PoetryBenjamin B. Mussey, 1842 - English literature |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page
... fame , indeed , but in great esteem , and all of allowed genius ? Their own lustre pointed them out , like stars of the first magnitude in the heavens . There was no occasion for singular acuteness of vision , or for optical glasses ...
... fame , indeed , but in great esteem , and all of allowed genius ? Their own lustre pointed them out , like stars of the first magnitude in the heavens . There was no occasion for singular acuteness of vision , or for optical glasses ...
Page 10
... fame and elegy supply : And many a holy text around she strews , That teach the rustic moralist to die . For who , to dumb forgetfulness a prey , This pleasing anxious being e'er resign'd , Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day ...
... fame and elegy supply : And many a holy text around she strews , That teach the rustic moralist to die . For who , to dumb forgetfulness a prey , This pleasing anxious being e'er resign'd , Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day ...
Page 15
... fame Die fast away ; only themselves die faster . The far - fam'd sculptor , and the laurel bard , Those bold insurers of eternal fame , Supply their little feeble aids in vain , The tap'ring pyramid , th ' Egyptian's pride , And wonder ...
... fame Die fast away ; only themselves die faster . The far - fam'd sculptor , and the laurel bard , Those bold insurers of eternal fame , Supply their little feeble aids in vain , The tap'ring pyramid , th ' Egyptian's pride , And wonder ...
Page 50
... fame : Resistless burns the fever of renown , Caught from the strong contagion of the gown ; O'er Bodley's dome his future labors spread , And Bacon's mansion trembles o'er his head . Are these thy views ? proceed , illustrious , youth ...
... fame : Resistless burns the fever of renown , Caught from the strong contagion of the gown ; O'er Bodley's dome his future labors spread , And Bacon's mansion trembles o'er his head . Are these thy views ? proceed , illustrious , youth ...
Page 54
... fame ; Now love of ease to softer thoughts inclin'd His yielding soul , and quench'd the rising flame : When , lo ! far off two female forms he spies : Direct to him their steps they seem to bear : Both large and tall , exceeding human ...
... fame ; Now love of ease to softer thoughts inclin'd His yielding soul , and quench'd the rising flame : When , lo ! far off two female forms he spies : Direct to him their steps they seem to bear : Both large and tall , exceeding human ...
Common terms and phrases
beauty behold beneath bids bless blest bliss bosom breast breath bright charms clouds courser dark death deep delight divine dread e'en earth eternal Ev'n ev'ry fair fame fate fear fire fix'd flame flow'rs fool glory glow grace grave hand happy hast hear heart heaven hour immortal Jebusites kings light lord LORD BYRON lov'd lyre maid mighty mind mortal mourn Muse nature nature's ne'er night Nut-Brown Maid nymph o'er pain passion peace pleas'd pleasure pow'r praise pride proud rage rapture rills rise round sacred Samian wine scene seem'd seraphic shade shine shore sigh sight skies smile soft song soul sound spread stream sweet sylphs tears tempest Thalestris thee thine thou thought throne toil trembling truth Twas vale virtue voice waves wild wind wings wise wretch young Benjie youth