The Works in Verse and Prose, of William Shenstone, Esq;: I. Elegies on several occasions. II. Odes, songs, ballads, &c. III. Levities, or pieces of humour. IV. Moral piecesR. and J. Dodsley, in Pall-mall., 1764 - 345 ページ |
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... kind , and Mr. SHENSTONE's character as a writer would have been but imperfectly exhibited . But the talents of Mr. SHENSTONE were not confined merely to poetry ; his character , as a man of clear judgment , and deep penetration , will ...
... kind , and Mr. SHENSTONE's character as a writer would have been but imperfectly exhibited . But the talents of Mr. SHENSTONE were not confined merely to poetry ; his character , as a man of clear judgment , and deep penetration , will ...
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... kind of folemn and uniform appear- ance . It is probable that elegies were written at first up- on the death of intimate friends and near relations ; * This effay was written near twenty years ago . te - λeyer , e - particulam dolendi ...
... kind of folemn and uniform appear- ance . It is probable that elegies were written at first up- on the death of intimate friends and near relations ; * This effay was written near twenty years ago . te - λeyer , e - particulam dolendi ...
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... of elegy ; and it should feem , that any kind of fubjects , treated in fuch a manner as to diffufe a pleafing * Dicite Io Pæan , & Io bis dicite Paan . B 3 OVID . melancholy , melancholy , might far better deferve the name , than.
... of elegy ; and it should feem , that any kind of fubjects , treated in fuch a manner as to diffufe a pleafing * Dicite Io Pæan , & Io bis dicite Paan . B 3 OVID . melancholy , melancholy , might far better deferve the name , than.
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... kind of poetry therefore which throws its chief influence into the other feals , that magnifies the fweets of liberty and independence , that endears the boneft delights of love and friendship , that cele- brates the glory of a good ...
... kind of poetry therefore which throws its chief influence into the other feals , that magnifies the fweets of liberty and independence , that endears the boneft delights of love and friendship , that cele- brates the glory of a good ...
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... kind of argument , I am apt to think , must prove too much ; fince the writers I have in view feem capable enough of recom- mending any metre they shall chufe ; though it must be owned alfo , that the choice they make of any , is at the ...
... kind of argument , I am apt to think , must prove too much ; fince the writers I have in view feem capable enough of recom- mending any metre they shall chufe ; though it must be owned alfo , that the choice they make of any , is at the ...
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bard beauty beſtow bleft blifs bloom boaſt bofom bow'r breaſt cauſe charms chearful cou'd crown'd DAMON dear defire DELIA diftant diſplay eaſe ELEGY Ev'n ev'ry facred faid fair fame fate fav'rite fcorn fecure feek feem fhade fhall fhepherd fhew fhine fhore fhou'd fhun figh fing flow'rs fmile focial foft fome fond fong fons foon foul friendſhip fuch fure fwain fweet fwell gen'rous gentle grace grove lefs lov'd lyre maid mind moffy moſt mournful mufe muſe muſt native ne'er nymph o'er OVID paffion peace penfive plain pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe raiſe reafon reign rofe roſe rural ſcene ſcorn ſeen ſhade ſhall ſhare ſhe ſhould ſkies ſky ſmile ſtore ſtrain ſtream ſweets taſte tear tender thee thefe theſe thine thoſe thou thro toils tow'rs Twas virtue whofe whoſe wiſh wou'd youth
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334 ページ - And all in sight doth rise a birchen tree, Which learning near her little dome did...
193 ページ - I have heard her with sweetness unfold How that pity was due to a dove, That it ever attended the bold ; And she call'd it the sister of love. But her words such a pleasure convey, So much I her accents adore, Let her speak, and whatever she say, Methinks, I should love her the more.
341 ページ - Till Fear has taught them a performance meet, And to the well-known chest the dame repair; Whence oft with sugar'd cates she doth 'em greet, And ginger-bread y-rare; now, certes, doubly sweet!
126 ページ - AVON'S tide ; Bright as the water-lily, fprung, And glittering near its fide. Frefh as the bordering flowers, her bloom : Her eye, all mild to view ; The little halcyon's azure plume Was never half fo blue. Her...
195 ページ - Tis his with mock passion to glow, Tis his in smooth tales to unfold, " How her face is as bright as the snow, And her bosom, be sure, is as cold. How the nightingales labour the strain, With the notes of his charmer to vie; How they vary their accents in vain, Repine at her triumphs, and die.
127 ページ - ' 'Tis Strephon, on the mountain's brow, Has won my right good will; To him I gave my plighted vow, With him I'll climb the hill.
147 ページ - Then fkip'd aloof with quaint amaze ; And then drew near, again to gaze.
340 ページ - She sees no kind domestic visage near, And soon a flood of tears begins to flow And gives a loose at last to unavailing woe. But ah ! what pen his piteous plight may trace ? Or what device his loud laments explain? The form uncouth of his disguised face ? The pallid hue that dyes his looks amain ? The plenteous shower that does his cheek distain...
336 ページ - Who should not honour'd eld with these revere: For never title yet so mean could prove, But there was eke a Mind which did that title love.
337 ページ - Fresh baum, and marygold of cheerful hue : The lowly gill, that never dares to climb ; And more I fain would sing, disdaining here to rhyme.