Poems on Several Subjects, Volym 2G. Pearch, 1769 - 162 sidor |
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Sida xv
... wings , This painted child of dirt , that ftinks and ftings ; Whose buz the witty and the fair annoys , Yet wit ne'er taftes , and beauty ne'er enjoys . cipitance , overshoot the mark , at which a steady. Is it neceffary to acquaint ...
... wings , This painted child of dirt , that ftinks and ftings ; Whose buz the witty and the fair annoys , Yet wit ne'er taftes , and beauty ne'er enjoys . cipitance , overshoot the mark , at which a steady. Is it neceffary to acquaint ...
Sida xvi
... wings , he fteer'd his flight aloft , " & c . — In fhort , by fuch Criticism as this , I will engage to make the Father of Epic Poetry himself , who , for three thoufand years , has been shaded by the con- fecrated veil of Antiquity ...
... wings , he fteer'd his flight aloft , " & c . — In fhort , by fuch Criticism as this , I will engage to make the Father of Epic Poetry himself , who , for three thoufand years , has been shaded by the con- fecrated veil of Antiquity ...
Sida lxxxvi
... wing , While gentle fleep his cloting eye - lids seals ; And o'er his heaving limbs , in loose array , To every balmy gale the ruffling feathers play . WEST . Homer never touches this fublime fubject , without em- ploying the utmoft ...
... wing , While gentle fleep his cloting eye - lids seals ; And o'er his heaving limbs , in loose array , To every balmy gale the ruffling feathers play . WEST . Homer never touches this fublime fubject , without em- ploying the utmoft ...
Sida xcv
... wing from theme to theme ; Roves like the bee regardless o'er , And culls the spoils of ev'ry flow'r . We must indeed acknowledge in general , that when an high degree of fpirit and vivacity is required to cha- racterife any fpecies of ...
... wing from theme to theme ; Roves like the bee regardless o'er , And culls the spoils of ev'ry flow'r . We must indeed acknowledge in general , that when an high degree of fpirit and vivacity is required to cha- racterife any fpecies of ...
Sida 12
... wings the whirlwind , & c . ] How inimitably beautiful is the Pfalmift's defcription of the Deity , ( Pf . civ . 3. ) where he is faid " to walk on the wings of the wind ! " An element which , with the rapi- dity of thought , darts away ...
... wings the whirlwind , & c . ] How inimitably beautiful is the Pfalmift's defcription of the Deity , ( Pf . civ . 3. ) where he is faid " to walk on the wings of the wind ! " An element which , with the rapi- dity of thought , darts away ...
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Sida xlvii - Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground ; Another race the following spring supplies; They fall successive, and successive rise : So generations in their course decay; So flourish these, when those are pass'd away.
Sida 46 - He bowed the heavens also, and came down : and darkness was under his feet. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
Sida ciii - True f wit i' nature to advantage drefs'd, What oft was thought, but ne'er fo well exprefs'd ; Something, whofe truth convinc'd at fight, we find, That gives us back the image of our mind.
Sida 113 - Nurs'd on the downy lap of ease, Fall prostrate at His throne : Ye princes, rulers, all adore ; Praise Him, ye kings, who makes your power An image of His own. Ye fair, by nature form'd to move, O praise th...
Sida 110 - Join, ye loud spheres, the vocal choir ; Thou dazzling orb of liquid fire, The mighty chorus aid : Soon as grey ev'ning gilds the plain, Thou, moon, protract the melting strain.
Sida 112 - To him, ye graceful cedars, bow; Ye towering mountains, bending low, Your great Creator own! Tell, when affrighted nature shook, How Sinai kindled at his look, And trembled at his frown. Ye flocks that haunt the humble vale, Ye insects fluttering on the gale.
Sida 110 - Ye fields of light, celestial plains, Where gay transporting beauty reigns, Ye scenes divinely fair ; Your Maker's wondrous power proclaim, Tell how he form'd your shining frame, And breath'd the fluid air. Ye angels, catch the thrilling sound ; While all th...
Sida xlii - And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, The floods stood upright as an heap, And the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
Sida cxiv - But wrapt in error is the human mind, And human bliss is ever insecure : Know we what fortune yet remains behind ? Know we how long the present shall endure ? WIST.
Sida ix - Tis with our judgments as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own. In poets as true genius...