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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... sight ; Th ' enliven'd world look up with gladsome cheer , Bless the gay scene , nor heed the night so near ; Sudden , the lucent orb drops swiftly down , Through western skies , to shine in worlds unknown , March 28 , 1720 . WM ...
... sight ; Th ' enliven'd world look up with gladsome cheer , Bless the gay scene , nor heed the night so near ; Sudden , the lucent orb drops swiftly down , Through western skies , to shine in worlds unknown , March 28 , 1720 . WM ...
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... sight . Of various states , the various bounds appear ; There wide Hispania , fruitful Gallia here ; Belgia's moist soil , conspicuous from afar , And Flandria , long the field of a destructive war . Germania too , with cluster'd vines ...
... sight . Of various states , the various bounds appear ; There wide Hispania , fruitful Gallia here ; Belgia's moist soil , conspicuous from afar , And Flandria , long the field of a destructive war . Germania too , with cluster'd vines ...
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... sight , On silver wings , bright Glory took her flight , And left , to guide his course , long shining tracks of light ! And now once more embark'd , propitious gales Blow fresh from shore , and fill his hollow sails . As when the ...
... sight , On silver wings , bright Glory took her flight , And left , to guide his course , long shining tracks of light ! And now once more embark'd , propitious gales Blow fresh from shore , and fill his hollow sails . As when the ...
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... sight , With martial terrour charms , and gives a fierce de- Here the confed'rate troops are forc'd to yield , Driven by unequal numbers through the field : With his bright sword , young Nassau there with- stands [ light . Their flight ...
... sight , With martial terrour charms , and gives a fierce de- Here the confed'rate troops are forc'd to yield , Driven by unequal numbers through the field : With his bright sword , young Nassau there with- stands [ light . Their flight ...
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... sight ! Adolphus , with imperial splendour gay : Brave Philibert , unmatch'd in fight , Who led the German eagle to his prey , See next , majestically great , The founder of the Belgic state ! The Sun of glory , which so bright Beam'd ...
... sight ! Adolphus , with imperial splendour gay : Brave Philibert , unmatch'd in fight , Who led the German eagle to his prey , See next , majestically great , The founder of the Belgic state ! The Sun of glory , which so bright Beam'd ...
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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