The Poetical Works of the Rev. George Crabbe: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life, Volume 3 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Aldborough ALPHEUS FELCH amuse ancient appear Arminian behold Blaney BOROUGH Calvinistic Methodists cause character Church comfort Crabbe dare delight doubt dread Drury Lane dwell ease Eusebius evil fame favour favourite fear feel foes friends gain gain'd GEORGE CRABBE give grace grave grief grieve heart honour hope humble John Bunyan kind labours LETTER live look Lord lost man's mind Muston never night numbers nymphs o'er oxymel pain pass'd passions pity pleasure Poison'd poor praise prayer pride priest rest rise Satan scenes seat seem'd sigh Sir Denys sleep smile soothing soul speech spirit spleen things thou thought town trade trembling truth twas Vale of Belvoir vex'd Vicar vice virtue vulgar wealth Whist wife wish worth youth
Popular passages
Page 219 - There are a sort of men whose visages Do cream and mantle like a standing pond...
Page 54 - God loves from whole to parts: but human soul Must rise from individual to the whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; The centre moved, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace; His country next; and next all human race...
Page 85 - The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth, a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand, a nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favour to the young.
Page 99 - Cheapside shall my palfrey go to grass: and when I am king, as king I will be,— ALL God save your majesty! CADE I thank you, good people: there shall be no money; all shall eat and drink on my score; and I will apparel them all in one livery, that they may agree like brothers and worship me their lord.
Page 27 - In-shore their passage Tribes of Sea-Gulls urge, And drop for Prey within the sweeping Surge; Oft in the rough opposing Blast they fly Far back, then turn, and all their force apply, While to the Storm they give their weak complaining cry; Or clap the sleek white Pinion to the breast, And in the restless Ocean dip for rest.
Page 44 - ... knew, The friendly many, and the favourite few ; Nor one that day did he to mind recall But she has treasured, and she loves them all ; When in her way she meets them, they appear Peculiar people — death has made them dear. He named his Friend, but then his hand she press' d, And fondly whisper'd, " Thou must go to rest ;"
Page 54 - These were to him essentials ; all things new He deem'd superfluous, useless, or untrue ; To all beside indifferent, easy, cold, Here the fire kindled, and the wo was told. Habit with him was all the test of truth, " It must be right : I've done it from my youth.
Page 54 - Circles in water, as they wider flow, The less conspicuous in their progress grow; And when at last they touch upon the shore, Distinction ceases, and they're view'd no more.
Page 117 - Sir, you do not know it to be good or bad till the judge determines it. I have said that you are to state...
Page 26 - High o'er the restless Deep, above the reach Of Gunner's hope, vast flights of Wild-Ducks stretch; Far as the eye can glance on either side, In a broad space and level line they glide; All in their wedge-like figures from the North, Day after day, flight after flight, go forth.