The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series Edited with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 8Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1810 - English poetry |
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... virtue for itself ; yet it is true , that youth , which is the season when learning is gotten , is not without ambition ; nor will ever take pains to excel in any thing , when there is not some hope of excelling others in reward and ...
... virtue for itself ; yet it is true , that youth , which is the season when learning is gotten , is not without ambition ; nor will ever take pains to excel in any thing , when there is not some hope of excelling others in reward and ...
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... virtue ; and virtue his poet thought himself at liberty to supply . Charles had yet only the me- rit of struggling without success , and suffering without despair . A life of escapes and indigence could supply poetry with no splendid ...
... virtue ; and virtue his poet thought himself at liberty to supply . Charles had yet only the me- rit of struggling without success , and suffering without despair . A life of escapes and indigence could supply poetry with no splendid ...
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... virtue . " THE characters by which Waller intended to distinguish his writings are sprightliness and dignity ; in his smallest pieces , he endeavours to be gay ; in the larger , to be great . Of his airy and light productions , the ...
... virtue . " THE characters by which Waller intended to distinguish his writings are sprightliness and dignity ; in his smallest pieces , he endeavours to be gay ; in the larger , to be great . Of his airy and light productions , the ...
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... virtue was their sacred load : Than which a greater pledge Heaven could not give , That the good boat this tempest should outlive . But storms increase ! and now no hope of grace Among them shines , save in the prince's face ; The rest ...
... virtue was their sacred load : Than which a greater pledge Heaven could not give , That the good boat this tempest should outlive . But storms increase ! and now no hope of grace Among them shines , save in the prince's face ; The rest ...
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... virtue by the deepest shade Of sad adversity is fairer made ; Nor less advantage doth thy beauty get : A Venus rising from a sea of jet ! Such was th ' appearance of new - formed light , While yet it struggled with eternal night . Then ...
... virtue by the deepest shade Of sad adversity is fairer made ; Nor less advantage doth thy beauty get : A Venus rising from a sea of jet ! Such was th ' appearance of new - formed light , While yet it struggled with eternal night . Then ...
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appear arms bear bear-baiting beast beauty blood blows bold brave Cerdon charms church command dame death delight Devil e'er EARL OF ROSCOMMON ears EDMUND WALLER eyes fair false fame fate fear fierce fight flame foes fools give glory grace hand happy haste heart Heaven honour king knight lady less light live lord lord Conway lord Roscommon lover Lucretius Magnano mankind mighty mind Moon mortal Muse Nature ne'er never NIHIL numbers nymph o'er once pains passion peace poem poets poison'd praise prince Quoth Hudibras rage Ralpho resolv'd rhymes Rome sacred saints SAMUEL BUTLER scorn sense Sidrophel song soul squire swear sword tell thee things THOMAS OTWAY thou thought trepan true truth turn'd twas twill us'd verse vex'd virtue Waller wise words wound wretched youth