Bell's Edition, Volúmenes27-28J. Bell, 1784 |
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... victorious eyes , Charm all her senses , till the joyful sun Without a rival half his course has run ; Who , while my hand that fairer light confines , May boast himself the brightest thing that shines.40 VII . 35 PUERPERIUM . You gods ...
... victorious eyes , Charm all her senses , till the joyful sun Without a rival half his course has run ; Who , while my hand that fairer light confines , May boast himself the brightest thing that shines.40 VII . 35 PUERPERIUM . You gods ...
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... victorious Montagu , With laurels in his hand , and half Peru . Let the brave generals divide that bough , Our great Protector hath fuch wreaths enough : His conqu❜ring head has no more room for bays : 1c5 Then let it be as the glad ...
... victorious Montagu , With laurels in his hand , and half Peru . Let the brave generals divide that bough , Our great Protector hath fuch wreaths enough : His conqu❜ring head has no more room for bays : 1c5 Then let it be as the glad ...
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... victorious head , lay postrate there . Thofe his laft fury from the mountain rent : Our dying hero from the continent 10 Ravish'd whole towns , and forts from Spaniards reft , As his last legacy to Britain left . The ocean , which fo ...
... victorious head , lay postrate there . Thofe his laft fury from the mountain rent : Our dying hero from the continent 10 Ravish'd whole towns , and forts from Spaniards reft , As his last legacy to Britain left . The ocean , which fo ...
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... victorious with their lines and eyes , They make the fishes and the men their prize . A thousand Cupids on the billows ride , And fea - nymphs enter with the fwelling tide ; 30 35 From Thetis fent as fpies , to make report , Mij ...
... victorious with their lines and eyes , They make the fishes and the men their prize . A thousand Cupids on the billows ride , And fea - nymphs enter with the fwelling tide ; 30 35 From Thetis fent as fpies , to make report , Mij ...
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... victorious people are undone ! 35 40 45 What angel fhall defcend to reconcile The Chriftian ftates , and end their guilty toil ? A prince more fit from Heav'n we cannot ask Than Britain's king , for fuch a glorious task ; His dreadful ...
... victorious people are undone ! 35 40 45 What angel fhall defcend to reconcile The Chriftian ftates , and end their guilty toil ? A prince more fit from Heav'n we cannot ask Than Britain's king , for fuch a glorious task ; His dreadful ...
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Términos y frases comunes
againſt Amoret beauty beſt boaſt bold brave breaſt bright Britiſh COUNTESS OF CARLISLE court crown'd dame defire deſtroy EDMUND WALLER Engliſh ev'ry eyes facred fair falutes fame fate fave feem fhade fhall fhine fhips fide fight fince fing firft firſt flain flame fleep foes fome foon foul ftill fuch fweet grace Heav'n herſelf himſelf Houſe increaſe itſelf Jove King LADY laft laſt lefs leſs loft Lord Lucretius Maid's Tragedy mind moſt Mufe Muſe muſt nobler numbers nymph o'er paffion peace plac'd pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe prefent prince Queen rage reaſon reft reſt rife royal ſea ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhips ſhould ſpoil ſpread ſpring ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtill ſuch ſweet tempeft thee thefe themſelves theſe Thetis thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro Turks uſe verfe verſe vex'd Waller whofe whoſe wind youth
Pasajes populares
Página 42 - Then die, that she The common fate of all things rare May read in thee; How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair.
Página xxxv - There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults ; that is, so to cover them, that they were not taken notice of to his reproach, viz.
Página 80 - The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er ; So calm are we when passions are no more ; For then we know how vain it was to boast Of fleeting things so certain to be lost.
Página xlv - Andero ;" a piece which justifies the observation made by one of his editors, that he attained, by a felicity like instinct, a style which perhaps will never be obsolete ; and that, " were we to judge only by the wording, we could not know what was wrote at twenty, and what at fourscore.
Página 184 - WHY came I so untimely forth Into a world which, wanting thee, Could entertain us with no worth Or shadow of felicity, That time should me so far remove From that which I was born to love ? Yet, Fairest Blossom ! do not slight That age which you may know so soon : The rosy morn resigns her light And milder glory to the noon ; And then what wonders shall you do Whose dawning beauty warms us so...
Página 137 - The beauties which adorn'd that age, The shining subjects of his rage, Hoping they should immortal prove, Rewarded with success his love. This was the generous poet's scope, And all an English pen can hope, To make the fair approve his flame, That can so far extend their fame.
Página 96 - And every man a Polypheme Does to his Galatea seem; None may presume her faith to prove; He proffers death that proffers love.
Página 143 - Pouring out treasure to supply his fleet; They vow with lives and fortunes to maintain Their King's eternal title to the main, And with a present to the Duke approve His valor, conduct, and his country's love.
Página xlvii - Among other improvements, we may reckon that of his rhymes, which are always good, and very often the better for being new.