The British poets, including translations, Volum 371822 |
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Pàgina 9
... never be a poet ; " and that this denun- ciation was the motive of Swift's perpetual malevo- lence to Dryden . In 1699 Temple died , and left a legacy with his manuscripts to Swift , for whom he had obtained , from King William , a ...
... never be a poet ; " and that this denun- ciation was the motive of Swift's perpetual malevo- lence to Dryden . In 1699 Temple died , and left a legacy with his manuscripts to Swift , for whom he had obtained , from King William , a ...
Pàgina 10
... never resided in the same house , nor did he see either without a witness . They lived at the parsonage , when Swift was away ; and , when he returned , moved to a lodging , or to the house of a neighbouring clergyman . Swift was not ...
... never resided in the same house , nor did he see either without a witness . They lived at the parsonage , when Swift was away ; and , when he returned , moved to a lodging , or to the house of a neighbouring clergyman . Swift was not ...
Pàgina 11
... never owned by himself , nor very well proved by any evidence ; but no other claimant can be pro- duced , and he did not deny it when Archbishop Sharpe and the Duchess of Somerset , by showing it to the queen , debarred him from a ...
... never owned by himself , nor very well proved by any evidence ; but no other claimant can be pro- duced , and he did not deny it when Archbishop Sharpe and the Duchess of Somerset , by showing it to the queen , debarred him from a ...
Pàgina 12
... never be able to shine , or distinguish themselves , upon any other subject ? We are daily complaining of the great decline of wit among us , and would take away the greatest , perhaps the only , topic we have left . Who would ever have ...
... never be able to shine , or distinguish themselves , upon any other subject ? We are daily complaining of the great decline of wit among us , and would take away the greatest , perhaps the only , topic we have left . Who would ever have ...
Pàgina 13
... never completed , but well planned to excite amaze- ment . Soon after began the busy and important part of Swift's life . He was employed ( 1710 ) by the pri- mate of Ireland to solicit the queen for a remission of the first fruits and ...
... never completed , but well planned to excite amaze- ment . Soon after began the busy and important part of Swift's life . He was employed ( 1710 ) by the pri- mate of Ireland to solicit the queen for a remission of the first fruits and ...
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Apollo appear better broke Cadenus call'd COUNTESS OF WINCHELSEA court Dean deanery dear death Delany delight divine Drapier drown'd e'er Earl ears eyes fame fancy fill'd folly fools give goddess grace grew grown hand Harley head heart honour hope Horace humour Ireland Irish JONATHAN SWIFT Jove king knew Lady learning light lived look Lord Lord Bolingbroke master Midas mind Moor Park mortal Muse ne'er never night nymph o'er Orrery Ovid Pallas passion perhaps poems poetry poets poor Pope praise pride queen racter rhyme round scarce scorn shame Sheridan sing soon Stella style Swift taught tell thee thing THOMAS SHERIDAN thou thought told TORY turn Twas University of Dublin Vanessa Venus verses virtue Whene'er Whigs wise writ write
Passatges populars
Pàgina 144 - Tis an old maxim in the schools, That flattery 's the food of fools, Yet now and then your men of wit Will condescend to take a bit.
Pàgina 36 - His Tale of a Tub has little resemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images," and vivacity of diction, such as he afterwards never possessed or never exerted.
Pàgina 49 - Thou, Stella, wert no longer young', When first for thee my harp was strung, Without one word of Cupid's darts, Of killing eyes, or bleeding hearts ; With friendship and esteem possest, I ne'er admitted Love a guest.
Pàgina 42 - The greatest difficulty that occurs, in analysing his character, is to discover by what depravity of intellect he took delight in revolving ideas, from which almost every other mind shrinks with disgust.
Pàgina 113 - Till drown'd in shriller notes of chimney-sweep : Duns at his lordship's gate began to meet ; And brickdust Moll had scream'd through half the street. The turnkey now his flock returning sees, Duly let out a-nights to steal for fees: The watchful bailiffs take their silent stands, And schoolboys lag with satchels in their hands.
Pàgina 107 - Tis now no kettle, but a bell. A wooden jack, which had almost Lost by disuse the art to roast, A sudden alteration feels, Increased by new intestine wheels, And, what exalts the wonder more, The number made the motion slower.
Pàgina 109 - Twas Madam, in her grogram gown. Philemon was in great surprise, And hardly could believe his eyes, Amazed to see her look so prim, And she admired as much at him.
Pàgina 226 - Because like a watch it always cries click ; Then woe be to those in the house who are sick : For, as sure as a gun, they will give up the ghost, If the maggot cries click when it scratches the post. But a kettle of scalding hot water injected Infallibly cures the timber affected : The omen is broken, the danger is over ; The maggot will die, and the sick will recover.
Pàgina 110 - what's this you tell us? I hope you don't believe me jealous ! But yet, methinks, I feel it true, And really yours is budding too — Nay, — now I cannot stir my foot; It feels as if 'twere taking root.
Pàgina 5 - AN Account of Dr. Swift has been already collected, with great diligence and acuteness, by Dr. Hawkesworth, according to a scheme which I laid before him in the intimacy of our friendship. I cannot therefore be expected to say much of a life, concerning which I had long since communicated my thoughts to a man capable of dignifying his narration with so much elegance of language and force of sentiment.