The Glasse of Time: In the First AgeBernard Alsop, 1885 - 175 páginas |
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Página vii
... is no room to doubt our poet's descent . His father was , as well as we can now make out from the family re- cords , the son of Sir Thomas Peyton , M. P. for Dunwich in 1557. Though one of the most con siderable INTRODUCTION,
... is no room to doubt our poet's descent . His father was , as well as we can now make out from the family re- cords , the son of Sir Thomas Peyton , M. P. for Dunwich in 1557. Though one of the most con siderable INTRODUCTION,
Página viii
... father , who is described as a man of literary tastes and much learning , and who possessed a valuable library , he attended the classes and completed his education at the University of Cambridge . He now proceeded , in the year 1613 ...
... father , who is described as a man of literary tastes and much learning , and who possessed a valuable library , he attended the classes and completed his education at the University of Cambridge . He now proceeded , in the year 1613 ...
Página ix
... father died . This event having at once freed him from all control , and placed him in possession of an independent for- tune , he was enabled to exchange the study of law for higher and graver pursuits more conge- nial to his tastes ...
... father died . This event having at once freed him from all control , and placed him in possession of an independent for- tune , he was enabled to exchange the study of law for higher and graver pursuits more conge- nial to his tastes ...
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... father of a loving heart , Loth with his son and daughter both to part , Tho ' much provoked by their folly mere Still clothes them well , and makes them of good cheer , - So God above , whose love doth far surpass The greatest love as ...
... father of a loving heart , Loth with his son and daughter both to part , Tho ' much provoked by their folly mere Still clothes them well , and makes them of good cheer , - So God above , whose love doth far surpass The greatest love as ...
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... Father , pleased With thy celestial song up led by thee Into the heaven of heavens , I have presumed An earthly guest , and drawn empyreal air , Thy temp'ring : with like safety guided down , Return me to my native element ...
... Father , pleased With thy celestial song up led by thee Into the heaven of heavens , I have presumed An earthly guest , and drawn empyreal air , Thy temp'ring : with like safety guided down , Return me to my native element ...
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accurst Adam and Eve admired amongst angels Apostacie art thou aspiring towers beast behold birth blood bloud blurre born brest brothers blood brought Caine canst cast chaste Christ Church clouds cursed curst damn'd damned dayes dear dearest delight descended Devil didst divine doth Earth envious Envy eternal Eve and Adam eyes fall fame farre father fearful fell foes foul fram'd fruit glorious glory Gods goodly grace ground Habels hand hast thou hateful hath heart heavenly heavens heere Hell holy judgement Justice Lamech land Lincoln's Inn liv'd live lofty Lord lurke mercy mind monster mount Muse never nurst o'er Paradise Paradise Lost peace plast Prince race rest Sabaoth sacred seed shalt shew sight sins soul staind stand Staple Inne stept sweet thee thine THOMAS PEYTON thou hast thought thy body thy face tree truth unto Urania vile walls Whilst woful wonder word
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Página xv - The mother of mankind, what time his pride Had cast him out from Heaven, with all his host Of rebel angels, by whose aid, aspiring To set himself in glory...
Página xxiv - To hoarse or mute, though fallen on evil days, On evil days though fallen and evil tongues ; In darkness, and with dangers compassed round And solitude ; yet not alone while thou £ Visit'st my slumbers nightly, or when morn Purples the east : still govern thou my song, Urania, and fit audience find, though few...
Página xvii - Thus was this place, A happy rural seat of various view; Groves whose rich trees wept odorous gums and balm, Others whose fruit burnished with golden rind Hung amiable, Hesperian fables true, If true, here only, and of delicious taste.
Página xiii - Sing Heav'nly Muse, that on the secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire That Shepherd, who first taught the chosen Seed, In the Beginning how the Heav'ns and Earth Rose out of Chaos...
Página xiv - Before all temples the upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for thou know'st; thou from the first Wast present, and, with mighty wings outspread, Dove-like, sat'st brooding on the vast abyss, And mad'st it pregnant: what in me is dark Illumine; what is low, raise and support; That to the height of this great argument I may assert eternal Providence, And justify the ways of God to men.
Página xviii - Adam the goodliest man of men since born His sons, the fairest of her daughters Eve.
Página xxiv - Standing on earth, not rapt above the pole, More safe I sing with mortal voice unchanged To hoarse or mute, though fall'n on evil days, On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues...
Página xvi - The one seemed woman to the waist, and fair, But ended foul in many a scaly fold Voluminous and vast, a serpent armed With mortal sting.
Página xxiv - Olympian hill I soar, Above the flight of Pegasean wing. The meaning, not the name, I call : for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old Olympus dwell'st ; but...
Página xviii - For softness she and sweet attractive grace; He for God only, she for God in him. His fair large front and eye sublime...