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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... stand , Rais'd to thy name by thy own skilful hand . Then let me wing from Earth my willing way , To meet thy soul in blaze of living day , Rapt to the skies , like thee , with joyful flight , An inmate of the Heavens , adopted into ...
... stand , Rais'd to thy name by thy own skilful hand . Then let me wing from Earth my willing way , To meet thy soul in blaze of living day , Rapt to the skies , like thee , with joyful flight , An inmate of the Heavens , adopted into ...
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... stand foremost on the list of fame ; Yet still the traces of thy hand we see , Some of the brightest thoughts are due to thee , While then for those illustrious bards we mourn , The Muse shall visit thy distinguish'd urn ; With copious ...
... stand foremost on the list of fame ; Yet still the traces of thy hand we see , Some of the brightest thoughts are due to thee , While then for those illustrious bards we mourn , The Muse shall visit thy distinguish'd urn ; With copious ...
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... Stand arm'd against th ' invader's rage , And bravely fighting for thy country's liberty ; While he inglorious laurels sought , And not to save his country fought ; While he O stain upon the greatest name , That e'er before was known to ...
... Stand arm'd against th ' invader's rage , And bravely fighting for thy country's liberty ; While he inglorious laurels sought , And not to save his country fought ; While he O stain upon the greatest name , That e'er before was known to ...
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... stand , With fervent vows t ' attend the sacrifice ; While rich perfumes from melted gums arise , To bribe for Phoebe's health the partial skies . Forbid it , Love , that sickly blasts consume The flower of beauty in its tender bloom ...
... stand , With fervent vows t ' attend the sacrifice ; While rich perfumes from melted gums arise , To bribe for Phoebe's health the partial skies . Forbid it , Love , that sickly blasts consume The flower of beauty in its tender bloom ...
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... stand , The work of fam'd Apelles ' hand ; " Exert thy fire , " the monarch said , " Now be thy boldest strokes display'd , To let admiring nations see Their dreaded victor drawn by thee ; To others thou may'st life impart , But I'll ...
... stand , The work of fam'd Apelles ' hand ; " Exert thy fire , " the monarch said , " Now be thy boldest strokes display'd , To let admiring nations see Their dreaded victor drawn by thee ; To others thou may'st life impart , But I'll ...
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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