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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... flame their souls he made , And , as beneath his forming hands they grew , He bless'd the master - work , and said ... flames of inquisition rose from Hell , Of slaughter proud , and insolent in blood . What hand can paint the scenes of ...
... flame their souls he made , And , as beneath his forming hands they grew , He bless'd the master - work , and said ... flames of inquisition rose from Hell , Of slaughter proud , and insolent in blood . What hand can paint the scenes of ...
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... flame ; had Fate been kind , The nuptial rites their faithful hands had join'd ; But , with vain threats , forbidding parents strove To check the joy ; they could not check the love . Each captive heart consumes in like desire ; The ...
... flame ; had Fate been kind , The nuptial rites their faithful hands had join'd ; But , with vain threats , forbidding parents strove To check the joy ; they could not check the love . Each captive heart consumes in like desire ; The ...
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... flames create . From conquer'd India , so the jovial god 3 , Drawn o'er the plains by harness'd tigers , rode . Then ... flame , Inscrib'd with Phoebe's and Asteria's name ! Behold the god advance in comely pride , Arm'd with THE PICTURE ...
... flames create . From conquer'd India , so the jovial god 3 , Drawn o'er the plains by harness'd tigers , rode . Then ... flame , Inscrib'd with Phoebe's and Asteria's name ! Behold the god advance in comely pride , Arm'd with THE PICTURE ...
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... flame For him , as he for arms . 1699 . ON A PEACOCK , FINELY CUT IN VELLUM BY MOLINDA . WHEN Fancy did Molinda's hand invite , Without the help of colour , shade , or light , To form in vellum , spotless as her mind , The fairest image ...
... flame For him , as he for arms . 1699 . ON A PEACOCK , FINELY CUT IN VELLUM BY MOLINDA . WHEN Fancy did Molinda's hand invite , Without the help of colour , shade , or light , To form in vellum , spotless as her mind , The fairest image ...
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... flames they strove , While warbling birds , soft whispering breaths of wind , And murmuring streams , to grace their ... flame Shall ne'er expire ; I'll boldly sing of thee , Charm'd with the music of thy name , And guarded by the gods ...
... flames they strove , While warbling birds , soft whispering breaths of wind , And murmuring streams , to grace their ... flame Shall ne'er expire ; I'll boldly sing of thee , Charm'd with the music of thy name , And guarded by the gods ...
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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