Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain, from Chaucer to the Present Day:: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, |
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Page 219
... tears , which wait upon our grief . So ev'ry passion , but fond love , Unto its own redress does move : But that alone the wretch inclines To what prevents his own designs ; Makes him lament , and sigh , and weep , Disorder'd tremble ...
... tears , which wait upon our grief . So ev'ry passion , but fond love , Unto its own redress does move : But that alone the wretch inclines To what prevents his own designs ; Makes him lament , and sigh , and weep , Disorder'd tremble ...
Page 226
... The letters , embassies , and spies , The frowns , and smiles , and flatteries , The quarrels , tears , and perjuries , ( Numberless , nameless , mysteries , ) And all the little lime - twigs laid By Machiavel 226 COWLEY .
... The letters , embassies , and spies , The frowns , and smiles , and flatteries , The quarrels , tears , and perjuries , ( Numberless , nameless , mysteries , ) And all the little lime - twigs laid By Machiavel 226 COWLEY .
Page 238
... tear . Begin then , Sisters of the sacred well , That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring ; Begin , and somewhat loudly sweep the string . Hence with denial vain , and coy excuse : So may some gentle Muse With lucky words favour ...
... tear . Begin then , Sisters of the sacred well , That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring ; Begin , and somewhat loudly sweep the string . Hence with denial vain , and coy excuse : So may some gentle Muse With lucky words favour ...
Page 251
... tear , Dropp'd thee from heav'n , where now thou'rt rear'd . The joys of earth and air are thine entire , That with thy feet and wings dost hop and fly ; And , when thy poppy works , thou dost retire To thy carved acorn - bed to lie ...
... tear , Dropp'd thee from heav'n , where now thou'rt rear'd . The joys of earth and air are thine entire , That with thy feet and wings dost hop and fly ; And , when thy poppy works , thou dost retire To thy carved acorn - bed to lie ...
Page 252
... better appreciated from the specimens given of his poetry in the volume of Specimens of Sacred and Se- rious Poetry , than from the following extracts . THE TEAR . WHAT bright soft thing is this ? 252 CRASHAW . RICHARD CRASHAW.
... better appreciated from the specimens given of his poetry in the volume of Specimens of Sacred and Se- rious Poetry , than from the following extracts . THE TEAR . WHAT bright soft thing is this ? 252 CRASHAW . RICHARD CRASHAW.
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