Fables ancient and modern, tr. into verse: with original poems, Volumen21771 |
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... town ; That day had been rhe baiting of a bull , ' Twas at a feast , and ev'ry inn fo full : That no void room in chamber , or on ground , And but one forry bed was to be found : And that fo little it would hold but one , Though till ...
... town ; That day had been rhe baiting of a bull , ' Twas at a feast , and ev'ry inn fo full : That no void room in chamber , or on ground , And but one forry bed was to be found : And that fo little it would hold but one , Though till ...
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... town they long abide , Full fairly fituate on a haven's fide . One evening it befel that looking out , The wind they long had wish'd was come about : Well pleas'd they went to reft ; and if the gale ' Till morn continu'd , both resolv'd ...
... town they long abide , Full fairly fituate on a haven's fide . One evening it befel that looking out , The wind they long had wish'd was come about : Well pleas'd they went to reft ; and if the gale ' Till morn continu'd , both resolv'd ...
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... town , Shriek'd for the downfal in a doleful cry , For which their guiltless lords were doom'd to die . Now to my story I return again , The trembling widow and her daughters twain , This woful cackling cry with horror heard , Of thofe ...
... town , Shriek'd for the downfal in a doleful cry , For which their guiltless lords were doom'd to die . Now to my story I return again , The trembling widow and her daughters twain , This woful cackling cry with horror heard , Of thofe ...
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... town their voyage take , Obfcure in rushes of the liquid lake . The geefe fly o'er the barn ; the bees in arms , Drive headlong from their waxen cells in swarms . Jack Straw at London - ftone with all his rout , Struck not the city with ...
... town their voyage take , Obfcure in rushes of the liquid lake . The geefe fly o'er the barn ; the bees in arms , Drive headlong from their waxen cells in swarms . Jack Straw at London - ftone with all his rout , Struck not the city with ...
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... town ; while th ' invading billows come a - breft , The hero tenth advanc'd before the rest , weeps all before him with impetuous sway . And from the walls defcends upon the prey ; Part following enter , part remain without , With envy ...
... town ; while th ' invading billows come a - breft , The hero tenth advanc'd before the rest , weeps all before him with impetuous sway . And from the walls defcends upon the prey ; Part following enter , part remain without , With envy ...
Términos y frases comunes
Achilles againſt Ajax ANDREW FOULIS arms becauſe beſt betwixt blood breaſt Caeneus caft call'd caſt cauſe Centaur Ceyx chanticleer cloſe Corythus cou'd crown'd cry'd Cymon Daedalion dame death defcended defire deſpair dream durft Eurytus ev'n ev'ry eyes facred fafe faid fair fame fate fear feas feaſt feek feem'd feen feiz'd fent fhall fide fight fince fire firſt flain fleep fome foon forc'd fought foul freſh ftill fuch fword gueſt hand heav'n himſelf Hippodame houſe huſband join'd juſt laft laſt lefs loft look'd lov'd maid mind mix'd moſt muſt night pleaſe pleaſure pow'r prefs'd prey Priam purfu'd purſue rais'd receiv'd refolv'd reft reſt Reynard rifing ſaid ſcarce ſeen ſhades ſhall ſhe ſhield ſhip ſhore ſhould ſide ſkies ſpread ſpring ſtand ſtill ſtood ſtrange ſtrength ſweet thee thefe theſe thoſe thou try'd turn'd Twas waves whoſe wife winds wou'd wound
Pasajes populares
Página 65 - At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame ; The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred store, Enlarged the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown ; He raised a mortal to the skies ; She drew an angel down.
Página 153 - Smear'd over with an Oil of wond'rous Might, That adds new Pinions to their airy Flight But this by fure Experiment we know, That living Creatures from Corruption grow: Hide in a hollow Pit a flaughter'd Steer, Bees from his putrid Bowels will appear ; Who like their Parents haunt the Fields, and bring Their Hony-Harveft home, and hope another Spring.
Página 61 - Flushed with a purple grace He shows his honest face: Now give the hautboys breath; he comes, he comes! Bacchus , ever fair and young , Drinking joys did first ordain : Bacchus...
Página 60 - Joys inspire. The Song began from Jove ; Who left his blissful Seats above, (Such is the Pow'r of mighty Love.) A Dragon's fiery Form bely'd the God : Sublime on Radiant Spires He rode, When He to fair Olympia...
Página 167 - Her limbs were form'd with such harmonious grace : So faultless was the frame, as if the whole Had been an emanation of the soul...
Página 34 - He cheer'd the dogs to follow her who fled, And vow'd revenge on her devoted head. As Theodore was born of noble kind, The brutal...
Página 3 - And two Ghosts join their Packs to hunt her o'er the Plain. This dreadful Image so possess'd her Mind, That desp'rate any Succour else to find, She ceas'd all farther hope; and now began To make reflection on th...
Página 62 - And welt'ring in his blood ; Deserted, at his utmost need, By those his former bounty fed : On the bare earth expos'd he lies, With not a friend to close his eyes.