Jones's Cabinet Edition of British Poets, Volume 3Jones & Company, 1829 |
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... song ; Our song we grace with gods we disbelieve ; Retain the manners , but reject the creed . Isaiah vi . Shall fiction only raise poetic flame , And shall no altars blaze , O Truth , to thee ? Shall falsehood only please , and fable ...
... song ; Our song we grace with gods we disbelieve ; Retain the manners , but reject the creed . Isaiah vi . Shall fiction only raise poetic flame , And shall no altars blaze , O Truth , to thee ? Shall falsehood only please , and fable ...
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... SONG . THOU who canst make the feeble strong , O God of Israel , hear my song ; Not mine such notes as Egypt's daughters raise ; " Tis thee , O God of Hosts , I strive to praise . Ye winds , the servants of the Lord , Ye waves ...
... SONG . THOU who canst make the feeble strong , O God of Israel , hear my song ; Not mine such notes as Egypt's daughters raise ; " Tis thee , O God of Hosts , I strive to praise . Ye winds , the servants of the Lord , Ye waves ...
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... song Of dear - bought joy , with many a triumpn swell'd , Salutes the victor's ear , and soothes his pride , How is the grateful harmony profaned With the sad dissonance of virgins ' cres , Who mourn their brothers slain ? of matrons ...
... song Of dear - bought joy , with many a triumpn swell'd , Salutes the victor's ear , and soothes his pride , How is the grateful harmony profaned With the sad dissonance of virgins ' cres , Who mourn their brothers slain ? of matrons ...
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... songs . First JEW . Oft on Euphrates ' ever verdant banks , Where drooping willows form a mournful shade , With all the pride which prosperous fortunes give , And all the unfeeling mirth of happy men , The insulting Babylonians ask a song ...
... songs . First JEW . Oft on Euphrates ' ever verdant banks , Where drooping willows form a mournful shade , With all the pride which prosperous fortunes give , And all the unfeeling mirth of happy men , The insulting Babylonians ask a song ...
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... song ! Then give me song ; Yet not at first such soul - dissolving strains [ sures As melt the soften'd sense ; but such bold_mea- As may inflame my spirit to despise The ambitious Persian ; that presumptuous boy , Who rashly dares e'en ...
... song ! Then give me song ; Yet not at first such soul - dissolving strains [ sures As melt the soften'd sense ; but such bold_mea- As may inflame my spirit to despise The ambitious Persian ; that presumptuous boy , Who rashly dares e'en ...
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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