The Works of the Rev. George Crabbe, Volume 2J. Murray, 1823 - English poetry |
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Page 54
... spleen , and exercise their wit ; Respect from these nor saints nor martyrs gain , The zeal they scorn , and they deride the pain ; And take their transient , cool , contemptuous view , Of that which must be tried , and doubtless - may ...
... spleen , and exercise their wit ; Respect from these nor saints nor martyrs gain , The zeal they scorn , and they deride the pain ; And take their transient , cool , contemptuous view , Of that which must be tried , and doubtless - may ...
Page 57
... spleen , or wears with pride . See next our several sects , -but first behold The Church of Rome , who here is poor and old : Use not triumphant rail'ry , or at least , Let not thy mother be a whore and beast ; Great was her pride ...
... spleen , or wears with pride . See next our several sects , -but first behold The Church of Rome , who here is poor and old : Use not triumphant rail'ry , or at least , Let not thy mother be a whore and beast ; Great was her pride ...
Page 162
... spleen , their understandings meet ; " They are Freemasons , and have many a sign , " That we , poor devils ! never can divine : " May it be told , do ye divide th ' amount , " Or goes it all to family account ? " Next is the club ...
... spleen , their understandings meet ; " They are Freemasons , and have many a sign , " That we , poor devils ! never can divine : " May it be told , do ye divide th ' amount , " Or goes it all to family account ? " Next is the club ...
Page 164
... spleen and pique , like fire - works thrown in spite , To mischief turn the pleasures of the night ; Anger abuses , Malice loudly rails , Revenge awakes , and Anarchy prevails : Till wine , that raised the tempest , makes it cease , And ...
... spleen and pique , like fire - works thrown in spite , To mischief turn the pleasures of the night ; Anger abuses , Malice loudly rails , Revenge awakes , and Anarchy prevails : Till wine , that raised the tempest , makes it cease , And ...
Page 240
... spleen ; Still there was life , a spirit quick and gay , And lively speech and elegant array . The Griffin's landlord these allured so far , He made her mistress of his heart and bar : He had no idle retrospective whim , Till she was ...
... spleen ; Still there was life , a spirit quick and gay , And lively speech and elegant array . The Griffin's landlord these allured so far , He made her mistress of his heart and bar : He had no idle retrospective whim , Till she was ...
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ALBEMARLE STREET Arminian behold Blaney BOROUGH Calvinistic cheerful Claudian comfort cried crime dare deed delight dread dwell ease evil fame favourite fear feel felt fix'd foes friends gain'd GEORGE CRABBE give grace grave grief grieve hear heart honour hope hour humble John Bunyan Juvenal kind labour LETTER live look look'd man's meads of asphodel mind misery never night numbers nymphs o'er once Ovid oxymel pain pass'd passions peace Peter PETER GRIMES pity pleasant pleasure poison'd poor praise pride priest race racter reader rest rise Satan scenes scorn seem'd shame sigh Sir Denys sleep slow centuries smile soothed soul speech spirit spleen terrors thee thou thought took town trade trembling tried truth twas vex'd vice virtue walk wealth whist worth wretched youth