Poems, Volum 1W. Lewis, 1814 - 480 sider |
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Side 29
... ev'ry region that he chose ; He sunk in Greece , in Italy he rose ; And , tedious years of Gothic darkness pass'd , Emerg'd all splendour in our isle at last . Thus lovely halcyons dive into the main , Then show far off their shining ...
... ev'ry region that he chose ; He sunk in Greece , in Italy he rose ; And , tedious years of Gothic darkness pass'd , Emerg'd all splendour in our isle at last . Thus lovely halcyons dive into the main , Then show far off their shining ...
Side 32
... ev'ry effort of the muse a crime ; Verse , in the finest mould of fancy cast , Was lumber in an age so void of taste : But , when the second Charles assum'd the sway , And arts reviv'd beneath a softer day , Then , like a bow long forc ...
... ev'ry effort of the muse a crime ; Verse , in the finest mould of fancy cast , Was lumber in an age so void of taste : But , when the second Charles assum'd the sway , And arts reviv'd beneath a softer day , Then , like a bow long forc ...
Side 34
... Ev'n on the fools that trampled on their laws . But he ( his musical finesse was such , So nice his ear , so delicate his touch ) Made poetry a mere mechanic art ; And ev'ry warbler has his tune by heart . Nature imparting her satiric ...
... Ev'n on the fools that trampled on their laws . But he ( his musical finesse was such , So nice his ear , so delicate his touch ) Made poetry a mere mechanic art ; And ev'ry warbler has his tune by heart . Nature imparting her satiric ...
Side 37
... ev'ry scene and subject it surveys : like his to catch the distant goal ; 2 Thus grac'd , the man asserts a poet's name , 8 And the world cheerfully admits the claim . M Pity religion has so seldom found A skilful guide into poetic ...
... ev'ry scene and subject it surveys : like his to catch the distant goal ; 2 Thus grac'd , the man asserts a poet's name , 8 And the world cheerfully admits the claim . M Pity religion has so seldom found A skilful guide into poetic ...
Side 43
... ev'ry thought , word , action , to the test ; Warns him or prompts , approves him or restrains , As reason , or as passion , takes the reins . Heav'n from above , and conscience from within , Cries in his startled ear - Abstain from sin ...
... ev'ry thought , word , action , to the test ; Warns him or prompts , approves him or restrains , As reason , or as passion , takes the reins . Heav'n from above , and conscience from within , Cries in his startled ear - Abstain from sin ...
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