A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes, Volume 6Robert Dodsley J. Dodsley, 1782 - English poetry |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 36
Page 76
... shall attain : Almighty Wisdom never acts in vain ; Nor fhall the foul , on which it has bestow'd ' Such powers , e'er perifh , like an earthly clod ; But purg'd at length from foul corruption's stain , Freed from her prison , and ...
... shall attain : Almighty Wisdom never acts in vain ; Nor fhall the foul , on which it has bestow'd ' Such powers , e'er perifh , like an earthly clod ; But purg'd at length from foul corruption's stain , Freed from her prison , and ...
Page 78
... shall once more regain the regions of her birth ? Could fhe thus act , unless fome Power unknown , From matter quite distinct , and all her own , Supported , and impell'd her ? She approves Self - conscious , and condemns ; fhe hates ...
... shall once more regain the regions of her birth ? Could fhe thus act , unless fome Power unknown , From matter quite distinct , and all her own , Supported , and impell'd her ? She approves Self - conscious , and condemns ; fhe hates ...
Page 80
... shall live , All are concern'd about , and all believe ; That fomething's ours , when we from life depart , This all conceive , all feel it at the heart ; The wife of learn'd antiquity proclaim This truth , the public voice declares the ...
... shall live , All are concern'd about , and all believe ; That fomething's ours , when we from life depart , This all conceive , all feel it at the heart ; The wife of learn'd antiquity proclaim This truth , the public voice declares the ...
Page 81
... shall say ? Her praise or cenfure cannot us concern , Nor ever penetrate the filent urn . What mean the nodding plumes , the fun'ral train , And marble monument that speaks in vain , With all thofe cares , which every nation pays To ...
... shall say ? Her praise or cenfure cannot us concern , Nor ever penetrate the filent urn . What mean the nodding plumes , the fun'ral train , And marble monument that speaks in vain , With all thofe cares , which every nation pays To ...
Page 88
... shall her strength display , And foar at length to Truth's refulgent ray . Inquire you how these powers we shall attain ? ' Tis not for us to know ; our fearch is vain . Can any now remember or relate How he existed in the embryo ftate ...
... shall her strength display , And foar at length to Truth's refulgent ray . Inquire you how these powers we shall attain ? ' Tis not for us to know ; our fearch is vain . Can any now remember or relate How he existed in the embryo ftate ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Amalthea bard beauty behold beneath bleffings bleft boaſt bofom breaſt cauſe charms eaſe Edonian Ev'n facred fafe fage faid fair fame fate fear feat fenfe fhade fhall fhew fhine fide figh filent fince firſt fmiles focial foft folemn fome fong fons foon footh foul freſh friendſhip ftill fuch fure fweet fwelling genius GEORGE SIMON HARCOURT glory grace gueſt hand heart heaven himſelf honour laſt lefs loft lyre meaſure mind moſt Mufe Muft Muſe muſt Naiads ne'er numbers Nymphs o'er paffion peace Pindar pleaſe pleaſure praiſe purſue raiſe reaſon reft reign reſt rife round ſcene ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhould ſky ſpeak ſpirit ſpread ſprings ſtands ſtate ſteps ſtill ſtrain ſtream ſweet taſk taſte thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand toil vale virtue whilft whofe Whoſe wife WILLIAM WHITEHEAD wings youth
Popular passages
Page 340 - Fair laughs the Morn, and soft the zephyr blows, While proudly riding o'er the azure realm In gallant trim the gilded vessel goes: Youth on the prow, and Pleasure at the helm: Regardless of the sweeping whirlwind's sway, That hush'd in grim repose expects his evening prey.
Page 340 - Mighty victor, mighty lord! Low on his funeral couch he lies! No pitying heart, no eye, afford A tear to grace his obsequies.
Page 327 - Perching on the sceptred hand Of Jove, thy magic lulls the feather'd king With ruffled plumes, and flagging wing : Quench'd in dark clouds of slumber lie The terror of his beak, and lightnings of his eye.
Page 339 - Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the Poet stood ; Loose his beard, and hoary hair Stream'd, like a meteor, to the troubled air And, with a Master's hand, and Prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre.
Page 335 - Though he inherit Nor the pride, nor ample pinion, That the Theban eagle bear, Sailing with supreme dominion Through the azure deep of air...
Page 344 - Fond impious Man, think'st thou yon sanguine cloud Rais'd by thy breath, has quench'd the Orb of day? To-morrow he repairs the golden flood, And warms the nations with redoubled ray. Enough for me: With joy I see The different doom our Fates assign : Be thine Despair and scept'red Care ; To triumph and to die are mine.
Page 9 - The ruins, with a silent tear revolves The fame and fortune of imperious Rome. You too, O Nymphs, and your unenvious aid The rural powers confess ; and still prepare For you their choicest treasures.
Page 328 - Man's feeble race what ills await ! . Labour, and Penury, the racks of Pain, Disease, and Sorrow's weeping train, And Death, sad refuge from the storms of fate ! The fond complaint, my song, disprove, And justify the laws of Jove.
Page 326 - The laughing flowers, that round them blow, Drink life and fragrance as they flow. Now the rich stream of music winds along, Deep, majestic, smooth, and strong, Through verdant vales, and Ceres...
Page 336 - Thro' the azure deep of air : Yet oft before his infant eyes would run Such forms as glitter in the Muse's ray, With orient hues, unborrow'd of the sun : Yet shall he mount, and keep his distant way Beyond the limits of a vulgar fate, Beneath the Good how far — but far above the Great. THE BARD. A Pindaric Ode. I. i. seize thee, ruthless King ! Confusion on thy banners wait ; Tho' fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing, They mock the air with idle state.