Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected and Arranged ...J. Roach, 1794 |
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Side 4
... scene where Nature fmiles Benign , where all her honeft children thrive . To us there wants not many a happy feat ; Look round the fmiling land , fuch numbers rife We hardly fix , bewilder'd in our choice . See where , enthron'd in ...
... scene where Nature fmiles Benign , where all her honeft children thrive . To us there wants not many a happy feat ; Look round the fmiling land , fuch numbers rife We hardly fix , bewilder'd in our choice . See where , enthron'd in ...
Side 15
... thunder roll Along his trembling wave , from pole to pole : Sick of the scene , where war , with ruthlefs hand . Spreads defolation o'er the bleeding land ; B.2 . Sick 1 No pomp BOF Sick of the tumult , where the THE.
... thunder roll Along his trembling wave , from pole to pole : Sick of the scene , where war , with ruthlefs hand . Spreads defolation o'er the bleeding land ; B.2 . Sick 1 No pomp BOF Sick of the tumult , where the THE.
Side 19
... scene of peace , and focial joy refign'd , Long abfent they from friends and native home , The cheerlefs ocean were inur'd to roam : Yet Heaven , in pity to fevere diflrefs , Had crown'd each painful voyage with fuccefs : Still , to ...
... scene of peace , and focial joy refign'd , Long abfent they from friends and native home , The cheerlefs ocean were inur'd to roam : Yet Heaven , in pity to fevere diflrefs , Had crown'd each painful voyage with fuccefs : Still , to ...
Side 22
... scene Had o'er his temper breath'd a gay ferene , Him fcience taught by my flic lore to trace The planets wheeling in eternal race ; To mark the fhip in floating balance held , By earth attracted and by feas repell'd ; Or point her ...
... scene Had o'er his temper breath'd a gay ferene , Him fcience taught by my flic lore to trace The planets wheeling in eternal race ; To mark the fhip in floating balance held , By earth attracted and by feas repell'd ; Or point her ...
Side 23
... scenes that shame the conscious cheek of truth To fcenes that nature's ftruggling voice control , And freeze compaffion rifing in the foul ! ; Where the grim hell - hounds , prowling round the fhore , With foul intent the flranded bark ...
... scenes that shame the conscious cheek of truth To fcenes that nature's ftruggling voice control , And freeze compaffion rifing in the foul ! ; Where the grim hell - hounds , prowling round the fhore , With foul intent the flranded bark ...
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Arion Becauſe Befides beneath blaft blood bofom breaft breath caufe charms chyle courfe Dæmon death deep defcend defpair dreadful earl earl Douglas earl Percy eternal ev'n ev'ry eyes facred fafe faid fail failors fame fatal fate fatire fave fcene fear fecret feen fenfe feven fhade fhall fhip fhore fhould fhun fide figh fight filent fink firft fkies flain fleep flood fmiling foft fome fong fons foon forrow foul fpirits fpread fpring ftill ftream fuch furge fweet fwelling gen'rous heart Heaven hoftile hour juft laft lefs maft Mufe muft never numbers o'er paft pain pale Palemon pallion pleafing pleaſure pow'r purfue qoob rage reafon reef reft rife Rodmond roll ruin tempeft tender Theatre Royal thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro tide toil trembling veffel wafle wave weft whofe wind worfe yard youth
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Side 24 - Whence straight he came with hat and wig; A wig that flow'd behind, A hat not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus show'd his ready wit, My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit.
Side 36 - I'll venture for the vole.) Six deans, they say, must bear the pall : (I wish I knew what king to call.) Madam, your husband will attend The funeral of so good a friend.
Side 7 - With that, there came an arrow keen Out of an English bow, Which struck Earl Douglas to the heart, A deep and deadly blow ; Who never spake more words than these, " Fight on, my merry men all ; For why, my life is at an end, Lord Percy sees my fall.
Side 119 - Of fancy, or proscribes the sound of mirth; Nor do we madly, like an impious world, Who deem religion frenzy, and the God, That made them, an intruder on their joys, Start at his awful name, or deem his praise A jarring note.
Side 43 - For her he oft expos'd his own. Two kingdoms, just as faction led, Had set a price upon his head ; But not a traitor could be found, To sell him for six hundred pound.
Side 26 - The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain, Whom in a trice he tried to stop By catching at his rein. But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster run.
Side 36 - I'm sorry; but we all must die. Indifference clad in Wisdom's Guise, All Fortitude of Mind supplies: For how can stony Bowels melt, In those who never Pity felt; When We are lash'd, They kiss the Rod; Resigning to the Will of God.
Side 49 - My heart would be scot-free from cares, And lighter than a feather. As fine as five-pence is her mien, No drum was ever tighter ; Her glance is as the razor keen, And not the sun is brighter.
Side 24 - What news? what news? your tidings tell; Tell me you must and shall — Say why bare-headed you are come, Or why you come at all ? Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit, And loved a timely joke!
Side 48 - tis yours, 'tis mine, He said, 'tis the pursuit of all that live : Yet few attain it, if 'twas e'er attain'd. But they the widest wander from the mark, Who through the...