The British poets, including translations, Volume 251822 |
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... fight . More bravely British general never fell , Nor general's death was e'er revenged so well ; Which his pleased eyes beheld before their close , Follow'd by thousand victims of his foes . To his lamented loss for time to come His ...
... fight . More bravely British general never fell , Nor general's death was e'er revenged so well ; Which his pleased eyes beheld before their close , Follow'd by thousand victims of his foes . To his lamented loss for time to come His ...
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... Fighting still , and still destroying : If the world be worth thy winning , Think , O think it worth enjoying . Lovely Thais sits beside thee ; Take the good the gods provide thee . The many rend the skies with loud applause : So Love ...
... Fighting still , and still destroying : If the world be worth thy winning , Think , O think it worth enjoying . Lovely Thais sits beside thee ; Take the good the gods provide thee . The many rend the skies with loud applause : So Love ...
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... fight ; Till force returns , his ardour we restrain , And curb his warlike wish to cross the main . Now past the danger , let the learn'd begin The ' inquiry , where disease could enter in ; How those malignant atoms forced their way ...
... fight ; Till force returns , his ardour we restrain , And curb his warlike wish to cross the main . Now past the danger , let the learn'd begin The ' inquiry , where disease could enter in ; How those malignant atoms forced their way ...
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... fight Betwixt the hardy queen and hero knight ; The town besieged , and how much blood it cost The female army and the ' Athenian host ; The spousals of Hippolita , the queen ; What tilts and tourneys at the feast were seen ; The storm ...
... fight Betwixt the hardy queen and hero knight ; The town besieged , and how much blood it cost The female army and the ' Athenian host ; The spousals of Hippolita , the queen ; What tilts and tourneys at the feast were seen ; The storm ...
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... fight , the conquer'd Minotaure : The soldiers shout around with generous rage , And in that victory their own presage . He praised their ardour : inly pleased to see His host , the flower of Grecian chivalry . All day he march'd , and ...
... fight , the conquer'd Minotaure : The soldiers shout around with generous rage , And in that victory their own presage . He praised their ardour : inly pleased to see His host , the flower of Grecian chivalry . All day he march'd , and ...
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Amyntas Arcite arm'd arms Athens beauteous beauty began behold betwixt bless'd bliss blood bore breast breath bride call'd cast Chanticleer COUNTESS OF ABINGDON coursers Creon cried crown'd Cymon dame death decree design'd dream Emily eyes fair falchions fame fate father fear fear'd feast fight fire fix'd flames force fortune gave grace green grief ground grove hand hast heard heart Heaven holy honour JOHN DRYDEN join'd kind king knew knight ladies laurel light live look'd lord lyre Lysimachus maid mind mix'd mortal mourning never o'er oppress'd pain Palamon pass'd Philostratus Pirithous pleased pointed lance prescience prey prince pursue queen quire race rest return'd Reynard Rhodian royal secret seem'd side sigh'd sight sing slain sorrow soul steed stood sung sweet Tancred tears Thebes thee Theseus thine thought Timotheus took turn'd Twas virtue vows wife wind wood youth
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Page 49 - Soothed with the sound the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain. The master saw the madness rise ; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while he heaven and earth defied, Changed his hand, and check'd his pride. He chose a mournful muse, Soft pity to infuse : He sung Darius, great and good, By too severe a fate Fallen, fallen, fallen, fallen, Fallen from his high estate...
Page 51 - The princes applaud with a furious joy: And the King seized a flambeau with zeal to destroy; Thais led the way To light him to his prey, And like another Helen fired another Troy...
Page 53 - CREATOR spirit, by whose aid The world's foundations first were laid, Come visit every pious mind ; Come pour thy joys on human kind ; From sin and sorrow set us free, And make thy temples worthy thee.
Page 54 - Chase from our minds the infernal foe, And peace, the fruit of love, bestow; And, lest our feet should step astray, Protect and guide us in the way; Make us eternal truths receive And practise all that we believe. Give us thyself, that we may see The Father and the Son by thee. Immortal honour, endless fame, Attend the...
Page 77 - At every turn she made a little stand, And thrust among the thorns her lily hand To draw the rose, and every rose she drew She shook the stalk, and brush'd away the dew : Then party-colour'd flowers of white and red She wove, to make a garland for her head : This done, she sung and caroll'd out so clear, That men and angels might rejoice to hear : Ev'n wondering Philomel forgot to sing, And learn'd from her to welcome in the spring.
Page 47 - In flower of youth and beauty's pride : — Happy, happy, happy pair ! None but the brave None but the brave None but the brave deserves the fair...
Page 51 - Those are Grecian ghosts, that in battle were slain And unburied remain Inglorious on the plain: Give the vengeance due To the valiant crew! Behold how they toss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes And glittering temples of their hostile gods.
Page 53 - And make thy temples worthy thee. 0 source of uncreated light, The Father's promised Paraclete ! Thrice Holy Fount, thrice Holy Fire, Our hearts with heavenly love inspire ; Come, and thy sacred unction bring To sanctify us, while we sing.
Page 53 - 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.
Page 48 - With flying fingers touch'd the lyre : The trembling notes ascend the sky, And heavenly joys inspire. The song began from Jove, Who left his blissful seats above, (Such is the power of mighty love). A dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When he to fair Olympia...