Jones's Cabinet Edition of British Poets, Volume 3Jones & Company, 1829 |
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... shades , I left the court . Nor would these alter'd features now be known , Grown into manly strength ; nor this changed ... shade , Nor think that Heaven views only with applause The active merit and the busy toil [ spear , Of heroes ...
... shades , I left the court . Nor would these alter'd features now be known , Grown into manly strength ; nor this changed ... shade , Nor think that Heaven views only with applause The active merit and the busy toil [ spear , Of heroes ...
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... shade , With all the pride which prosperous fortunes give , And all the unfeeling mirth of happy men , The insulting Babylonians ask a song ; Such songs as erst in better days were sung By Korah's sons , or Heaven - taught Asaph set To ...
... shade , With all the pride which prosperous fortunes give , And all the unfeeling mirth of happy men , The insulting Babylonians ask a song ; Such songs as erst in better days were sung By Korah's sons , or Heaven - taught Asaph set To ...
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... shade , Disturb the peace of him who rules the world . BELSHAZZAR . No more , ye wretched sycophants ! no more ! The sweetest note which flattery now can strize , Harsh and discordant grates upon my soul . Talk not of power to one so ...
... shade , Disturb the peace of him who rules the world . BELSHAZZAR . No more , ye wretched sycophants ! no more ! The sweetest note which flattery now can strize , Harsh and discordant grates upon my soul . Talk not of power to one so ...
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... shade , Far from the obvious perils which alarm With palpable temptation , secret sin Ensnar'd his soul : he trusted in himself ! Security betray'd him , and he fell . Second JEW . Thy prudent counsels in our hearts shall live , As if a ...
... shade , Far from the obvious perils which alarm With palpable temptation , secret sin Ensnar'd his soul : he trusted in himself ! Security betray'd him , and he fell . Second JEW . Thy prudent counsels in our hearts shall live , As if a ...
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... shade ? Declare , fair strangers ! If aright I deem , No rustic nymphs of vulgar rank you seem . CLEORA . No cooling shades allure our eager sight , Nor lambkins lost , our searching steps invite . FLORELLA . Or is it , haply , yonder ...
... shade ? Declare , fair strangers ! If aright I deem , No rustic nymphs of vulgar rank you seem . CLEORA . No cooling shades allure our eager sight , Nor lambkins lost , our searching steps invite . FLORELLA . Or is it , haply , yonder ...
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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