The Poetical WorksJohn Sharpe, 1826 - 134 páginas |
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Página vii
... taste . What Dr. John- son admitted with regard to the Elegy in a Country Churchyard may , without any restriction , be applied to his works : the merit of their author is now so generally appreciated , the public suffrages concurring ...
... taste . What Dr. John- son admitted with regard to the Elegy in a Country Churchyard may , without any restriction , be applied to his works : the merit of their author is now so generally appreciated , the public suffrages concurring ...
Página x
... taste . No poem is richer in specimens of the picturesque force of language . The odes of Gray display the same taste and feel- ing , but they are certainly in a more elevated strain of composition . There is little propriety in the ...
... taste . No poem is richer in specimens of the picturesque force of language . The odes of Gray display the same taste and feel- ing , but they are certainly in a more elevated strain of composition . There is little propriety in the ...
Página xv
... taste . These seldom rise to the height of enthusiasm , the most poignant being those which partake of pity and tenderness ; a very high degree of pleasure , however , attends the feeling of admiration , as awakened by beauty of style ...
... taste . These seldom rise to the height of enthusiasm , the most poignant being those which partake of pity and tenderness ; a very high degree of pleasure , however , attends the feeling of admiration , as awakened by beauty of style ...
Página xvi
... taste . It was not in the lawlessness of his versification only , that Cowley abused the epithet by which he chose to distinguish his eccentric but often beautiful productions : nothing can present a more direct op- posite to the style ...
... taste . It was not in the lawlessness of his versification only , that Cowley abused the epithet by which he chose to distinguish his eccentric but often beautiful productions : nothing can present a more direct op- posite to the style ...
Página xvii
... taste was so absolute , that no poet could hope to gain popularity whose verses were not modeled in uniformity to its laws . It was this prejudice which occasioned the exquisite compositions of Collins * , as well as the Odes of Gray ...
... taste was so absolute , that no poet could hope to gain popularity whose verses were not modeled in uniformity to its laws . It was this prejudice which occasioned the exquisite compositions of Collins * , as well as the Odes of Gray ...
Términos y frases comunes
ACERONIA Æolian AGRIPPINA Anicetus ASTOR atque awake Baiæ bard beautiful beneath blooming band breast breathe brow Caernarvonshire Cambridge churchyard College dauntless death divine DRAWN BY RICHARD dread Earl Edward Eirin Elegy Eton ETON COLLEGE eyes fate fears FINDEN fire glittering golden golden reign grace Gray Gray's hæc hand Hark hear heart Henry the Sixth Hippomedon honour John Penn JOHN SHARPE king lady Long Story Lord lyre Margaret of Anjou Mason mind morn mother Muse numbers o'er ODIN passion Pindar pleasure poem poet poetry PROPHETESS PUBLISHED BY JOHN quæ Queen reign repose RICHARD WESTALL round says shade Sisters smiling soft solemn song sorrow soul spirit stanza Stoke style sublime Taliessin taste tear thee THOMAS GRAY Thormodus Torfæus thou thunder trembling vale verse victorious bands voice warblings warm Weave weep Welsh wing written youth
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Página 54 - E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee, who, mindful of th' unhonour'd dead, Dost in these lines their artless tale relate; If chance, by lonely contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate — Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, ' Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn Brushing with hasty steps the dews away To meet the sun upon the upland lawn.
Página 21 - Far, far aloof th' affrighted ravens sail ; The famish'd eagle screams, and passes by. Dear lost companions of my tuneful art, Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes, Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart, Ye died amidst your dying country's cries — No more I weep. They do not sleep. On yonder cliffs, a...
Página 19 - On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard and hoary hair, Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air,) And with a master's hand and prophet's fire Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre...
Página 14 - In climes beyond the solar road Where shaggy forms o'er ice-built mountains roam, The Muse has broke the twilight gloom To cheer the shivering native's dull abode. And oft, beneath the odorous shade Of Chili's boundless forests laid, She deigns to hear the savage youth repeat In loose numbers wildly sweet Their feather-cinctured chiefs, and dusky loves. Her track, where'er the Goddess roves, Glory pursue, and generous Shame, Th' unconquerable Mind, and Freedom's holy flame.
Página 73 - See the wretch that long has tost On the thorny bed of pain, At length repair his vigour lost And breathe, and walk again: The meanest floweret of the vale, The simplest note that swells the gale, The common sun, the air, the skies, To him are opening Paradise.
Página 4 - Through richest purple to the view Betray'da golden gleam. The hapless nymph with wonder saw: A whisker first, and then a claw, With many an ardent wish, She stretch'd, in vain, to reach the prize What female heart can gold despise?
Página 56 - THE EPITAPH. Here rests his head upon the lap of Earth, A Youth, to Fortune and to Fame unknown; Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven did a recompense as largely send; He gave to Misery all he had, a tear — He gained from Heaven ('twas all he wish'd), a friend.
Página 23 - Fill high the sparkling bowl, The rich repast prepare, Reft of a crown, he yet may share the feast: Close by the regal chair Fell thirst and famine scowl A baleful smile upon their baffled guest. Heard ye the din of battle bray, Lance to lance, and horse to horse ? Long years of havoc urge their destined course, And thro' the kindred squadrons mow their way.
Página 6 - Gainst graver hours, that bring constraint To sweeten liberty; Some bold adventurers disdain The limits of their little reign, And unknown regions dare descry! Still, as they run, they look behind! They hear a voice in every wind, And snatch a fearful joy I Gay Hope is theirs, by Fancy fed; Less pleasing when possest ! The tear forgot as soon as shed!
Página 16 - This pencil take (she said), whose colours clear Richly paint the vernal year : Thine too these golden keys, immortal Boy 1 This can unlock the gates of joy ! Of horror that, and thrilling fears, Or ope the sacred source of sympathetic tears.