Jones's Cabinet Edition of British Poets, Volume 3Jones & Company, 1829 |
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... poet Cowley , after showing the su- periority of the sacred over the profane histories , some instances of which I have noticed in my intro- which I may apply to myself with far more pro- priety than it was used by the author : - " I am ...
... poet Cowley , after showing the su- periority of the sacred over the profane histories , some instances of which I have noticed in my intro- which I may apply to myself with far more pro- priety than it was used by the author : - " I am ...
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... poet ! when retired , In fair enthusiastic vision rapt , The nightly visitant deign'd bless his couch With inspiration , such as never flow'd From Acidale or Aganippe's fount ! Then , when the sacred fire within him burnt , He spake as ...
... poet ! when retired , In fair enthusiastic vision rapt , The nightly visitant deign'd bless his couch With inspiration , such as never flow'd From Acidale or Aganippe's fount ! Then , when the sacred fire within him burnt , He spake as ...
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... Poet's meaning to imbibe ; In either case your blame we justly raise , In either lose , or ought to lose , your praise . How dull , if tamely flows th ' impassion'd strain ; If well- how bad to be the thing we feign ; To fix the mimic ...
... Poet's meaning to imbibe ; In either case your blame we justly raise , In either lose , or ought to lose , your praise . How dull , if tamely flows th ' impassion'd strain ; If well- how bad to be the thing we feign ; To fix the mimic ...
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... poet's - corner wit ; Knew what was in Italics writ Explain'd fictitious names at will , Each gutted syllable could fill ; There oft , in paragraphs , his name Gave symptom sweet of growing fame ; Tho ' yet they only serv'd to hint That ...
... poet's - corner wit ; Knew what was in Italics writ Explain'd fictitious names at will , Each gutted syllable could fill ; There oft , in paragraphs , his name Gave symptom sweet of growing fame ; Tho ' yet they only serv'd to hint That ...
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... poets in general seem resolved not to own themselves in any error ? For as long as one side will make no allowances ... poet no sooner com- municates his works with the same desire of information , but it is imagined he is a vain young ...
... poets in general seem resolved not to own themselves in any error ? For as long as one side will make no allowances ... poet no sooner com- municates his works with the same desire of information , but it is imagined he is a vain young ...
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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