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The Lives of the English Poets: and a Criticism of Their Work - Page 316
by Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 536 pages
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The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1826 - 430 pages
...ill Apply.) In dreams they fearful precipices tread, Or, shipwreck'd, labour to some distant shore : Or, in dark churches, walk among the dead; They wake with horror, and dare sleep no more. It is a general rule in poetry, that all appropriated terms of art should be sunk in...
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The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 1

John Dryden - 1832 - 342 pages
...supply. zao In dreams they fearful precipices tread : Or, shipwreck'd, labour to some distant shore : Or in dark churches walk among the dead ; They wake with horror, and dare sleep no more. *The morn they look on with unwilling eyes, sas Till from their maintop joyful news...
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Lives of the poets. Lives of eminent persons. Political tracts. Philological ...

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 722 pages
...ill supply.) In dreams they fearful precipices tread, Or, shipwreck'd, labour to some distant shore ; Or, in dark churches, walk among the dead ; They wake with horror, aud dare sleep no more. It is a general rule in poetry, that all appropriate terms of art should be...
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The Works of John Dryden: In Verse and Prose, with a Life, Volume 1

John Dryden - 1837 - 478 pages
...ill supply.f In dreams they fearful precipices tread ; Or shipwreck'd, lahour to some distant shore ; Or in dark churches walk among the dead : They wake with horror, and dare sleep no more. The morn they look on with unwilling eyes,J Till from their maintop joyful news they...
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On the beauties, harmonies and sublimities of nature: with remarks ..., Volume 3

Charles Bucke - 1837 - 422 pages
...enchantments. In dreams they fearful precipices tread, Or, shipwrecked, labour to some distant shore ; Or in dark churches walk among the dead. They wake with horror and dare sleep no more. These lines carry us to the couch of the beautiful Carthaginian, when afflicted by the...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Lives of the poets

Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 pages
...ill supply.) In dreams they fearful precipices tread, Or, shipwrecked, labour to some distant shore ; terror ormerriment. The beginning ia too Splendid for jest, and t aud dare sleep no more. It is a general rule in poetry, that all appropriate terms of art should be...
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Lives of the English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works ; And ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1840 - 522 pages
...shore : Or, in dark churches, walk among the dead , They wake v.uh horror, and dare sleep no more.1 It is a general rule in poetry, that all appropriated terms of art should be sunk iu general expressions, because poetry is to speak an universal language. This rnle...
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Select Works of the British Poets: In a Chronological Series from Ben Jonson ...

John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...ill supply. In dreams they fearful precipices tread : Or, ehipwreck'd, labor to some distant shore : regions round, and with them came ¿ From Nazareth the son of Joseph sleep no more. The morn they look on with unwilling eyes, Till from their main-top joyful news they...
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On the Beauties, Harmonies, and Sublimities of Nature: With Notes ...

Charles Bucke - Nature - 1841 - 344 pages
...enchantments : " In dreams they fearful precipices tread, Or, shipwreck'd, labour to some distant shore ; Or in dark churches walk among the dead : They wake with horror, and dare sleep no more." The most voluminous writer on this subject in ancient times was ARTBMIDORUS of EPHESUS,...
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Select Works of the British Poets, in a Chronological Series from Ben Jonson ...

John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 830 pages
...ill supply. In dreams they fearful precipices tread : Or, shipwreck'd, labor to some distant shore : et this through cities work his eager way, By regal outrage and cstablish sleep no more. The mom they look on with unwilling eyes, Till from their main-top joyful news they...
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