Criticisms on the Rolliad. Part the First, Página 1J. Ridgway, 1791 - 164 páginas |
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Página 76
... tell ! in Nature's spite , provoke Hot ARDEN once to blunder at a joke . The beauty of these lines will be instantly perceived by all who have witnessed the debates ; as they cannot but have remark- ed , how perpetually " the late hour ...
... tell ! in Nature's spite , provoke Hot ARDEN once to blunder at a joke . The beauty of these lines will be instantly perceived by all who have witnessed the debates ; as they cannot but have remark- ed , how perpetually " the late hour ...
Página 92
... tell the various kind of Tea ? Of Blacks and Greens , of Hyfon and Bohea ; With Singlo , Congou , Pekoe , and Souchong ; Couflip the fragrant , Gun - powder the strong ; And more , all heathenifh alike in name , Of humbler fome , and ...
... tell the various kind of Tea ? Of Blacks and Greens , of Hyfon and Bohea ; With Singlo , Congou , Pekoe , and Souchong ; Couflip the fragrant , Gun - powder the strong ; And more , all heathenifh alike in name , Of humbler fome , and ...
Página 101
... tell our griefs in tears , Yet neither utter word- Our readers , we truft , will pardon our having been diverted from the task we have undertaken , by the fatisfaction of dwelling on a few of the many beauties of this just- ly popular ...
... tell our griefs in tears , Yet neither utter word- Our readers , we truft , will pardon our having been diverted from the task we have undertaken , by the fatisfaction of dwelling on a few of the many beauties of this just- ly popular ...
Página 152
... tell at home , return'd ; How much great ROLLE was flogg'd , how little learn'd . * Dr. Bufby , formerly mafter of Weftminfter fchool , was famous for his confumption of birch . MERLIN ufes his name here by the spirit of prophecy . What ...
... tell at home , return'd ; How much great ROLLE was flogg'd , how little learn'd . * Dr. Bufby , formerly mafter of Weftminfter fchool , was famous for his confumption of birch . MERLIN ufes his name here by the spirit of prophecy . What ...
Página 161
... tell , and Heav'n for this fhall lengthen out his breath . Which last line is most happily lengthened out into an alexandrine , to make the found an echo to the fenfe . The pause too after the words " fhall tell , " finely marks the ...
... tell , and Heav'n for this fhall lengthen out his breath . Which last line is most happily lengthened out into an alexandrine , to make the found an echo to the fenfe . The pause too after the words " fhall tell , " finely marks the ...
Términos y frases comunes
admirable Æneid alfo alluded beauty beſt BILLY boaſt CECIL WRAY character circumftance D-mn defcend defcribed defcription DELAVAL drummer Duke DUNDAS Eclogue erft facred faid fame fave fecond feems felected fenfe fhall fhew fhould fince fing firft firſt fmiles fome fong foul fpirit ftate ftill fubject fublime fuch fuppofed fure genius George Haftings Hail himſelf hiſtory honour Houfe Houſe illuftrious IMITATIONS inftance intereft JENKY juftice King laft laſt late lefs Lord lyre Mafter Majefty meaſure MERLIN Minifter moft moſt Mufe muft muſt myſelf neceffary noble NUMBER o'er obferve occafion paffage panegyric Peers perfon Pindar PITT PITT's pleaſe poem poet praiſe prefent PRETTYMAN profe racter readers reafon refpect rife ROLLE ROLLIAD ROLLO Royal ſeems ſhall SIR CECIL ſpeak ſpeech ſtate ſtill ſtrain thee thefe theſe thofe Thomas Warton thoſe thou Tranflation underſtand uſe Virgil Warton whofe whoſe
Pasajes populares
Página 150 - Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake : Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. All. Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. 3 Witch. Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf : Witches...
Página 20 - Is it thy hand, Spirit of the departed Scrutiny! Bring me the Harp, pride of CHATHAM! Snow is on thy bosom, Maid of the modest eye!
Página 116 - Majefty, amazed at the fight of fuch a figure in fuch a place, had already given orders to one of the attendant beef-eaters to difmifs him from his prefence, when, by a certain hafty fpafmodic mumbling, together with two or three prompt quotations from Virgil, the perfon was difcovered to be no other than the Rev.
Página 112 - AMID the thunder of the war, True glory guides no echoing car ; Nor bids the sword her bays bequeath, Nor stains with blood her brightest wreath ; No plumed hosts her tranquil triumphs own ; Nor spoils of murder 'd multitudes she brings, To swell the state of her distinguish'd kings, And deck her chosen throne.
Página 38 - In solemn dignity and sullen state, This new Octavius rises to debate ! Mild and more mild he sees each placid row Of country gentlemen with rapture glow ; He sees...
Página 2 - Hoar frost arrests the genial dew ; To wake, to warble, and to woo, No linnet calls his drooping love : Shall then the Poet...
Página 112 - High fhe hangs the hero's fpear ; And there, with all the palms of peace combin'd, Her unpolluted hands the milder trophy rear. To kings like thefe, her genuine theme, The Mufe a blamelefs homage pays ; To GEORGE, of kings like thefe fupreme, She willies honour'd length of days, sNor proftitutes the tribute of her lays.
Página 29 - Dog, that barked at the Cat, that killed the Rat, that eat the Malt, that lay in the House that George built.
Página 113 - Tis his to judgment's steady line Their flights fantastic to confine, And yet expand their wing ; The fleeting forms of fashion to restrain, And bind capricious Taste in Truth's eternal chain Sculpture, licentious now no more, From Greece her great example takes, With Nature's warmth the marble wakes, And spurns the toys of modern lore : In native beauty simply plann'd, Corinth, thy tufted shafts ascend; The Graces guide the painter's hand, His magic mimicry to blend.
Página 112 - She wifhes honour'd length of days, Nor proftitutes the tribute of her lays. II. 'Tis his to bid neglefted genius glow, And teach the regal bounty how to flow...