The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Various Writers and a General Introduction, Volume 2Macmillan, 1882 |
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... seem over full and over - difficult . And thus in the end his inability or unwillingness ( often expressed with unnecessary frankness ) to come to terms with the larger public has revenged itself by his writings having been long and ...
... seem over full and over - difficult . And thus in the end his inability or unwillingness ( often expressed with unnecessary frankness ) to come to terms with the larger public has revenged itself by his writings having been long and ...
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... seems to have been necessity rather than choice which turned his efforts in this direction . In the spirited Ode to Himself ( of which the date is uncertain , but which probably belongs to some time near 1616 ) , as well as in the lines ...
... seems to have been necessity rather than choice which turned his efforts in this direction . In the spirited Ode to Himself ( of which the date is uncertain , but which probably belongs to some time near 1616 ) , as well as in the lines ...
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... seems to have remained a close student of theology , inclining now to ' those wiser guides Whom fashion had not drawn to study sides . ' But to a conscientious desire for truth he added a humility of soul towards things divine , which ...
... seems to have remained a close student of theology , inclining now to ' those wiser guides Whom fashion had not drawn to study sides . ' But to a conscientious desire for truth he added a humility of soul towards things divine , which ...
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... seems new , When both it is the old way , and the true . Thou sayst that cannot be ; for thou hast seen Davis and Weever , and the best have been , And mine come nothing like . I hope so ; yet , As theirs did with thee , mine might ...
... seems new , When both it is the old way , and the true . Thou sayst that cannot be ; for thou hast seen Davis and Weever , and the best have been , And mine come nothing like . I hope so ; yet , As theirs did with thee , mine might ...
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... seems to shake a lance , As brandished at the eyes of ignorance . Sweet Swan of Avon ! what a sight it were To see thee in our waters yet appear , And make those flights upon the banks of Thames , That so did take Eliza and our James ...
... seems to shake a lance , As brandished at the eyes of ignorance . Sweet Swan of Avon ! what a sight it were To see thee in our waters yet appear , And make those flights upon the banks of Thames , That so did take Eliza and our James ...
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Page 323 - Had ye been there — for what could that have done ? What could the Muse herself that Orpheus bore, The Muse herself for her enchanting son, Whom universal nature did lament, When by the rout that made the hideous roar, His gory visage down the stream was sent, Down the swift Hebrus to the Lesbian shore...
Page 352 - Me miserable ! which way shall I fly Infinite wrath, and infinite despair ? Which way I fly is hell ; myself am hell ; And in the lowest deep a lower deep Still threatening to devour me opens wide ; To which the hell I suffer seems a heaven.
Page 307 - Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful Jollity, Quips, and cranks,* and wanton* wiles, Nods, and becks, and wreathed smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides.
Page 337 - He scarce had ceased when the superior Fiend Was moving toward the shore ; his ponderous shield, Ethereal temper, massy, large, and round, Behind him cast. The broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views At evening, from the top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe.
Page 184 - Going to the Wars TELL me not, Sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast, and quiet mind, To war and arms I fly. True; a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield. Yet this inconstancy is such, As you too shall adore; I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.
Page 218 - The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hand on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
Page 326 - Through the dear might of Him that walk'd the waves; Where, other groves and other streams along, With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, And hears the unexpressive nuptial song, In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love. There entertain him all the Saints above, In solemn troops and sweet societies, That sing, and singing in their glory move, And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes.
Page 178 - Why so pale and wan, fond lover? Prithee, why so pale? Will, when looking well can't move her, Looking ill prevail? Prithee, why so pale?
Page 311 - And fancies fond with gaudy shapes possess, As thick and numberless As the gay motes that people the sun-beams, Or likest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus
Page 357 - The birds their quire apply ; airs, vernal airs, Breathing the smell of field and grove, attune The trembling leaves, while universal Pan, Knit with the Graces and the Hours in dance, Led on the eternal spring.