Jones's Cabinet Edition of British Poets, Volume 3Jones & Company, 1829 |
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... Soft , I'll listen unperceiv'd ; these trees will hide me . [ She stands behind . Enter the Princess of Egypt , attended by a train of Ladies . PRINCESS . No further , virgins ; here I mean to rest , To taste the pleasant coolness of ...
... Soft , I'll listen unperceiv'd ; these trees will hide me . [ She stands behind . Enter the Princess of Egypt , attended by a train of Ladies . PRINCESS . No further , virgins ; here I mean to rest , To taste the pleasant coolness of ...
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... soft emotions , What must the mother who expos'd him feel ? Go , fetch a woman of the Hebrew race , That she may nurse the babe ; -and , by her garh , Lo , such a one is here ! MIRIAM . Princess , all hail ! Forgive the bold intrusion ...
... soft emotions , What must the mother who expos'd him feel ? Go , fetch a woman of the Hebrew race , That she may nurse the babe ; -and , by her garh , Lo , such a one is here ! MIRIAM . Princess , all hail ! Forgive the bold intrusion ...
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... soft , does no one listen ! Ah ! how hard , How very hard for fondness to be prudent ! Now is the moment to embrace and feed him . [ She looks out . Where's Miriam , she has left her little charge , Perhaps through fear ; perhaps she ...
... soft , does no one listen ! Ah ! how hard , How very hard for fondness to be prudent ! Now is the moment to embrace and feed him . [ She looks out . Where's Miriam , she has left her little charge , Perhaps through fear ; perhaps she ...
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... soft inglorious peace far better suit Thy low obscurity , than thus to seek High things pertaining to exploits of arms . DAVID . Urged as I am , I will not answer thee . Who conquers his own spirit , O my brother ! He is the only ...
... soft inglorious peace far better suit Thy low obscurity , than thus to seek High things pertaining to exploits of arms . DAVID . Urged as I am , I will not answer thee . Who conquers his own spirit , O my brother ! He is the only ...
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... soft ! -what unknown prodigy appears ? A moving mountain cased in polish'd brass ELIAB ( getting behind David . ) How's this ? thou dost not tremble ! thy firm joints Betray no fear ; thy accents are not broken ; Thy cheek retains its ...
... soft ! -what unknown prodigy appears ? A moving mountain cased in polish'd brass ELIAB ( getting behind David . ) How's this ? thou dost not tremble ! thy firm joints Betray no fear ; thy accents are not broken ; Thy cheek retains its ...
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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