Bell's Edition, Volumes 27-28J. Bell, 1784 - English poetry |
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Page 59
... Sea grows impotent and raves , That , Night affifting , his impetuous waves Should find refiftance from fo light a thing ; Thefe furges ruin , those our safety bring . Th ' oppreffed veffel doth the charge abide , Only because affail'd ...
... Sea grows impotent and raves , That , Night affifting , his impetuous waves Should find refiftance from fo light a thing ; Thefe furges ruin , those our safety bring . Th ' oppreffed veffel doth the charge abide , Only because affail'd ...
Page 128
... A WAR WITH SPAIN , 5 8 AND FIGHT AT SEA . Now for fome ages had the pride of Spain e che fun shine on half the world in vain , The place of the terme Of Nature's bouses men introverts 718 MISCELLANIES . At Penshurst,
... A WAR WITH SPAIN , 5 8 AND FIGHT AT SEA . Now for fome ages had the pride of Spain e che fun shine on half the world in vain , The place of the terme Of Nature's bouses men introverts 718 MISCELLANIES . At Penshurst,
Page 128
... SEA , Only the Eng makes for sa Whose ready fail wik er ry wins cm fr , And make a covet wri sa kosukar ky : Our oaks fecure , as if they use toÚL WY , We tread on billows wuch a fcaly fux , 4 When that accomplish'd soul , in this fair ...
... SEA , Only the Eng makes for sa Whose ready fail wik er ry wins cm fr , And make a covet wri sa kosukar ky : Our oaks fecure , as if they use toÚL WY , We tread on billows wuch a fcaly fux , 4 When that accomplish'd soul , in this fair ...
Page 128
... glorious is , or boasts fo many dyes . XLIX . OF A WAR WITH SPAIN , AND FIGHT AT SEA . Now for fome ages had the pride of Spain Made the fun fhine on half the world in vain , 16 5 While the bid War , to all that durst , 128 MISCELLANIES .
... glorious is , or boasts fo many dyes . XLIX . OF A WAR WITH SPAIN , AND FIGHT AT SEA . Now for fome ages had the pride of Spain Made the fun fhine on half the world in vain , 16 5 While the bid War , to all that durst , 128 MISCELLANIES .
Page 130
... near th ' Antartic Pole , ss Their treasure safe , and all their veffels whole , In fight of their dear country ruin'd be , Without the guilt of either rock or sea ! 60 What they would fpare our fiercer art destroys , 130 MISCELLANIES .
... near th ' Antartic Pole , ss Their treasure safe , and all their veffels whole , In fight of their dear country ruin'd be , Without the guilt of either rock or sea ! 60 What they would fpare our fiercer art destroys , 130 MISCELLANIES .
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Popular passages
Page 42 - Then die, that she The common fate of all things rare May read in thee; How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair.
Page xxxv - There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults ; that is, so to cover them, that they were not taken notice of to his reproach, viz.
Page 80 - The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er ; So calm are we when passions are no more ; For then we know how vain it was to boast Of fleeting things so certain to be lost.
Page xlv - Andero ;" a piece which justifies the observation made by one of his editors, that he attained, by a felicity like instinct, a style which perhaps will never be obsolete ; and that, " were we to judge only by the wording, we could not know what was wrote at twenty, and what at fourscore.
Page 184 - WHY came I so untimely forth Into a world which, wanting thee, Could entertain us with no worth Or shadow of felicity, That time should me so far remove From that which I was born to love ? Yet, Fairest Blossom ! do not slight That age which you may know so soon : The rosy morn resigns her light And milder glory to the noon ; And then what wonders shall you do Whose dawning beauty warms us so...
Page 137 - The beauties which adorn'd that age, The shining subjects of his rage, Hoping they should immortal prove, Rewarded with success his love. This was the generous poet's scope, And all an English pen can hope, To make the fair approve his flame, That can so far extend their fame.
Page 96 - And every man a Polypheme Does to his Galatea seem; None may presume her faith to prove; He proffers death that proffers love.
Page 143 - Pouring out treasure to supply his fleet; They vow with lives and fortunes to maintain Their King's eternal title to the main, And with a present to the Duke approve His valor, conduct, and his country's love.
Page xlvii - Among other improvements, we may reckon that of his rhymes, which are always good, and very often the better for being new.