The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland: To the Time of Dean Swift, 第 4 巻R. Griffiths, 1753 - 356 ページ |
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... verse , or touch the tuneful lyre . ' Till Bristol's charms diffolv'd the native cold ; Bad me furvey her eyes , and thence be bold . Thee , lovely Briftol ! thee ! with pride I chufe , The first , and only subject of my muse ; That ...
... verse , or touch the tuneful lyre . ' Till Bristol's charms diffolv'd the native cold ; Bad me furvey her eyes , and thence be bold . Thee , lovely Briftol ! thee ! with pride I chufe , The first , and only subject of my muse ; That ...
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... an inftance of this , we fhall prefent our readers with a copy of his verses addref- fed to Sir Richard Blackmore , on his Poem , in- titled The Creation , Drefs'd Drefs'd in the charms of wit and fancy , long 24 The LIFE of.
... an inftance of this , we fhall prefent our readers with a copy of his verses addref- fed to Sir Richard Blackmore , on his Poem , in- titled The Creation , Drefs'd Drefs'd in the charms of wit and fancy , long 24 The LIFE of.
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... verse they told , And nature's deepeft fecrets did unfold . How at th ' eternal mind's omnific call , Yon ftarry arch , and this terreftrial ball , The briny wave , the blazing fource of light , And the wane emprefs of the filent night ...
... verse they told , And nature's deepeft fecrets did unfold . How at th ' eternal mind's omnific call , Yon ftarry arch , and this terreftrial ball , The briny wave , the blazing fource of light , And the wane emprefs of the filent night ...
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... verses to him , which , however they may fail in the poetry , bear strong the marks of gratitude , and honour . While Mr. Prior was thus very early initi- ated in public bufinefs , and continued in the hur- ry of affairs for many years ...
... verses to him , which , however they may fail in the poetry , bear strong the marks of gratitude , and honour . While Mr. Prior was thus very early initi- ated in public bufinefs , and continued in the hur- ry of affairs for many years ...
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... verses , as a friend , I ftill found fomething to commend . Sir , I excus'd his Nut - brown maid ; Whate'er feverer critics faid : Too far , I own , the girl was try'd : The women all were on my fide . For Alma I return'd him thanks , I ...
... verses , as a friend , I ftill found fomething to commend . Sir , I excus'd his Nut - brown maid ; Whate'er feverer critics faid : Too far , I own , the girl was try'd : The women all were on my fide . For Alma I return'd him thanks , I ...
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106 ページ - Richard would call for the reckoning, and return home; but his expectations deceived him, for Sir Richard told him that he was without money, and that the pamphlet must be sold before the dinner could be paid for...
105 ページ - Richard, with an air of the utmost importance, to come very early to his house the next morning. Mr. Savage came as he had promised, found the chariot at the door, and Sir Richard waiting for him, and ready to go out. What was intended, and whither they were to go, Savage could not conjecture, and was not willing to inquire ; but immediately seated himself with Sir Richard.
161 ページ - A poet, blest beyond the poet's fate, Whom Heaven kept sacred from the proud and great: Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, Content with science in the vale of peace. Calmly he look'd on either life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear; From nature's temperate feast rose satisfied, Thank'd Heaven that he had lived, and that he died.
111 ページ - any, not the remotest relation to public matters, nor correspondence with the persons then predominant, until the year 1657 ; when indeed I entered into an employment, for which I was not altogether improper, and which I considered to be the most innocent and inoffensive towards his majesty's affairs, of any in that usurped and irregular government, to which all men were then exposed.
236 ページ - This piece was received with greater applause than was ever known. Besides being acted in London sixtythree days without interruption, and renewed the next season with equal applause, it spread into all the great towns of England; was played in many places to the thirtieth and fortieth time ; at Bath and Bristol fifty, &c.