Censura Literaria: Containing Titles, Abstracts, and Opinions of Old English Books, with Original Disquisitions, Articles of Biography, and Other Literary Antiquities, Volumes 9-10Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - Bibliography |
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... head full of divers thoughts , he found a tradesman lying in a corner sleeping very soundly , the fumes of Bacchus having surcharged his braine . I describe this man's drunkennesse in as good manner as I can to the credit of the party ...
... head full of divers thoughts , he found a tradesman lying in a corner sleeping very soundly , the fumes of Bacchus having surcharged his braine . I describe this man's drunkennesse in as good manner as I can to the credit of the party ...
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... head all his life time . " Being risen late and dinner time approaching , they asked him if he were pleased to have the tables covered ; he likes that very well : the table is furnished , where he is set alone , and under a rich canopie ...
... head all his life time . " Being risen late and dinner time approaching , they asked him if he were pleased to have the tables covered ; he likes that very well : the table is furnished , where he is set alone , and under a rich canopie ...
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... - serve here , that Christopher Johnson , a celebrated head master of Winches- ter school , afterwards a physician , translated Homer's Frogs and Mice into Latin versifiers for their learned translations are of good note among 52.
... - serve here , that Christopher Johnson , a celebrated head master of Winches- ter school , afterwards a physician , translated Homer's Frogs and Mice into Latin versifiers for their learned translations are of good note among 52.
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... heads to grow : Get home , keepe house , ware tounes so pure : Their zeale is hot , they'le plaie you sure . When home you come , ioine faith & loue , Let priest his portion haue , Let neighbours field be as it was , Cast off your ...
... heads to grow : Get home , keepe house , ware tounes so pure : Their zeale is hot , they'le plaie you sure . When home you come , ioine faith & loue , Let priest his portion haue , Let neighbours field be as it was , Cast off your ...
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... head to be as knavish , Some tongue to be as glibbe as his , some rayling all as lavish ; And be content , if not because we know not where to find thee , We hope to se thee where deserts of treason haue assign'd thee . " Conduit street ...
... head to be as knavish , Some tongue to be as glibbe as his , some rayling all as lavish ; And be content , if not because we know not where to find thee , We hope to se thee where deserts of treason haue assign'd thee . " Conduit street ...
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Censura Literaria: Containing Titles, Abstracts, and Opinions of ..., Volume 2 Egerton Sir Brydges, 1762-1837 No preview available - 2016 |
Censura Literaria: Containing Titles, Abstracts, and Opinions of ..., Volume 2 Egerton Sir Brydges, 1762-1837 No preview available - 2016 |
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ancient Anno Domini appears ARAPH beauty Bishop Capel Lofft Castara CENSURA Charles Cotton copy death delight doth Earl edition England English epigrams euery eyes falconry fame feare fish foole grace Greek Grotius hart hath haue hawking heart Henry honour houndes hunting J. H. ART Jews John King labour late Latin learned lines liue London Lord loue Madrigals means Michael Drayton mind muse neuer night noble Paccius pleasure poem poetical poetry poets Prince printed prophecy quæ Queen reader Richard Lovelace Samaritan letters shal shee shekels shew sing songs Sonnets soul sport sweet Talmud thee theyr things Thomas Thomas Nash Thomas Newton thou thyng tion translation unto verse viii vnto vpon wanton whur William words write
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Page 221 - And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat: that my soul may bless thee before I die.
Page 410 - Tam was glorious, o'er a' the ills o' life victorious ! " But pleasures are like poppies spread : you seize the flower, its bloom is shed; or like the snow falls in the river, a moment white — then melts for ever; or like the Borealis' race, that flit ere you can point their place; or like the rainbow's lovely form evanishing amid the storm. Nae man can tether time or tide; the hour approaches Tam maun ride: that hour, o...
Page 292 - There is a garden in her face Where roses and white lilies grow; A heavenly paradise is that place Wherein all pleasant fruits do flow. There cherries grow which none may buy, Till "Cherry ripe
Page 342 - 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.
Page 266 - Whilst some men strive ill-gotten goods t" embrace, And others spend their time in base excess Of wine, or worse, in war and wantonness. Let them that list these pastimes still pursue, And on such pleasing fancies feed their fill ; So I the fields and meadows green may view, And daily by fresh rivers walk at will Among the daisies and the violets blue, Red hyacinth and yellow daffodil, Purple narcissus like the morning rays, Pale gander-grass and azure culver-keys.
Page 292 - Cherry-ripe" themselves do cry. Those cherries fairly do enclose Of orient pearl a double row, Which when her lovely laughter shows, They look like rosebuds filled with snow, Yet them nor peer nor prince can buy Till "Cherry-ripe
Page 406 - Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes, Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song in thy praise; My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream, Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream. Thou stock-dove whose echo resounds thro...
Page 293 - Sweet violets, Love's Paradise, that spread Your gracious odours, which you couched bear Within your paly faces, Upon the gentle wing of some calm-breathing wind, That plays amidst the plain...
Page 46 - ... Plautus and Seneca are accounted the best for comedy and tragedy among the Latines, so Shakespeare among...
Page 352 - Bewail th' usurping of his reign; But when, in showers of old Greek we begin, Shall cry, He hath his crown again! Night, as clear HESPER, shall our tapers whip From the light casements where we play; And the dark Hag, from her black mantle strip; And stick there, everlasting Day! Thus richer than untempted Kings are we; That, asking nothing, nothing need! Though Lord of all what seas embrace; yet he That wants himself, is poor indeed!