Minor English Poets, 1660-1780: A Selection from Alexander Chalmers' The English Poets, Volume 1David P. French B. Blom, 1967 - English poetry |
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... Earth and Heaven .; The hard and rarest union which can be , Next that of Godhead with humanity . Long did the Muses ' banish'd slaves abide , And built vain pyramids to mortal pride ; Like Moses thou ( though spells and charms with ...
... Earth and Heaven .; The hard and rarest union which can be , Next that of Godhead with humanity . Long did the Muses ' banish'd slaves abide , And built vain pyramids to mortal pride ; Like Moses thou ( though spells and charms with ...
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... earth , or else so near That I no fall to earth may fear , And , O ye gods , at a good distance seat From the long ruins of the great . Here , wrapt in th ' arms of Quiet let me lie ; Quiet , companion of Obscurity ! Here let my life ...
... earth , or else so near That I no fall to earth may fear , And , O ye gods , at a good distance seat From the long ruins of the great . Here , wrapt in th ' arms of Quiet let me lie ; Quiet , companion of Obscurity ! Here let my life ...
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... Earth , of several nations , Are found t ' have such prodigious variations , And she affects so constantly to use Variety in every thing she does . Their several axes , the rapidity Of both their motions cannot fail to be So violent ...
... Earth , of several nations , Are found t ' have such prodigious variations , And she affects so constantly to use Variety in every thing she does . Their several axes , the rapidity Of both their motions cannot fail to be So violent ...
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ABRAHAM COWLEY Anacreon beauteous beauty blest blood bold breast bright burning-glass Chromius Constantia Cowley David death delight divine doth e'er Earth envy errour ev'n eyes fair fame fate fear fire flame friends gentle give gods gold Gondibert grief grow hand happy haste hath heart Heaven honour Jabesh KATHARINE PHILIPS kind king labour less light live lov'd Love's lovers lyre methinks mighty mind Moab Muse Nature ne'er never night noble nought numbers o'er Orinda Ovid Philetus Pindar pleasure poem poets praise pride prince proud rage rich sacred Saul Saul's shine sight smiling bank soul spirit stamp'd sure tears thee thine things thou dost thought tree twas Twill tyrant verse Virg Virgil virtue Whilst whole WILLIAM DAVENANT wise wonder wound wretched