Jones's Cabinet Edition of British Poets, Volume 3Jones & Company, 1829 |
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... night to rest thee from the toils Imposed by haughty Pharaoh , what a tale Have I to tell thee ! Yes , thy darling son Was lost , and is restored ; was dead , and lives ! MIRIAM . How joyful shall we spend the live - long night In ...
... night to rest thee from the toils Imposed by haughty Pharaoh , what a tale Have I to tell thee ! Yes , thy darling son Was lost , and is restored ; was dead , and lives ! MIRIAM . How joyful shall we spend the live - long night In ...
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... Night . The Subject is taken from the Fifth Chapter of the Prophet Dantel . 1. BELSHAZZAR , King of Babylon . NITOCRIS , the Queen - Mother . Courtiers , Astrologers , Parasites . DANIEL , the Jewish Prophet . Captive Jews , & c . & c ...
... Night . The Subject is taken from the Fifth Chapter of the Prophet Dantel . 1. BELSHAZZAR , King of Babylon . NITOCRIS , the Queen - Mother . Courtiers , Astrologers , Parasites . DANIEL , the Jewish Prophet . Captive Jews , & c . & c ...
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... night of universal dread , A mighty army threat'ning at the gates ; This very night , as if in scorn of danger , The dissolute Belshazzar holds a feast Magnificently impious , meant to honour Belus , the fav'rite Babylonish idol . Lewd ...
... night of universal dread , A mighty army threat'ning at the gates ; This very night , as if in scorn of danger , The dissolute Belshazzar holds a feast Magnificently impious , meant to honour Belus , the fav'rite Babylonish idol . Lewd ...
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... night , my friends , your monarch shall be blest With every various joy ; to - night is ours ; Nor shall the envious gods , who view our bliss , And sicken as they view , to - night disturb us . Bring all the richest spices of the East ...
... night , my friends , your monarch shall be blest With every various joy ; to - night is ours ; Nor shall the envious gods , who view our bliss , And sicken as they view , to - night disturb us . Bring all the richest spices of the East ...
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... night his deity we here adore , And due libations speak his mighty power . Yet Belus ' self not more we own Than great Belshazzar on Chaldea's throne . Great Belshazzar like a god , Rules the nations with a nod ! To great Belshazzar be ...
... night his deity we here adore , And due libations speak his mighty power . Yet Belus ' self not more we own Than great Belshazzar on Chaldea's throne . Great Belshazzar like a god , Rules the nations with a nod ! To great Belshazzar be ...
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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