Thealma and Clearchus: A Pastoral RomancePress of C. Whittingham, 1820 - 134 pages |
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Thealma and Clearchus: A Pastoral Romance.in Smooth and Easie Verse Izaak Walton,John Chalkhill No preview available - 2016 |
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aim'd Alexis Amongst Anaxus Answer'd Arcadian Arcadian court ask'd blushing brave breast briny brought call'd Caretta Castabella chaste cheerful Clarinda Clearchus Cleon Clitus cloister court crown cruel cunning dame death discourse drew drown'd durst Eubolus eyes Fate father fear fell fill'd fir'd fire Florimel friends frown gave glad grief hand happy hath hear heard heart heav'n herb hight honour honour'd hope Hylas ISAAC WALTON JOHN CHALKHILL ketch king kiss kiss'd knew late leave Lemnian Lemnos liv'd lov'd lust Lysander maid maidenhead Memnon milky mind mistress ne'er night noble nosegay o'er old Rhotus Orandra passions Philemon pleas'd poor prince replied sate seem'd sighs sleep soon sorrow sound of music spake speak spied swain sweet Sylvanus tears tell thanks Thealma thee thou thought to't tow'rd twas twixt unto virgin virgin train weep wept wish'd woes wound youth
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Page vii - I have also this truth to say of the author, that he was in his time a man generally known, and as well beloved ; for he was humble, and obliging in his behaviour ; a gentleman, a schola'r, very innocent and prudent ; and indeed his whole life was useful, quiet, and virtuous.
Page 84 - Intoxicates his brain, and quickly caught His credulous sense ; the walls were gilt, and set With precious stones, and all the roof was fret With a gold vine, whose straggling branches spread All o'er the arch ; the swelling grapes were red ; This, Art had made of rubies, cluster'd...
Page 41 - And cross their snowy silken robes, they wore An azure scarf, with stars embroider'd o'er. Their hair in curious tresses was knit up, Crown'd with a silver crescent on the top. A silver bow their left hand held, their right, For their defence, held a sharp-headed flight Drawn from their broid'red quiver, neatly tied In silken cords, and fasten'd to their side.
Page 1 - OCAKCI: had the ploughman yoked his horned team, And lock'd their traces to the crooked beam, When fair Thealma with a maiden scorn, That day before her rise, out-blush'd the morn : Scarce had the sun gilded the mountain tops, When forth she leads her tender ewes, and hopes The day would recompense the sad affrights Her love-sick heart did struggle with a-nigbts.
Page 119 - Thorough the inward court, did make a lane, Opening their ranks, and closing them again, As she went forward, with obsequious gesture, Doing their reverence. Her upward vesture Was of blue silk, glistering with stars of gold, Girt to her waist by serpents, that enfold And wrap themselves together...
Page 94 - One that bent all bis study for the peace And safety of his country ; the right hand Of the Arcadian state, to whose command Was given the city's citadel : a place Of chiefest trust, and this the bus'ness was. The rebels, as you heard, being driven hence, Despairing e'er to expiate their offence By a too late submission, fled to sea In such poor barks as they could get, where they Roam'd up and down which way the winds did please, Without or chart, or compass : the rough seas .Enrag'd with such a...
Page 119 - Opening their ranks, and closing them again, As she went forward, with obsequious gesture, Doing their reverence. Her upward vesture Was of blue silk, glistering with stars of gold, Girt to her waist by serpents, that enfold And wrap themselves together, so well wrought And fashion'd to the life, one would have thought They had been real. Underneath she wore A coat of silver tinsel, short before, And fring'd about with gold: white buskins hide The naked of her leg; they were loose tied With azure...
Page 84 - About the walls lascivious pictures hung, Such as were of loose Ovid sometimes sung. On either side a crew of dwarfish elves Held waxen tapers, taller than themselves : Yet so well shap'd unto their little stature, So angel-like in face, so sweet in feature.
Page 59 - This gem Clearchus gave her, when unknown, At tilt, his valour won her for his own. Instead of bracelets on her wrists, she wore A pair of golden shackles, chain'd before Unto a silver ring enamel'd blue, Whereon in golden letters to the view This motto was presented : Bound, yet free.
Page 41 - White buskins, lac'd with ribbanding, they wore. It was a catching sight for a young eye, That love had fir'd before : — he might espy One, whom the rest had sphere-like circled round, Whose head was with a golden chaplet crown'd. He could not see her face, only his ear Was blest with the sweet words that came from her.