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... line has escaped him respecting one of them , for which he is sorry , both on account of the general character of the individual , and the nature of the allusion , which involves a personality not warrant- able by any circumstances but ...
... line has escaped him respecting one of them , for which he is sorry , both on account of the general character of the individual , and the nature of the allusion , which involves a personality not warrant- able by any circumstances but ...
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... lines he had made on a straw souk y bab ol Shewing how he had found it , and what it was for , ed And how , when ' twas balanc'd , it stood like a spell ! And how , when ' twas balanc'd no longer , it fell ! kuh A wild thing of scorn he ...
... lines he had made on a straw souk y bab ol Shewing how he had found it , and what it was for , ed And how , when ' twas balanc'd , it stood like a spell ! And how , when ' twas balanc'd no longer , it fell ! kuh A wild thing of scorn he ...
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... lines and vary his pauses . " It is dangerous to hazard conclusions with regard to the opinions of others , upon matters of which our own senses have but imperfectly informed us . John- son , by his own confession , had no ear ; and on ...
... lines and vary his pauses . " It is dangerous to hazard conclusions with regard to the opinions of others , upon matters of which our own senses have but imperfectly informed us . John- son , by his own confession , had no ear ; and on ...
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... lines are in the course of a very long poem ; yet so little had Warton's ear profited by his acquaintance with the Greek and Italian writers as well as those of his own country , that he had ob- tained no perception of what is musical ...
... lines are in the course of a very long poem ; yet so little had Warton's ear profited by his acquaintance with the Greek and Italian writers as well as those of his own country , that he had ob- tained no perception of what is musical ...
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... line after line , sometimes upon only one of them for eight or ten lines toge- ther ; so that when Voltaire praised him for bring- ing down the harsh wranglings of the English trum- pet to the soft tones of the flute * , he should have ...
... line after line , sometimes upon only one of them for eight or ten lines toge- ther ; so that when Voltaire praised him for bring- ing down the harsh wranglings of the English trum- pet to the soft tones of the flute * , he should have ...
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Page 111 - Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all arm'd : a certain aim he took At a fair vestal throned by the west, And loos'd his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts : But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the watery moon, And the imperial votaress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy-free.
Page 33 - As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er Heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head...
Page 97 - In vain to me the smiling mornings shine, And reddening Phoebus lifts his golden fire: The birds in vain their amorous descant join, Or cheerful fields resume their green attire. These ears, alas! for other notes repine; A different object do these eyes require; My lonely anguish melts no heart but mine; And in my breast the...
Page 33 - But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and infidels adore. Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as...
Page 111 - I where the bolt of Cupid fell : It fell upon a little western flower, Before milk-white, now purple with love's wound. And maidens call it love-in-idleness.
Page 111 - Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid, on a dolphin's back, Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath, That the rude sea grew civil at her song ; And certain stars shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music.
Page 34 - Favours to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And like the sun, they shine on all alike. Yet graceful ease, and sweetness void of pride, Might hide her faults if belles had faults to hide: If to her share some female errors fall, Look on her face and you'll forget 'em all.
Page 97 - Phoebus lifts his golden fire: The birds in vain their amorous descant join, Or cheerful fields resume their green attire. These ears, alas! for other notes repine; A different object do these eyes require; My lonely anguish melts no heart but mine; And in my breast the imperfect joys expire...
Page 33 - O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all the skies; The conscious swains, rejoicing in the sight. Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light.
Page 4 - The brow all of wisdom, and lips all of love; For though he was blooming, and oval of cheek, And youth down his shoulders went smoothing and sleek, Yet his look with the reach of past ages was wise, And the soul of eternity thought through his eyes.