The Works of Joseph Addison: Including the Whole Contents of Bp. Hurd's Edition, with Letters and Other Pieces Not Found in Any Previous Collection; and Macaulay's Essay on His Life and Works, Volume 1J. B. Lippincott & Company, 1870 |
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... rise above mediocrity , some heroic poems hardly equal to Parnell's , some criticisms as superficial as Dr. Blair's , and a tragedy not very much better than Dr. Johnson's . It is praise enough to say of a writer , that , in a high ...
... rise above mediocrity , some heroic poems hardly equal to Parnell's , some criticisms as superficial as Dr. Blair's , and a tragedy not very much better than Dr. Johnson's . It is praise enough to say of a writer , that , in a high ...
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... rise In the report , as many tongues she wears . " 7 Compare with these jagged misshapen distichs the neat fabric which Hoole's machine produces in unlimited abundance . We take the first lines on which we open in his version of Tasso ...
... rise In the report , as many tongues she wears . " 7 Compare with these jagged misshapen distichs the neat fabric which Hoole's machine produces in unlimited abundance . We take the first lines on which we open in his version of Tasso ...
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... rising above mediocrity . Fortunately for himself and for his country , he early quitted poetry , in which he could ... rise in value . There was danger that a government which neglected such talents might be subverted by them . It was ...
... rising above mediocrity . Fortunately for himself and for his country , he early quitted poetry , in which he could ... rise in value . There was danger that a government which neglected such talents might be subverted by them . It was ...
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... rise again . The throne was surrounded by men supposed to be at- tached to the prerogative and to the church ; and among these none stood so high in the favor of the sovereign as the lord - treasurer Godol- phin and the captain ...
... rise again . The throne was surrounded by men supposed to be at- tached to the prerogative and to the church ; and among these none stood so high in the favor of the sovereign as the lord - treasurer Godol- phin and the captain ...
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... rise from these minute resemblances in the fortune of two persons , whose names , probably , will be seldom mentioned asunder , while either our language or story subsist , were I not afraid of making this pre- face too tedious ...
... rise from these minute resemblances in the fortune of two persons , whose names , probably , will be seldom mentioned asunder , while either our language or story subsist , were I not afraid of making this pre- face too tedious ...
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ABIGAL Addison admire Æneid appear arms beauty behold better blood Boileau BUTLER Cæsar Cato Cato's charms COACHMAN conjurer dear death DECIUS dost thou drum Dryden English ev'ry eyes fame FANTOME fate father fear friends GARDENER genius Georgics give gods grace GRIDELINE grief hand hast hear heart heaven honour Jove JUBA KING LADY Lancelot Addison Latin live look Lord Lord Halifax lov'd LUCIA LUCIUS maid MARCIA MARCUS Marlborough mighty muse never numbers Numidian nymph o'er Ovid passion Pentheus pleasure poem poet Pope PORTIUS praise prince Prithee QUEEN rage rise Roman Rome Rosamond SCENE SEMPRONIUS shade shine SIR GEORGE Sir Richard Steele SIR TRUSTY soul speak Spectator Steele story sword SYPHAX Tatler tears tell thee thing thought thousand thunder Tickell TINSEL tories turn VELLUM verse Virgil virtue whig Whilst words wou'd writing young youth
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Page 203 - And nightly to the list'ning earth Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Page 161 - For wheresoe'er I turn my ravish'd eyes, gay gilded scenes and shining prospects rise, poetic fields encompass me around, and still I seem to tread on classic ground; for here the Muse so oft her harp has strung, that not a mountain rears its head unsung, renown'd in verse each shady thicket grows, and every stream in heavenly numbers flows.
Page 187 - Inspir'd repuls'd battalions to engage, ^ And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel by divine command With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia past, Calm and serene he drives the furious blast ; And, pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind, and directs the storm.
Page 386 - To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart, To make mankind, in conscious virtue bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold...
Page 200 - When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys; Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise.
Page 132 - For, wit lying most in the assemblage of ideas, and putting those together with quickness and variety wherein can be found any resemblance or congruity, thereby to make up pleasant pictures and agreeable visions in the fancy...
Page 200 - Thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise. O, how shall words with equal warmth The gratitude declare, That glows within my ravish'd heart ! But Thou canst read it there. Thy providence my life sustain'd, And all my wants redrest, When in the silent womb I lay, And hung upon the breast.
Page 199 - THE Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care ; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noonday walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend.
Page 164 - Even the rough rocks with tender myrtle bloom, And trodden weeds send out a rich perfume. Bear me, some god, to Baia's gentle seats, Or cover me in Umbria's green retreats ; Where western gales eternally reside, And all the seasons lavish all their pride ; Blossoms, and fruits, and flowers together rise, And the whole year in gay confusion lies...
Page 203 - What though, in solemn silence, all Move round the dark terrestrial ball; What though no real voice nor sound Amid their radiant orbs be found; In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice, For ever singing as they shine, The hand that made us is divine.