Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill ...J. Bell, 1776 |
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Pagina 6
... faid to have applied himself to letters , with fuch indefati- gable industry , that he rarely was prevailed with to quit his ftudies before midnight ; which not only made him frequently subject to fevere pains in his head , but likewife ...
... faid to have applied himself to letters , with fuch indefati- gable industry , that he rarely was prevailed with to quit his ftudies before midnight ; which not only made him frequently subject to fevere pains in his head , but likewife ...
Pagina 7
... faid learn- " ed friend , at a poor meal or two , that we might have " banded together fome good authors of the ancient time , " among which I obferved you to have been familiar . " Since your going , you have charged me with new obli ...
... faid learn- " ed friend , at a poor meal or two , that we might have " banded together fome good authors of the ancient time , " among which I obferved you to have been familiar . " Since your going , you have charged me with new obli ...
Pagina 10
... faid to have formed them on the fame plan which he afterwards published in a short tractate infcribed to his friend Mr. Hartlib . In this philofophical course he continued without a An . Etat . 35. wife to the year 1643 ; when he ...
... faid to have formed them on the fame plan which he afterwards published in a short tractate infcribed to his friend Mr. Hartlib . In this philofophical course he continued without a An . Etat . 35. wife to the year 1643 ; when he ...
Pagina 15
... faid to have been very serviceable to him in his ftudies : for , having been inftructed to pronounce not only the modern , but also the Latin , Greek , and Hebrew languages , they read in their respective originals whatever authors he ...
... faid to have been very serviceable to him in his ftudies : for , having been inftructed to pronounce not only the modern , but also the Latin , Greek , and Hebrew languages , they read in their respective originals whatever authors he ...
Pagina 18
... faid to have been extremely handfome : the colour of his hair was a light - brown ; the symmetry of his features exact , enlivened with an agreeable air , and a beautiful mixture of fair and * They were licerfed July 2 , 1670 , but not ...
... faid to have been extremely handfome : the colour of his hair was a light - brown ; the symmetry of his features exact , enlivened with an agreeable air , and a beautiful mixture of fair and * They were licerfed July 2 , 1670 , but not ...
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
Adam Adam and Eve Æneid againſt alſo angels appear'd arm'd arms beast becauſe behold beſt bright call'd cherubim cloud creatures dark darkneſs death deep delight divine dreadful dwell earth eternal evil eyes Fable faid fair fame Father fhall fight fince fire firſt fome fons foon foul fruit fuch gate glory gods grace hand happy hast hath Heav'n heav'nly Hell hill himſelf Iliad itſelf JOHN MILTON King laſt lefs leſs light live loft mankind Milton moſt muſt night o'er obferved ordain'd pain Paradise PARADISE LOST perfons pleas'd poem poet praiſe rais'd reign reply'd return'd round Satan seem'd serpent ſeveral ſhall ſhape ſhould spake Spi'rit ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtood ſuch ſweet taſte thee thence theſe thine things thoſe thou thoughts throne tree turn'd uſe vex'd Virgil wand'ring whence whofe whoſe wings worſe
Populaire passages
Pagina 107 - But such as at this day, to Indians known, In Malabar or Decan spreads her arms Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar's shade High over-arch'd, and echoing walks between...
Pagina 201 - For God is also in sleep ; and dreams advise, Which he hath sent propitious, some great good Presaging, since, with sorrow and heart's distress Wearied, I fell asleep: but now lead on— In me is no delay : with thee to go, Is to stay here ; without thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling ; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou, Who for my wilful crime art banish'd hence. This further consolation yet secure I carry hence ; though all by me is lost, Such favour I, unworthy, am...
Pagina 53 - That not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure and subtle, but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom...
Pagina 199 - And all the rule, one empire; only add Deeds to thy knowledge answerable; add faith, Add virtue, patience, temperance; add love, By name to come call'd charity, the soul Of all the rest : then wilt thou not be loath To leave this Paradise, but shalt possess A Paradise within thee, happier far.
Pagina 98 - This may be well; but what if God have seen, And death ensue? then I shall be no more, And Adam, wedded to another Eve, Shall live with her enjoying, I extinct: A death to think...
Pagina 137 - Thee I revisit safe, And feel thy sovran vital lamp ; but thou Revisit'st not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thy piercing ray, and find no dawn ; So thick a drop serene hath quenched their orbs, Or dim suffusion veiled.
Pagina 25 - Olympian hill I soar, Above the flight of Pegasean wing ! The meaning, not the name, I call ; for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old Olympus dwell'st ; but heavenly born, Before the hills appear'd or fountain flow'd, Thou with eternal Wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy sister, and with her didst play In presence of the Almighty Father, pleased With thy celestial song.
Pagina 49 - To ask or search, I blame thee not; for heaven Is as the book of God before thee set, Wherein to read his wondrous works...
Pagina 187 - Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep : All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night. How often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to...
Pagina 160 - So many grateful altars I would rear Of grassy turf, and pile up every stone Of lustre from the brook, in memory Or monument to ages, and thereon Offer sweet-smelling gums, and fruits, and flowers T In yonder nether world where shall I seek His bright appearances, or footstep trace...