The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series Edited with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 10Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1810 - English poetry |
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... bear high His vaulted courts ; in storms the billows fly O'er th ' echoing roof , like thunder through the skies , And warn the ruler of the floods to rise , And check the raving winds , and the swoln waves chastise . Rich spoils , by ...
... bear high His vaulted courts ; in storms the billows fly O'er th ' echoing roof , like thunder through the skies , And warn the ruler of the floods to rise , And check the raving winds , and the swoln waves chastise . Rich spoils , by ...
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... bear The ponderous shield , and heave the massy spear ; Superior to her sex , so swift she flew Around the field , and such vast numbers slew , That friends and foes , alike surpris'd , behold The brave Virago desperately bold , And ...
... bear The ponderous shield , and heave the massy spear ; Superior to her sex , so swift she flew Around the field , and such vast numbers slew , That friends and foes , alike surpris'd , behold The brave Virago desperately bold , And ...
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... bear ; Pu suing Care the sailing ship out - flles , Climbs the tall vessel's painted sides ; Nor leaves arm'd squadrons in the field , But with the marching horsemen rides , And dwells alike in courts and camps , and makes all places ...
... bear ; Pu suing Care the sailing ship out - flles , Climbs the tall vessel's painted sides ; Nor leaves arm'd squadrons in the field , But with the marching horsemen rides , And dwells alike in courts and camps , and makes all places ...
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... bear a beauteous flower ” — Scarce had the goddess spoke , when see ! The nymph's extended limbs the form of branches wear : Behold the wondrous change , the fragrant tree ! To leaves was turn'd her flowing hair ; And rich diffus'd ...
... bear a beauteous flower ” — Scarce had the goddess spoke , when see ! The nymph's extended limbs the form of branches wear : Behold the wondrous change , the fragrant tree ! To leaves was turn'd her flowing hair ; And rich diffus'd ...
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... bear , If Love rejected add not to its weight , To finish me in woes , and crush me down with Fate . But if the goddess , in whose charming eyes , More clearly written than in Fate's dark book , My joy , my grief , my all of future ...
... bear , If Love rejected add not to its weight , To finish me in woes , and crush me down with Fate . But if the goddess , in whose charming eyes , More clearly written than in Fate's dark book , My joy , my grief , my all of future ...
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Apollo arms beauteous beauty Behold Belgia bless blest breast bright Cæsar charms Columbo confest crown'd Cupid darts dear death delight Derry divine e'er Earth Epicurus ev'n eyes fair fame fate fear fire flame flow goddess gods grace grief grove hand happy hast hear heart Heaven hero honour Jove kind king labour light live lord Lucretius lyre maid MATTHEW PRIOR mighty mind mourn Muse Namur Nature's ne'er never night numbers Nut-brown Maid nymph o'er Ovid pain passion peace Peneus Pindar plain pleas'd pleasure poem poet Pothinus praise pride queen rage rais'd reign rise sacred shade shine sighs sing skies smile soft song soul swain sweet tears tell thee things thou thought toil twas Venus verse vex'd Virg virtue weep Whilst winds wise wound wretched wyll youth