Poems: Miscellanies, The Mistress, Pindarique Odes, Davideis, Verses Written on Several Occasions |
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... things of mine without my consent or knowledge , and those so mangled and imperfect , that I could neither with honour acknowledge , nor with honesty quite disavow them . Of which sort , was a Comedy called The Guardian , printed in the ...
... things of mine without my consent or knowledge , and those so mangled and imperfect , that I could neither with honour acknowledge , nor with honesty quite disavow them . Of which sort , was a Comedy called The Guardian , printed in the ...
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... things and persons imagined by him . He may be in his own practice and disposition a Philosopher , nay a Stoick , and yet speak sometimes with the softness of an amorous Sappho . Feret & rubus asper Amomum . He professes too much the ...
... things and persons imagined by him . He may be in his own practice and disposition a Philosopher , nay a Stoick , and yet speak sometimes with the softness of an amorous Sappho . Feret & rubus asper Amomum . He professes too much the ...
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... things which the Devil ever stole [ and ] alienated from the service of the Deity ; as Altars , Temples , Sacrifices , Prayers , and the like ; there is none that he so universally , and so long usurpt , as Poetry . It is time to ...
... things which the Devil ever stole [ and ] alienated from the service of the Deity ; as Altars , Temples , Sacrifices , Prayers , and the like ; there is none that he so universally , and so long usurpt , as Poetry . It is time to ...
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... things do through our Judgment pass As through a Multiplying Glass . And sometimes , if the Object be too far , We take a Falling Meteor for a Star . 3 . Hence ' tis a Wit that greatest word of Fame Grows such a common Name . And Wits ...
... things do through our Judgment pass As through a Multiplying Glass . And sometimes , if the Object be too far , We take a Falling Meteor for a Star . 3 . Hence ' tis a Wit that greatest word of Fame Grows such a common Name . And Wits ...
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... things to obtrude , And force some odd Similitude . What is it then , which like the Power Divine We only can by Negatives define ? 8 . In a true piece of Wit all things must be , Yet all things there agree . As in the Ark , joyn'd ...
... things to obtrude , And force some odd Similitude . What is it then , which like the Power Divine We only can by Negatives define ? 8 . In a true piece of Wit all things must be , Yet all things there agree . As in the Ark , joyn'd ...
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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
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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.