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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... fires ! Larger his setting orb our eyes confess , Eager we gaze , and the full glory bless ; As o'er the heavens ... fire , How must thy Muse be ever own'd divine , And in the sacred list unrival'd shine ! Nor joyous health was thine ...
... fires ! Larger his setting orb our eyes confess , Eager we gaze , and the full glory bless ; As o'er the heavens ... fire , How must thy Muse be ever own'd divine , And in the sacred list unrival'd shine ! Nor joyous health was thine ...
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... fires ; the thunder'd hills rebound , And the shock'd country , wide beneath , rebellows to the sound . [ flight ... fire : Swift from the hot pursuit the blasted foes retire . Then battles , sieges , camps are grav'd afar , And the ...
... fires ; the thunder'd hills rebound , And the shock'd country , wide beneath , rebellows to the sound . [ flight ... fire : Swift from the hot pursuit the blasted foes retire . Then battles , sieges , camps are grav'd afar , And the ...
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... fire . Begin the spring of virtue trace , That , from afar descending , flow'd Through the rich veins of all the godlike race , And fair renown on all the godlike race bestow'd ! This ancient source of noble blood Through thee ...
... fire . Begin the spring of virtue trace , That , from afar descending , flow'd Through the rich veins of all the godlike race , And fair renown on all the godlike race bestow'd ! This ancient source of noble blood Through thee ...
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... fire . Ah , lovely youth ! when thou wert here , Thyself a young Apollo did appear ; Young as that god , so sweet a grace , Such blooming fragrance in thy face ; So soft thy air , thy visage so serene , That harmony ev'n in thy look was ...
... fire . Ah , lovely youth ! when thou wert here , Thyself a young Apollo did appear ; Young as that god , so sweet a grace , Such blooming fragrance in thy face ; So soft thy air , thy visage so serene , That harmony ev'n in thy look was ...
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... fire ? Who late at splendid feasts so graceful shone , By pleasing smiles and numerous conquests known ; Where , ' midst the brightest nymphs , she bore the From all - from all but her Asteria's eyes . [ prize Behold the maid , who then ...
... fire ? Who late at splendid feasts so graceful shone , By pleasing smiles and numerous conquests known ; Where , ' midst the brightest nymphs , she bore the From all - from all but her Asteria's eyes . [ prize Behold the maid , who then ...
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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