Jones's Cabinet Edition of British Poets, Volume 3Jones & Company, 1829 |
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... verse - for verse how meet ! While Leaven - descended song , forgetting oft Her sacred dignity and high descent , Debases her fair origin ; oft spreads Corruption's deadly bane , pollutes the heart Of innocence , and with unhallow'd ...
... verse - for verse how meet ! While Leaven - descended song , forgetting oft Her sacred dignity and high descent , Debases her fair origin ; oft spreads Corruption's deadly bane , pollutes the heart Of innocence , and with unhallow'd ...
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... verse , myself , Glory to God on high , on earth good - will To thy blest service ! gladly to proclaim To man ; to pour my grateful soul before thee To sing thy power , thy wisdom , and thy love , And every gracious attribute : to paint ...
... verse , myself , Glory to God on high , on earth good - will To thy blest service ! gladly to proclaim To man ; to pour my grateful soul before thee To sing thy power , thy wisdom , and thy love , And every gracious attribute : to paint ...
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... of Nebuchadnezzar not being re ducible to verse , I have adopted that of Nebassar , on the authority of the ingenious and learned author of " Judah Restored . " We are not skill'd in those mysterious arts Which wait 18 BELSHAZZAR .
... of Nebuchadnezzar not being re ducible to verse , I have adopted that of Nebassar , on the authority of the ingenious and learned author of " Judah Restored . " We are not skill'd in those mysterious arts Which wait 18 BELSHAZZAR .
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... verse the poet dies ; And silent as his lyre great David lies . Thou , blest Isaiah ! who , at God's command Now speak'st repentance to a guilty land , Must die ! as wise and good thou had'st not been , As Nebat's son , who taught the ...
... verse the poet dies ; And silent as his lyre great David lies . Thou , blest Isaiah ! who , at God's command Now speak'st repentance to a guilty land , Must die ! as wise and good thou had'st not been , As Nebat's son , who taught the ...
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... verse as fans the dangerous fire ! Seek action ; ' tis the seene which virtue loves : The vigorous sun not only shines , but moves . From sickly thoughts with quick abhorrence start , And rule the fancy if you'd rule the heart : By ...
... verse as fans the dangerous fire ! Seek action ; ' tis the seene which virtue loves : The vigorous sun not only shines , but moves . From sickly thoughts with quick abhorrence start , And rule the fancy if you'd rule the heart : By ...
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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