Angels are painted fair, to look like you. OTWAY'S Venice Preserved. ON SCIENCE. Best, earthly friend of man! How has he shaken off (1) his mortal sleep!- Like tracks of earth unblest (2) by sun or showers - But taught by thee, how boundless and how deep To gild his path (53) of live has given ! He springs aloft (4) and spurns the bounds of earth And, by thy wing upheld, surveys The amazing scene, where space displays The power of an Almighty Hand: And taught by thee to wonder and admire, Amidst the beautiful, the grand, (1) To shake, secouer; to shake off, se débarrasser de, chasser. (2) Unblest, qui n'a pas de bonheur. (3) Path, sentier, chemin. (4) To spring aloft, monter rapidement. HONOUR. Catches (1) a spark of that ethereal fire, That makes his bosom glow, his soul expand! On miracles of earth and sky, With holier fervour bends before the throne Of him who, by a word alone, 241 Bade all these wonders be, and claims them for his own. J. B. AMBITION. "Tis a common proof, That lowliness is young Ambition's ladder, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees SHAKSPEARE. Julius Cæsar, ACT. 2, Sc. 1. HONOUR. Let none presume To wear an undeserved dignity. Oh! that estates, degrees, and offices, Were not derived corruptly (5) ! that clear honour (1) To catch, saisir, se saisir de. (2) To feast, régaler. (3) The climber, celui qui monte. (4) Round of a ladder, échelon. (5) Derived corruptly, obtenu indignement. Were purchased by the merit of the wearer! How much low peasantry would then be glean'd (2) SHAKSPEARE. Merchant of Venice, Act. 3, Sc. 2. ON NAVIGATION BY STEAM. But see! what means that spectre hulk (5) Rage the winds with baffled force (7), While despite she keeps her way Through the opposing waves that play : (1) To stand bare, rester découvert, sans chapeau. (2) To glean, glaner, cueillir, ramasser. (3) True seed, véritable semence, vrai germe. (4) Chaff, au propre, signifie de la paille hachée, balle d'avoine. Shakspeare l'a employé pour désigner les gens de mérite qui sont ou dans l'obscurité, ou dans le malheur. (5) Spectre hulk, spectre de vaisseau; hulk, corps d'un vaisseau sans mâts ni agrès. (6) Bulk, forme, volume. (7) Baffled force, force inutile. THE VANITY OF HUMAN HOPES. Nor courts (1) the breeze, nor asks the surge (2) And laughs to scorn (7) the waves and wind, 243 Science! this triumph too is thine; thy hand THE VANITY OF HUMAN HOPES. What are the hopes of man? Old Egypt's king, (1) To court, inviter, courtiser. (2) The surge, le courant, le mouvement, l'aide des flots, de la marée. (3) Spell-assisted, aidé par une puissance occulte, un agent caché. (4) Strokes, des coups. (5) To rumble, faire un bruit sourd. (6) Watery crest, l'écume des vagues, crête, crinière. (7) To laugh to scorn, se moquer de, mépriser. (8) Else, sans cela, autrement. (9) To drive back, repousser. Cheops erected the first pyramid, And largest, thinking it was just the thing BYRON. DELIGHT. An infant when it gazes on a light, A child the moment when it drains (4) the breast, An Arab with a stranger for a guest, A sailor when the prize has struck (6) in fight, Feel rapture; but not such true joy are reaping (8) As they who watch o'er (9) what they love while sleep (1) Whole, entier, intact. (2) To rummage, fouiller. (3) Burglariously, avec effraction pour y voler, (4) To drain, sucer, épuiser. (5) The host, l'hostie. (6) To strike, terme de marine, amener le pavillon, se rendre. (7) His most hoarded chest, le coffre où il a amassé ou recélé le plus d'argent. (8) To reap, moissonner, cueillir, recevoir. (9) To watch o'er, veiller sur, contempler. |