The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior, Volume 2W. Strahan, 1779 |
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Pagina 21
... mourns . How can good angels be in Heaven confin'd ; Or view that prefence which no space can bind ? Is God above , beneath , or yon , or here ? He who made all , is he not every where ? Oh how can wicked angels find a night So dark C 3 ...
... mourns . How can good angels be in Heaven confin'd ; Or view that prefence which no space can bind ? Is God above , beneath , or yon , or here ? He who made all , is he not every where ? Oh how can wicked angels find a night So dark C 3 ...
Pagina 32
... mourns . A thousand artists fhew their cunning power , To raise the wonders of the ivory tower . A thousand maidens ply the purple loom , To weave the bed , and deck the regal room ; " Till Tyre confeffes her exhausted store , ' That on ...
... mourns . A thousand artists fhew their cunning power , To raise the wonders of the ivory tower . A thousand maidens ply the purple loom , To weave the bed , and deck the regal room ; " Till Tyre confeffes her exhausted store , ' That on ...
Pagina 37
... mourn'd ! Forc'd by my pride , I my concern fupprefs'd , Pretended drowfinefs , and wish of reft ; And fullen I forfook th ' imperfect feast : Ordering the eunuchs , to whose proper care Our eaftern grandeur gives th ' imprifon'd fair ...
... mourn'd ! Forc'd by my pride , I my concern fupprefs'd , Pretended drowfinefs , and wish of reft ; And fullen I forfook th ' imperfect feast : Ordering the eunuchs , to whose proper care Our eaftern grandeur gives th ' imprifon'd fair ...
Pagina 40
... mourn . When I through number'd years have Pleasure fought , And in vain hope the wanton phantom caught ; To mock my fenfe , and mortify my pride , ' Tis in another's power , and is deny'd . Am I a king , great Heaven ! does life or ...
... mourn . When I through number'd years have Pleasure fought , And in vain hope the wanton phantom caught ; To mock my fenfe , and mortify my pride , ' Tis in another's power , and is deny'd . Am I a king , great Heaven ! does life or ...
Pagina 49
... mourn : Round our devoted heads the billows beat ; And from our troubled view the leffen'd lands retreat , O mighty love ! from thy unbounded power How fhall the human bofom reft fecure ? How fhall our thought avoid the various fnare ...
... mourn : Round our devoted heads the billows beat ; And from our troubled view the leffen'd lands retreat , O mighty love ! from thy unbounded power How fhall the human bofom reft fecure ? How fhall our thought avoid the various fnare ...
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Populaire passages
Pagina 32 - Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do : and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Pagina 68 - Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices ; and the glory of the Lord filled the house.
Pagina 67 - The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits. All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
Pagina 67 - ... or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Pagina 157 - And now in this journey of life I would have A place where to bait, 'twixt the court and the grave: Where joyful to live, not unwilling to die— Gadzooks ! I have just such a place in my eye. There are gardens so stately, and...
Pagina 68 - I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
Pagina 87 - And griefs, will find their shafts elanc'd in vain, And their points broke, retorted from the head, Safe in the grave, and free among the dead.
Pagina 219 - Woolston doubts ; And that his son, and his son's son, Were all but ploughmen, clowns, and louts. Each, when his rustic pains began, To merit pleaded equal right ; 'Twas only who left off at noon, Or who went on to work till night.
Pagina 204 - Venus, we deride The vagrant's malice, and his mother's pride ; Send him to nymphs who sleep on Ida's shade, To the loose dance, and wanton masquerade ; Our thoughts are settled, and intent our look, On the instructive verse, and moral book ; On female idleness his power relies ; But, when he finds us studying hard, he flies.
Pagina 178 - I'll soon with Jenny's pride quit score. Make all her lovers fall: They'll grieve I was not loos'd before ; She, I was loos'd at all.