Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Prefaces, Том 3

John Aikin

Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1821 - 807 страница

Садржај

• or the Knights Tale: 8
• The Wife of Bath her Tale: 86
• The Character of a Good Parson: 103
• Religio Laici An Epistle: 121
• To Sir Godfrey Kneller principal Painter: 136
• or the Lady: 167
• Cymon and Iphigenia: 187
• The Splendid Shilling: 208
• a Poem in two Books: 214
• or The Rise of Woman: 262
• A NightPiece on Death: 271
• ROWE: 297
• ADDISON: 305
• The Campaign A Poem: 314
• To Sir Godfrey Kneller on his Picture of: 329

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Страница 323 - Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel by divine command With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia...

Страница 276 - Murmuring he lifts his eyes, and thinks it hard That generous actions meet a base reward. While thus they pass, the sun his glory shrouds, The changing skies hang out their sable clouds ; A sound in air presag'd approaching rain, And beasts to covert scud across the plain. Warn'd by the signs, the wandering pair retreat To seek for shelter at a neighboring seat.

Страница 209 - Happy the man who, void of cares and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains A Splendid Shilling: he nor hears with pain New oysters cried, nor sighs for cheerful ale; But with his friends, when nightly mists arise, To Juniper's Magpie or...

Страница 169 - And listen'd for the queen of all the quire ; Fain would I hear her heavenly voice to sing, And wanted yet an omen to the spring. " Attending long in vain, I took the way, Which through a path, but scarcely printed, lay ; In narrow mazes oft it seem'd to meet, . And look'd as lightly ^press'd by fairy feet.

Страница 274 - FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a reverend hermit grew ; The moss his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the crystal well : Remote from man, with God he pass'd the days, Prayer all his business, all his pleasure praise.

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• Наслов: Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Prefaces, Том 3; Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Prefaces, John Aikin
• Уредник: John Aikin
• Издавач: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1821
• Оригинал из: Универзитет Харвард
• Дигитализовано: 11 сеп 2007
• Дужина: 807 страница