The Poetical Works of John Dryden: Collated with the Best Editions:Printed at the Stanhope Press, by Charles Whittingham, ... for J. Sharpe; and sold by W. Suttaby, 1808 |
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Pagina 13
... bold Greek who did the East subdue ; And made to battles such heroic haste , As if on wings of victory he flew . He fought secure of fortune as of fame : Still by new maps the island might be shown Of conquests , which he strew'd where ...
... bold Greek who did the East subdue ; And made to battles such heroic haste , As if on wings of victory he flew . He fought secure of fortune as of fame : Still by new maps the island might be shown Of conquests , which he strew'd where ...
Pagina 14
... bold rival of the British main , Now tamely glad her unjust claim to cease , And buy our friendship with her idol , gain . Fame of the ' asserted sea through Europe blown , Made France and Spain ambitious of his love ; Each knew that ...
... bold rival of the British main , Now tamely glad her unjust claim to cease , And buy our friendship with her idol , gain . Fame of the ' asserted sea through Europe blown , Made France and Spain ambitious of his love ; Each knew that ...
Pagina 18
... bold attempt Who ruin'd crowns , would coronets exempt : For when , by their designing leaders taught To strike at pow'r , which for themselves they sought , The vulgar , gull'd into rebellion , arm'd , Their blood to action by their ...
... bold attempt Who ruin'd crowns , would coronets exempt : For when , by their designing leaders taught To strike at pow'r , which for themselves they sought , The vulgar , gull'd into rebellion , arm'd , Their blood to action by their ...
Pagina 37
... bold a title for a few stanzas , which are little more in number than a single Iliad , or the longest of the Eneids . For this reason ( I mean not of length , but broken action , tied too severely to the laws of History ) I am apt to ...
... bold a title for a few stanzas , which are little more in number than a single Iliad , or the longest of the Eneids . For this reason ( I mean not of length , but broken action , tied too severely to the laws of History ) I am apt to ...
Pagina 42
... bold , how masterly are the strokes of Virgil ! We see the objects he presents us with , in their native figures , in their proper motions ; but so we see them , as our own eyes could never have beheld them so beautiful in themselves ...
... bold , how masterly are the strokes of Virgil ! We see the objects he presents us with , in their native figures , in their proper motions ; but so we see them , as our own eyes could never have beheld them so beautiful in themselves ...
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
Absalom ABSALOM AND ACHITOPHEL Achitophel Arius arms arts Behold Belgian blessing blest blood bold breast call'd cause church common conscience crimes crowd crown dare David's defence design'd divine e'en ephod eyes faction faith fame fate father fear fight fire flames fleet foes fool forc'd friends grace hast Heav'n Heaven's Hebron Hind honour hope Ishbosheth Israel Jebusites Jews JOHN DRYDEN kind King labour land laws Leather Lane Lord mercy mighty monarchs Muse ne'er never numbers o'er once Ovid Panther peace Phaleg plain plot Poem pow'r praise pretend prey pride prince promis'd rage reason rebel reign religion rest rhymes rise royal ruin sacred sanhedrims satire Scripture sects sedition seem'd sense Shadwell Shimei shore soul sovereign stand sure sway thee thou thought throne Tis true toil truth twas Uzza verse vex'd virtue wind wise youth
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Pagina 98 - Tis resolved, for nature pleads that he Should only rule who most resembles me. Shadwell alone my perfect image bears, Mature in dulness from his tender years ; Shadwell alone of all my sons is he Who stands confirmed in full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense.
Pagina 8 - Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main. Hear how Timotheus' varied lays surprise, And bid alternate passions fall and rise! While, at each change, the son of Libyan Jove Now burns with glory, and then melts with love; Now his fierce eyes with sparkling fury glow, Now sighs steal out, and tears begin to flow: Persians and Greeks like turns of nature found. And the world's victor stood subdued by sound!
Pagina 30 - He laughed himself from court; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief: For, spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise Achitophel: Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left.
Pagina 8 - tis heard no more Oh ! lyre divine, what daring spirit Wakes thee now ? Though he inherit Nor the pride, nor ample pinion, That the Theban eagle bear, Sailing with supreme dominion Through the azure deep of air...
Pagina 18 - He sought the storms ; but for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit. Great wits are sure to madness near allied, And thin partitions do their bounds divide...
Pagina 19 - David for him his tuneful harp had strung And Heaven had wanted one immortal song. But wild ambition loves to slide, not stand, And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land.
Pagina 130 - She parcell'd out the Bible by retail, But still expounded what she sold or gave, To keep it in her power to damn and save. Scripture was scarce, and as the market went, Poor laymen took salvation on content, As needy men take money, good or bad ; God's word they had not, but the priest's they had.
Pagina 104 - In thy felonious heart though venom lies, It does but touch thy Irish pen, and dies. Thy genius calls thee not to purchase fame In keen Iambics, but mild Anagram. Leave writing Plays, and choose for thy command Some peaceful province in Acrostic land : There thou...
Pagina 57 - Doeg, though without knowing how or why, Made still a blundering kind of melody; Spurr'd boldly on, and dash'd through thick and thin, Through sense and nonsense, never out nor in...
Pagina 37 - For whatsoe'er their sufferings were before, That change they covet makes them suffer more. All other errors but disturb a state ; But innovation is the blow of fate.