Fables ancient and modern, tr. into verse: with original poems, Volym 21771 |
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Sida 4
... first she skim'd her bowls ) And rafhers of fing'd bacon , on the coals . On holy days , an egg or two at most ; But her ambition never reach'd to roaft .. A yard fhe had with pales enclos'd about , Some high , fome low , and a dry ...
... first she skim'd her bowls ) And rafhers of fing'd bacon , on the coals . On holy days , an egg or two at most ; But her ambition never reach'd to roaft .. A yard fhe had with pales enclos'd about , Some high , fome low , and a dry ...
Sida 20
... first forefees , And in the virtue of forefight decrees . If this be fo , then prefcience binds the will , And mortals are not free to good or ill : For what he first forefaw , he must ordain , Or its eternal prescience may be vain : As ...
... first forefees , And in the virtue of forefight decrees . If this be fo , then prefcience binds the will , And mortals are not free to good or ill : For what he first forefaw , he must ordain , Or its eternal prescience may be vain : As ...
Sida 21
... first decreed ? I cannot boult this matter to the bran , As Bradwardin and holy Auftin can : If prefcience can determine actions fo That we must do , because he did foreknow . Or that foreknowing , yet our choice is free , Not forc'd to ...
... first decreed ? I cannot boult this matter to the bran , As Bradwardin and holy Auftin can : If prefcience can determine actions fo That we must do , because he did foreknow . Or that foreknowing , yet our choice is free , Not forc'd to ...
Sida 22
... first to woe , And made her man his paradife forego , Where at heart's ease he liv'd ; and might have been As free from forrow as he was from fin . For what the devil had their fex to do , That , born to folly , they prefum'd to know ...
... first to woe , And made her man his paradife forego , Where at heart's ease he liv'd ; and might have been As free from forrow as he was from fin . For what the devil had their fex to do , That , born to folly , they prefum'd to know ...
Sida 27
... first , when he was born from fight , With fov'raign fhrieks bewail'd her captive knight . Far louder than the Carthaginian wife , When Afdrubal her husband lost his life , When she beheld the fmouldring flames afcend , And all the ...
... first , when he was born from fight , With fov'raign fhrieks bewail'd her captive knight . Far louder than the Carthaginian wife , When Afdrubal her husband lost his life , When she beheld the fmouldring flames afcend , And all the ...
Vanliga ord och fraser
Achilles againſt Ajax ANDREW FOULIS arms becauſe beſt betwixt blood breaſt Caeneus caft call'd caſt cauſe Centaur Ceyx chanticleer cloſe Corythus cou'd crown'd cry'd Cymon Daedalion dame death defcended defire deſpair dream durft Eurytus ev'n ev'ry eyes facred fafe faid fair fame fate fear feas feaſt feek feem'd feen feiz'd fent fhall fide fight fince fire firſt flain fleep fome foon forc'd fought foul freſh ftill fuch fword gueſt hand heav'n himſelf Hippodame houſe huſband join'd juſt laft laſt lefs loft look'd lov'd maid mind mix'd moſt muſt night pleaſe pleaſure pow'r prefs'd prey Priam purfu'd purſue rais'd receiv'd refolv'd reft reſt Reynard rifing ſaid ſcarce ſeen ſhades ſhall ſhe ſhield ſhip ſhore ſhould ſide ſkies ſpread ſpring ſtand ſtill ſtood ſtrange ſtrength ſweet thee thefe theſe thoſe thou try'd turn'd Twas waves whoſe wife winds wou'd wound
Populära avsnitt
Sida 65 - At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame ; The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred store, Enlarged the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown ; He raised a mortal to the skies ; She drew an angel down.
Sida 153 - Smear'd over with an Oil of wond'rous Might, That adds new Pinions to their airy Flight But this by fure Experiment we know, That living Creatures from Corruption grow: Hide in a hollow Pit a flaughter'd Steer, Bees from his putrid Bowels will appear ; Who like their Parents haunt the Fields, and bring Their Hony-Harveft home, and hope another Spring.
Sida 61 - Flushed with a purple grace He shows his honest face: Now give the hautboys breath; he comes, he comes! Bacchus , ever fair and young , Drinking joys did first ordain : Bacchus...
Sida 60 - Joys inspire. The Song began from Jove ; Who left his blissful Seats above, (Such is the Pow'r of mighty Love.) A Dragon's fiery Form bely'd the God : Sublime on Radiant Spires He rode, When He to fair Olympia...
Sida 167 - Her limbs were form'd with such harmonious grace : So faultless was the frame, as if the whole Had been an emanation of the soul...
Sida 34 - He cheer'd the dogs to follow her who fled, And vow'd revenge on her devoted head. As Theodore was born of noble kind, The brutal...
Sida 3 - And two Ghosts join their Packs to hunt her o'er the Plain. This dreadful Image so possess'd her Mind, That desp'rate any Succour else to find, She ceas'd all farther hope; and now began To make reflection on th...
Sida 62 - And welt'ring in his blood ; Deserted, at his utmost need, By those his former bounty fed : On the bare earth expos'd he lies, With not a friend to close his eyes.