The Works of the English Poets: Parnell; A. PhilipsH. Hughs, 1779 |
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Pàgina 4
... She waits , or to the fcaffold , or the cell , When the laft lingering friend has bid farewell . Ev'n now she shades thy evening - walk with bays , ( No hireling fhe , no proftitute to praise ) Ev'n now obfervant of the parting ray ...
... She waits , or to the fcaffold , or the cell , When the laft lingering friend has bid farewell . Ev'n now she shades thy evening - walk with bays , ( No hireling fhe , no proftitute to praise ) Ev'n now obfervant of the parting ray ...
Pàgina 10
... She , proud to rule , yet strangely fram'd to teaze , Neglects his offers while her airs the plays , Shoots fcornful glances from the bended frown , In brifk diforder trips it up and down ; Then hums a careless tune to lay the ftorm ...
... She , proud to rule , yet strangely fram'd to teaze , Neglects his offers while her airs the plays , Shoots fcornful glances from the bended frown , In brifk diforder trips it up and down ; Then hums a careless tune to lay the ftorm ...
Pàgina 12
... she : But fwelling nature in a fatal hour Betray'd the fecrets of the confcious bower ; The dire difgrace her brothers count their own , And track her steps , to make its author known . It chanc'd one evening , ' t was the lover's It ...
... she : But fwelling nature in a fatal hour Betray'd the fecrets of the confcious bower ; The dire difgrace her brothers count their own , And track her steps , to make its author known . It chanc'd one evening , ' t was the lover's It ...
Pàgina 17
... She finds the boy fhe went to find ; A thousand pleasures wait behind , Afide , a thousand arrows lie , But all unfeather'd , wait to fly . When they met , the dame and boy , Dancing Graces , idle joy , Wanton fmiles , and airy play ...
... She finds the boy fhe went to find ; A thousand pleasures wait behind , Afide , a thousand arrows lie , But all unfeather'd , wait to fly . When they met , the dame and boy , Dancing Graces , idle joy , Wanton fmiles , and airy play ...
Pàgina 18
... She gives the feather , I the dart : Then ceafe for fouls averfe to figh , If Nature cross you , fo do I ; My weapon there unfeather'd flies , And shakes and fhuffles through the skies . But if the mutual charms I find By which the ...
... She gives the feather , I the dart : Then ceafe for fouls averfe to figh , If Nature cross you , fo do I ; My weapon there unfeather'd flies , And shakes and fhuffles through the skies . But if the mutual charms I find By which the ...
Frases i termes més freqüents
æther ANTISTROPHE arife beauty Behold beneath bleffings blefs'd blifs bofom breaſt breath bright caft charms chearful cloſe defcend defire divine eaſe eyes facred fafe faid fair falute fame fancy fate fear feas feat feek feem fhade fhall fhepherd fhine fhould fide fight filent filver fing fix'd fkies flain flame flies flowers foft fome fong fons foon forrow foul fpring Frogs ftand ftill fuch fung fweet glory grace grief grove heart Ifrael king laſt Lord lov'd Meaſures mercy mind Mufe mufic night numbers o'er paffion Pelops plain pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure praife praiſe purſue rage rais'd raiſe realms reft reign rife riſe rofe ſhade ſhake ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhow ſkies ſkill ſky ſpeak ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtrain ſtream ſweet thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand Twas voice whofe Whoſe winds wondrous
Passatges populars
Pàgina 82 - Now sunk the sun ; the closing hour of day Came onward, mantled o'er with sober...
Pàgina 82 - To find if books, or swains, report it right (For yet by swains alone the world he knew...
Pàgina 4 - The luft of Lucre, and the dread of Death. In vain to Deferts thy retreat is made ; The Mufe attends thee to thy filent made : 'Tis hers, the brave man's lateft fteps to trace, Rejudge his acts, and dignify difgrace. 30 When Int'reft calls off all her fneaking train, And all th...
Pàgina 54 - Mock the grave phrenzy of the chymic fool: But know, ye fair, a point conceal'd with art, The Sylphs and Gnomes are but a woman's heart : The Graces stand in sight; a Satyr train Peep o'er their heads, and laugh behind the scene.
Pàgina 23 - Twas grief for scorn of faithful love, Which made my steps unweeting rove Amid the nightly dew." " "Tis well," the gallant cries again, " We fairies never injure men Who dare to tell us true. " Exalt thy love-dejected heart, Be mine the task, or ere we part, To make thee grief resign ; Now take the pleasure of thy chaunce ; Whilst I with Mab, my part'ner, daunce, Be little Mable thine.
Pàgina 87 - ... Detested wretch !" — but scarce his speech began, When the strange partner seem'd no longer man His youthful face grew more serenely sweet ; His robe turn'd white, and flow'd upon his feet ; Fair rounds of radiant points invest his hair ; Celestial odours...
Pàgina 25 - They smelt the fresh approach of day, And heard a cock to crow; The whirling wind that bore the crowd Has clapp'd the door, and whistled loud, To warn them all to go.
Pàgina 88 - With heaping coals of fire upon its head; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And, loose from dross, the silver runs below. * Long had our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half-wean'd his heart from God ; (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, And measur'd back his steps to earth again. To what excesses had his dotage run ! But God, to save the father, took the son.
Pàgina 27 - Till all the rout retreat. By this the stars began to wink, They shriek, they fly, the tapers sink, And down y^drops the Knight : For never spell by faerie laid With strong enchantment bound a glade, Beyond the length of night. Chill, dark, alone, adreed, he lay, Till up the welkin rose the...
Pàgina 12 - Helicon forbore to flow ; The sky grew bright; and (if his verse be true) The Muses came to give the laurel too. But what avail'd the verdant prize of wit, If love swore vengeance for the tales he writ ? Ye fair offended, hear your friend relate What heavy judgment prov'd the writer's fate, Though when it happen'd, no relation clears, Tis thought in five, or five and twenty years.