Minor English Poets, 1660-1780: A Selection from Alexander Chalmers' The English Poets, Volume 1David P. French B. Blom, 1967 - English poetry |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 87
Page xix
... Death of the Right Honourable Dudley , Lord Carleton , Viscount Dorchester , late Principal Secretary of State .. 60 An Elegy on the Death of my lov- ing Friend and Cousin , Mr. Richard Clarke , Gent . , late of Lincoln's Inn .. 61 To ...
... Death of the Right Honourable Dudley , Lord Carleton , Viscount Dorchester , late Principal Secretary of State .. 60 An Elegy on the Death of my lov- ing Friend and Cousin , Mr. Richard Clarke , Gent . , late of Lincoln's Inn .. 61 To ...
Page 341
... death sought not them who seek not death. ON THE EARL OF STRAFFORD'S TRIAL AND DEATH . GREAT Strafford ! worthy of that name , though all Of thee could be forgotten , but thy fall , Crush'd by imaginary treason's weight , Which too much ...
... death sought not them who seek not death. ON THE EARL OF STRAFFORD'S TRIAL AND DEATH . GREAT Strafford ! worthy of that name , though all Of thee could be forgotten , but thy fall , Crush'd by imaginary treason's weight , Which too much ...
Page 363
... death I with such joy resort , As seamen from a tempest to their port . Yet to that port ourselves we must not force , Before our pilot , Nature , steers our course . Let us the causes of our fear condemn , Then Death at his approach we ...
... death I with such joy resort , As seamen from a tempest to their port . Yet to that port ourselves we must not force , Before our pilot , Nature , steers our course . Let us the causes of our fear condemn , Then Death at his approach we ...
Common terms and phrases
appear bear beauty blood body bold breast bright bring brought cause Cowley death delight desire divine dost doth Earth ev'n eyes face fair fall fame fate fear fire flame force fortune friends give gods gold grow hand happy haste head hear heart Heaven honour hope keep kind king land learned less light live look mighty mind move Muse Nature never night noble o'er once past person pleasure poets pride prince proud prove rage rest rich round sacred seen shine sight sometimes soul spirit stay strong sure tears tell thee thine things thou thought thousand till tree true twas vain verse virtue Whilst whole wise wonder wound