The Works of the British Poets: With Lives of the Authors, Volumen5Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1819 |
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... Fame , And make what's long since past , like that's to be , If virtue only be an idle name , If being born I was but born to die ; Why seek I to prolong these loathsome days ? The fairest rose in shortest time decays . SEXTAIN . THE ...
... Fame , And make what's long since past , like that's to be , If virtue only be an idle name , If being born I was but born to die ; Why seek I to prolong these loathsome days ? The fairest rose in shortest time decays . SEXTAIN . THE ...
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... fame's overthrow ; Mark'd is our lightness , whilst their wits are prais'd . In silent thoughts who can no secret cover , He may , say we , but not well , be a lover . III . YE who with curious numbers , sweetest art , Frame Dedal nets ...
... fame's overthrow ; Mark'd is our lightness , whilst their wits are prais'd . In silent thoughts who can no secret cover , He may , say we , but not well , be a lover . III . YE who with curious numbers , sweetest art , Frame Dedal nets ...
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... fame Tell , Death has triumph'd o'er my mortal spoils , And that on Earth I am but a sad name ; If thou e'er held me dear , by all our love , By all that bliss , those joys Heaven here us gave , I conjure thee , and by the maids of Jove ...
... fame Tell , Death has triumph'd o'er my mortal spoils , And that on Earth I am but a sad name ; If thou e'er held me dear , by all our love , By all that bliss , those joys Heaven here us gave , I conjure thee , and by the maids of Jove ...
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... fame in armes this day begun ) Should lead the vantguard : for so great command He dares not trust in any other hand ; The rest he to his own aduice referres , And as the spirit in that body stirres ; Then putting on his crowne , a ...
... fame in armes this day begun ) Should lead the vantguard : for so great command He dares not trust in any other hand ; The rest he to his own aduice referres , And as the spirit in that body stirres ; Then putting on his crowne , a ...
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... fame : Both these rusht in , while Norfolke , like a wall , Which , oft with engines crakt , disdaines to fall , Maintains his station by defensiue fight , Till Surrey pressing forth , with youthful might , Sends many shadowes to the ...
... fame : Both these rusht in , while Norfolke , like a wall , Which , oft with engines crakt , disdaines to fall , Maintains his station by defensiue fight , Till Surrey pressing forth , with youthful might , Sends many shadowes to the ...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Lives of the Authors, Volume 37 Ezekiel Sanford,Robert Walsh, Jr. Sin vista previa disponible - 2015 |
Términos y frases comunes
ALEXANDER BROME arms beauty birth Birtha blest blood born breast breath bright call'd CASTARA CHARLES COTTON clouds crown death delight dost doth e'er Earth eyes face fair fame fate fear fire flames floods flowers GEORGE WITHER golden Goltho Gondibert grace grief hand haste hath haue head heart Heaven hope jemme king kiss light live look lord lov'd love's lovers Lyrian maid mind Muse ne'er neere never night nymph o'er PHINEAS FLETCHER POEMS poet poor pow'r prince queen quoth Rhodalind RICHARD CRASHAW ROBERT HERRICK rocks seas seem'd shade shepheards shine shore sighs sight sing sleep smile song sorrow soul spide spring stars streams swaine sweet tears tell thee Thetis thine thou thought tongue twas twixt unto Venus vertue wanton waves weep whence Whilst WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT WILLIAM DAVENANT WILLIAM HABINGTON winds wings woods wound youth
Pasajes populares
Página 326 - To BLOSSOMS FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhile To blush and gently smile, And go at last.
Página 325 - Fair daffodils, we weep to see You haste away so soon; As yet the early-rising sun Has not attained his noon. Stay, stay, Until the hasting day Has run But to the even-song; And, having prayed together, we Will go with you along.
Página 325 - We have short time to stay, as you, We have as short a Spring ; As quick a growth to meet decay As you, or any thing. We die, As your hours do, and dry Away Like to the Summer's rain ; Or as the pearls of morning's dew, Ne'er to be found again.
Página 327 - Twas pity Nature brought ye forth Merely to show your worth, And lose you quite. But you are lovely leaves, where we May read how soon things have Their end, though ne'er so brave: And after they have shown their pride Like you, awhile, they glide Into the grave.
Página 338 - If thy verse do bravely tower, As she makes wing she gets power ; Yet the higher she doth soar, She's affronted still the more : Till she to the high'st hath past, Then she rests with fame at last.
Página 32 - Cease, dreams, the images of day-desires, To model forth the passions of the morrow; Never let rising sun approve you liars, To add more grief to aggravate my sorrow. Still let me sleep, embracing clouds in vain, And never wake to feel the day's disdain.
Página 180 - Why so pale and wan, fond lover? Prithee, why so pale? Will, when looking well can't move her, Looking ill prevail? Prithee, why so pale?
Página 339 - By a daisy, whose leaves, spread, Shut when Titan goes to bed, Or a shady bush or tree, She could more infuse in me Than all Nature's beauties can In some other wiser man.
Página 177 - t: For had not her care furnisht you out With something of handsome, without all doubt You and your sorry Lady Muse had been In the number of those that were not let in. In haste from the court two or three came in, And they brought letters (forsooth) from the Queen; Twas discreetly done, too, for if th' had come Without them, th' had scarce been let into the room.
Página 116 - It is a yea, it is a nay ; A pretty kind of sporting fray ; It is a thing will soon away ; Then, nymphs, take 'vantage while ye may ; And this is love, as I hear say.