Specimens of the Later English Poets: With Preliminary Notices, Volumen3Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1807 "These volumes are intended to accompany Mr. Ellis's ... Specimens of the early English poets. That series concludes with reign of Charles II, this begins with that of James his successor."-- Preface. |
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... , health , or ease , Or soothe the anguish of an aching heart ! Now all one gloomy scene , till welcome death , With len ent hand ( O falsly deem'd severe ) Shall kindly stop my grief - exhausted breath , And CUTHBERT SHAW .
... , health , or ease , Or soothe the anguish of an aching heart ! Now all one gloomy scene , till welcome death , With len ent hand ( O falsly deem'd severe ) Shall kindly stop my grief - exhausted breath , And CUTHBERT SHAW .
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... grief . Nor my Yet while this weary life shall last , While yet my tongue can form the impassion'd strain , In piteous accents shall the Muse complain , And dwell with fond delay on blessings past : For O how grateful to a wounded leart ...
... grief . Nor my Yet while this weary life shall last , While yet my tongue can form the impassion'd strain , In piteous accents shall the Muse complain , And dwell with fond delay on blessings past : For O how grateful to a wounded leart ...
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... grief : Eschew each danger , every good discern , And the true wages of thy virtue earn . Reflect , O man , on such stupendous love , Such sympathy divine , and tender care ; Beseech the Paraclete thine hand to move , And offer up to ...
... grief : Eschew each danger , every good discern , And the true wages of thy virtue earn . Reflect , O man , on such stupendous love , Such sympathy divine , and tender care ; Beseech the Paraclete thine hand to move , And offer up to ...
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... grief ; While both could easier their own sorrows bear , Than the sad knowledge of each other's care . Yet may you rather feel that virtuous pain , Than sell your violated charms for gain ; Than wed the wretch whom you despise or hate ...
... grief ; While both could easier their own sorrows bear , Than the sad knowledge of each other's care . Yet may you rather feel that virtuous pain , Than sell your violated charms for gain ; Than wed the wretch whom you despise or hate ...
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... grief , and labour , everlasting flow , And make out one continued scene of woe . Like blades of grass , poor mortals fall , and rise , Here one springs up , one withers there , and dies : This sun restores the loss of yesterday , To ...
... grief , and labour , everlasting flow , And make out one continued scene of woe . Like blades of grass , poor mortals fall , and rise , Here one springs up , one withers there , and dies : This sun restores the loss of yesterday , To ...
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beauty behold beneath bless blest bliss bloom bosom bower Bramble brave breast breath bright charms cheek cries crown'd dear death delight ECLOGUE eyes fair fame fancy fate fear fire flame flow flowers fond glow glow'd grace grave grief groan grove hand haste hear heart Heaven hey derry honour hour JAMES BOSWELL JOSEPH WARTON labour Lady Craven light live Lord lover maid mind morn mournful Muse NATHANIEL COTTON Nature's ne'er night numbers o'er pain pale passion peace pensive pleasure Poems poison'd praise pride rage RICHARD GLOVER rise ROBERT SOUTHEY round scene scorn shade shore sigh sight skies smile Soame Jenyns soft song SONNET sorrow soul strain stream sweet tears tender thee thine THOMAS BLACKLOCK thou thought thro toil trembling true lover's knot truth turn'd Twas virtue WILLIAM HAYWARD ROBERTS youth
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Página 81 - Ye friends to truth, ye statesmen who survey The rich man's joys increase, the poor's decay, 'Tis yours to judge, how wide the limits stand Between a splendid and a happy land.
Página 479 - I would not trust my heart; — the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might. — But no— what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds again.
Página 393 - In forest, brake or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain ; These constitute a State; And sovereign law, that State's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill.
Página 80 - A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintain'd its man: For him light Labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required, but gave no more; His best companions, innocence and health, And his best riches, ignorance of wealth.
Página 479 - Wouldst softly speak, and stroke my head and smile) Could those few pleasant hours again appear, Might one wish bring them, would I wish them here? I would not trust my heart — the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might.
Página 477 - But gladly, as the precept were her own: And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream that thou art she. My mother! when I learned that thou wast dead, Say, wast thou conscious of the tears I shed? Hovered thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son, Wretch even then, life's journey just begun? Perhaps thou gavest me, though unfelt, a kiss: Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss — Ah, that maternal smile! it...
Página 476 - With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine — thy own sweet smile I see, The same that oft in childhood solaced me ; Voice only fails, else how distinct they say, " Grieve not, my child, chase all thy fears away!
Página 78 - Stern o'er each bosom reason holds her state, With daring aims irregularly great : Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of humankind pass by...
Página 480 - But no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds again. Thou, as a gallant bark from Albion's coast, The storms all...
Página 81 - But when those charms are past, for charms are frail, When time advances and when lovers fail, She then shines forth, solicitous to bless, In all the glaring impotence of dress...