The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 2J. W. Parker and Son, 1854 - 299 pagina's |
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Pagina 7
... fear it , either from the king's disposition or his practice ; or even where you * A pamphlet vindicating Lord Shaftesbury from being concerned in any plotting designs against the king . It was published in two parts : the first in 1681 ...
... fear it , either from the king's disposition or his practice ; or even where you * A pamphlet vindicating Lord Shaftesbury from being concerned in any plotting designs against the king . It was published in two parts : the first in 1681 ...
Pagina 10
... fear they should be treason . Fall severely on the miscarriages of government : for , if scandal be not allowed , you are no freeborn subjects . If God has not blessed you with the talent of rhyming , make use of my poor stock , and ...
... fear they should be treason . Fall severely on the miscarriages of government : for , if scandal be not allowed , you are no freeborn subjects . If God has not blessed you with the talent of rhyming , make use of my poor stock , and ...
Pagina 11
... fear my adversary , or dis- dain him , or what you please , for the short of it is , it is indifferent to your humble servant , whatever your party says or thinks of him . THE MEDAL . A SATIRE AGAINST SEDITION . Per Graiûm populos ...
... fear my adversary , or dis- dain him , or what you please , for the short of it is , it is indifferent to your humble servant , whatever your party says or thinks of him . THE MEDAL . A SATIRE AGAINST SEDITION . Per Graiûm populos ...
Pagina 27
... fear , the basses roar ; Echoes from Pissing - Alley , Shadwell call , And Shadwell they resound from Aston - hall . About thy boat the little fishes throng , As at the morning toast that floats along . Sometimes , as prince of thy ...
... fear , the basses roar ; Echoes from Pissing - Alley , Shadwell call , And Shadwell they resound from Aston - hall . About thy boat the little fishes throng , As at the morning toast that floats along . Sometimes , as prince of thy ...
Pagina 28
... fears inclined , ) An ancient fabric raised to inform the sight , There stood of yore , and Barbican it hight ; A watch - tower once , but now , so fate ordains , Of all the pile an empty name remains ; From its old ruins brothel ...
... fears inclined , ) An ancient fabric raised to inform the sight , There stood of yore , and Barbican it hight ; A watch - tower once , but now , so fate ordains , Of all the pile an empty name remains ; From its old ruins brothel ...
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The Poetical Works of John Dryden ... With the Life of the Author, Volume 2 John Dryden Volledige weergave - 1777 |
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Absalom and Achitophel ancient Anne Killigrew appear Arcite arms beauty began betwixt blessed blood Boccace Boccacio breast Canterbury Tales Chandos portrait charity Chaucer Church conscience crowd crown dare death defence divine doctrine doom Dryden Duchess of York Emily eyes fair faith fame fate fear Flecknoe foes force grace hand happy hast Heaven Hind honour hope JOHN DRYDEN judge kind king labouring laws lines lived look lord Mac Flecknoe mercy mighty mind mortal Muse nature never night numbers o'er Ovid pain Palamon panegyric Panther peace Petrarch Pirithous plain poem poet poetry praise prince queen race reason reign Religio Laici rest royal sacred satire Scripture sects sense Shadwell sight soul sovereign stood sure Thebes thee Theseus thine thou thought translated true truth Twas verse Virgil virtue words writ youth
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Pagina 206 - Twas at the royal feast for Persia won By Philip's warlike son : Aloft in awful state The godlike hero sate On his imperial throne...
Pagina 26 - ALL human things are subject to decay, And, when Fate summons, monarchs must obey. This Flecknoe found, who, like Augustus, young Was called to empire, and had governed long. In prose and verse was owned, without dispute, Through all the realms of Nonsense absolute.
Pagina 207 - The praise of Bacchus then the sweet musician sung, Of Bacchus ever fair and ever young: The jolly god in triumph comes...
Pagina 211 - At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame ; The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred store, Enlarg'd 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.
Pagina 90 - A MILK-WHITE Hind, immortal and unchanged, Fed on the lawns and in the forest ranged ; Without unspotted, innocent within, She feared no danger, for she knew no sin.
Pagina 168 - Less than a god they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell That spoke so sweetly and so well. What passion cannot Music raise and quell!
Pagina 92 - Follow'd false lights ; and when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory and be mine the shame. Good life be now my task : my doubts are done ; What more could shock my faith than Three in One ? " In drawing Dryden's character, Johnson has given, though I suppose unintentionally, some touches of his own.
Pagina 31 - admiring throng loud acclamations make And omens of his future empire take. The sire then shook the honours of his head, And from his brows damps of oblivion shed Full on the filial...
Pagina 168 - What passion cannot Music raise and quell? When Jubal struck the chorded shell, His listening brethren stood around, And, wondering, on their faces fell To worship that celestial sound: Less than a God they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke so sweetly, and so well.
Pagina 255 - I shall say the less of Mr Collier, because in many things he has taxed me justly; and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality, and retract them.