.
Seite 316 - Trust me, to reason He will return. OSMOND. He will ! — By Heavens, he shall ! — You know the king — I wish, my lord Siffredi, That you had deign'd to tell me all you knew — And would you have me wait with duteous patience, Till he return to reason...
Seite 24 - Wept out his tender soul ; sudden the heart Of this young, conquering, loving, godlike Roman, Felt all the great divinity of virtue. His wishing youth stood check'd, his tempting power Restrain'd by kind humanity. — At once He for her parents and her lover call'd. — The various scene imagine : how his troops...
Seite 306 - Madam, Rodolpho Urg'd me fo much, nay, even with tears conjur'd me, But this once more to ferve th...
Seite 293 - Before th' attesting world given to another, Irrevocably given ! — There was a time, When the least cloud that hung upon my brow, Perhaps imagin'd only, touch'd thy pity. Then, brighten'd often by the ready tear, Thy looks were softness all ; then the quick heart, In every nerve alive forgot itself, And for each other then we felt alone.
Seite 115 - Where never human foot had mark'd the shore, These ruffians left me — Yet believe me, Areas, Such is the rooted love we bear mankind, All ruffians as they were, I never heard A sound so dismal as their parting oars.
Seite 390 - My utmost promise. Thou hast been protected ; Hast had thy. amplest, most ambitious, wish ; Thy wounded pride is heal'd, thy dear revenge Completely sated ; and, to crown thy fortune, At the same time, thy peace with Rome restored.
Seite 286 - Yes, I will be a king, but not a slave ; In this will be a king ; in this my people Shall learn to judge how I will guard their rights, When they behold me vindicate my own. But have I, say, been treated like a king ? — Heavens ! could I stoop to such outrageous usage ! I were a mean, a shameless...