Jones's Cabinet Edition of British Poets, Volume 3Jones & Company, 1829 |
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... delight ? Let pleasure be the motive , disallow All high incentives drawn from God's command : Where shall we trace , thro ' all the page profane , A livelier pleasure and a purer source Of innocent delight , than the fair book Of holy ...
... delight ? Let pleasure be the motive , disallow All high incentives drawn from God's command : Where shall we trace , thro ' all the page profane , A livelier pleasure and a purer source Of innocent delight , than the fair book Of holy ...
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... delight as promised honours yield To light vain minds : no , ' twas a doubtful joy , Chastised by timorous Virtue , lest a gift So spiendid and so dangerous might destroy Him it was meant to raise . My eldest born , Eliab , tall of ...
... delight as promised honours yield To light vain minds : no , ' twas a doubtful joy , Chastised by timorous Virtue , lest a gift So spiendid and so dangerous might destroy Him it was meant to raise . My eldest born , Eliab , tall of ...
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... delight Mine eve with all this gay parade of war ; To gratify a roving appetite , Or fondly to indulge a curious ear With any tale of rumour , am I come ; But to approve myself a loving brother . I bring the blessing of your aged sire ...
... delight Mine eve with all this gay parade of war ; To gratify a roving appetite , Or fondly to indulge a curious ear With any tale of rumour , am I come ; But to approve myself a loving brother . I bring the blessing of your aged sire ...
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... delight , And grasp the flying joy ere it escape us . Come - fill the smiling goblet for the king ; Belshazzar will not let a moment pass Unmarked by some enjoyment ! The full bowl Let every guest partake [ Courtiers kneel and drink ...
... delight , And grasp the flying joy ere it escape us . Come - fill the smiling goblet for the king ; Belshazzar will not let a moment pass Unmarked by some enjoyment ! The full bowl Let every guest partake [ Courtiers kneel and drink ...
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... delight . First .COURTIER . What means the king ? BELSHAZZAR . The Jews ! saidst thou the Jews ? First COURTIER . I spoke of that undone , that outcast people , Those tributary creatures of thy power , The captives of thy will , whose ...
... delight . First .COURTIER . What means the king ? BELSHAZZAR . The Jews ! saidst thou the Jews ? First COURTIER . I spoke of that undone , that outcast people , Those tributary creatures of thy power , The captives of thy will , whose ...
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arms Bavius beauty behold BELSHAZZAR bless bless'd bliss breast breath bright charms Columbo court cried crown'd Cupid DARIUS dear death delight Derry divine dread Dunciad e'en e'er earth ELIAB epigram eternal eyes fair fame fancy fate fear fire flame fond fool give glory goddess grace grief hand happy hast hear heart Heaven heavenly hero honour hope Iliad JOCHEBED king live Lord lyre maid mighty mind mortal mourn muse nature ne'er never night numbers nymph o'er pain passion PHARNACES Pindaric pleasure poem poet praise pride queen rage reign rise round sacred Sappho satire scene shade shine sigh sing skies smile soft song SORANUS soul spirit Spleen sweet taste tears tell thee thine things thou thought throne tongue trembling truth Twas verse vex'd Virgil virtue wings youth