Poems: Miscellanies, The Mistress, Pindarique Odes, Davideis, Verses Written on Several Occasions |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 25
Page 85
... Israel , Sometimes upon their Idols fell ; And they depos'd the powers of Hell , Baal , and Astarte down they threw , And Accaron and Molock too : All this imperfect Piety did no good , Whilst yet , alas , the Calf of Bethel stood . 3 ...
... Israel , Sometimes upon their Idols fell ; And they depos'd the powers of Hell , Baal , and Astarte down they threw , And Accaron and Molock too : All this imperfect Piety did no good , Whilst yet , alas , the Calf of Bethel stood . 3 ...
Page 231
... Israel go ? I know not the Lord , neither will I let Israel go . 2 . For no Nation under the Sun worshipt so many Gods as Egypt ; so that probably Pharaoh would have known the name of any God but the true one , Jehovah . 3. That Pharaoh ...
... Israel go ? I know not the Lord , neither will I let Israel go . 2 . For no Nation under the Sun worshipt so many Gods as Egypt ; so that probably Pharaoh would have known the name of any God but the true one , Jehovah . 3. That Pharaoh ...
Page 238
... Israel , in the imitation of the Egyptian Idolatry ) they kept a living one , and worshipped it with great reverence , and made infinite lamentations at the death of it , till another was found with the like marks , and then they ...
... Israel , in the imitation of the Egyptian Idolatry ) they kept a living one , and worshipped it with great reverence , and made infinite lamentations at the death of it , till another was found with the like marks , and then they ...
Page 248
... Israel ; can'st thou lie Dead in this sleep , and yet thy Last so nigh ? If King thou be'est , if Jesses race as yit Sit not on Israels Throne ! and shall he sit ? Did ye for this from fruitful Egypt fly ? From the mild Brickhils nobler ...
... Israel ; can'st thou lie Dead in this sleep , and yet thy Last so nigh ? If King thou be'est , if Jesses race as yit Sit not on Israels Throne ! and shall he sit ? Did ye for this from fruitful Egypt fly ? From the mild Brickhils nobler ...
Page 254
... Israel was from bondage led , Led by th ' Almighty's hand From out a forreign land , The great Sea beheld , and fled . As men pursu'd , when that fear past they find , Stop on some higher ground to look behind , So whilst through ...
... Israel was from bondage led , Led by th ' Almighty's hand From out a forreign land , The great Sea beheld , and fled . As men pursu'd , when that fear past they find , Stop on some higher ground to look behind , So whilst through ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Æneid Ahimelech ancient Angels Baal Beasts beauteous Beauty blest blood Body bold brest bright called Chro Chromius Crown curse David Death Divine e're Earth Edom Egyptian ev'en Eyes fair Fame fantastick Fate fear feast Fire Flame Friends gentle Gods hand happy hast Heart Heav'en Heaven Hebrew Henry Herringman Honour Israel Jonathan Josephus Jupiter kind King Land less Light live lov'd Love methinks Michol mighty misprints Moab Muse Musick Naioth Nature ne're Night noble o're Ortygia Osyris Ovid Pindar Plin Poets pride Prince Prophets proud rage rich sacred Saul says seem'd Septuagint shine sight slain Soul Stars Statius strong swift Sword Thee thine things thou dost thought Thunder Tree trembling Twas Verse Virg Virgil Whilst wise wonder word wretched Youth δὲ ἐν καὶ τε
Popular passages
Page 280 - Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead In the rock for ever!
Page 361 - And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
Page 211 - Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance : behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Page 49 - Elisha-like (but with a wish much less, More fit thy greatness, and my littleness) Lo here I beg (I whom thou once didst prove So humble to esteem, so good to love) Not that thy spirit might on me doubled be, I ask but half thy mighty spirit for me ; And when my muse soars with so strong a wing, 'Twill learn of things divine, and first of thee to sing.
Page 41 - If I should tell the politic arts To take and keep men's hearts ; The letters, embassies, and spies, The frowns, and smiles, and flatteries, The quarrels, tears, and perjuries, Numberless, nameless...
Page 34 - Ye fields of Cambridge, our dear Cambridge, say, Have ye not seen us walking every day? Was there a tree about which did not know The love betwixt us two? Henceforth, ye gentle trees, for ever fade ; Or your sad branches thicker join, And into darksome shades combine, Dark as the grave wherein my friend is laid...
Page 16 - Yonder we saw it plain ; and here 'tis now, Like spirits in a place, we know not how. London that vents of false ware so much store, In no ware deceives us more. For men led by the colour, and the shape, Like Zeuxis...
Page 237 - For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.
Page 88 - I descend to the grave May I a small house and large garden have; And a few friends, and many books, both true, Both wise, and both delightful too!
Page 217 - Judgment also will I lay to the line, And righteousness to the plummet: And the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, And the waters shall overflow the hiding place.