Jones's Cabinet Edition of British Poets, Volume 3Jones & Company, 1829 |
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... fire within him burnt , He spake as man or angel might have spoke , When man was pure , and angels were his guests . It will not be . - Nor prophet's burning zeal , Nor muse of fire , nor yet to sweep the strings With sacred energy , to ...
... fire within him burnt , He spake as man or angel might have spoke , When man was pure , and angels were his guests . It will not be . - Nor prophet's burning zeal , Nor muse of fire , nor yet to sweep the strings With sacred energy , to ...
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... fire my soul , When Samuel plac'd upon my youthful brow The crown of Israel ? I had known content , Nay happiness , if happiness unmix'd To mortal man were known , had I still lived Among the humble tents of Benjamin . A shepherd's ...
... fire my soul , When Samuel plac'd upon my youthful brow The crown of Israel ? I had known content , Nay happiness , if happiness unmix'd To mortal man were known , had I still lived Among the humble tents of Benjamin . A shepherd's ...
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... fire Of fierce affliction ? Yes , be witness , Heaven ! Old as I am , I will not shrink at death , Come in what shape it may , if God so will , By peril to confirm and prove my faith . Oh ! I would dare yon den of hungry lions , Rather ...
... fire Of fierce affliction ? Yes , be witness , Heaven ! Old as I am , I will not shrink at death , Come in what shape it may , if God so will , By peril to confirm and prove my faith . Oh ! I would dare yon den of hungry lions , Rather ...
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... fire , Which thronging thousands crowded to admire ? Even while we praise the verse the poet dies ; And silent as his lyre great David lies . Thou , blest Isaiah ! who , at God's command Now speak'st repentance to a guilty land , Must ...
... fire , Which thronging thousands crowded to admire ? Even while we praise the verse the poet dies ; And silent as his lyre great David lies . Thou , blest Isaiah ! who , at God's command Now speak'st repentance to a guilty land , Must ...
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... fire , The pompous tone , the masculine attire , Corrupt the softness of the gentler kind , And taint the sweetness of the youthful mind . Ungovern'd passions , jealousy and rage , But ill become our sex , still less our age ; Whether ...
... fire , The pompous tone , the masculine attire , Corrupt the softness of the gentler kind , And taint the sweetness of the youthful mind . Ungovern'd passions , jealousy and rage , But ill become our sex , still less our age ; Whether ...
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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