The Poetical Works: With an Account of the Life and Writings of the AuthorM. & W. Ward, 1811 - 72 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 13
Page 14
... bliss so small ; And oft I wish , amidst the scene , to find Some spot to real happiness consign'd , Where my worn soul , each wandering hope at rest , May gather bliss to see my fellows blest . But where to find that happiest spot ...
... bliss so small ; And oft I wish , amidst the scene , to find Some spot to real happiness consign'd , Where my worn soul , each wandering hope at rest , May gather bliss to see my fellows blest . But where to find that happiest spot ...
Page 15
... bliss at labour's earnest call ; With food as well the peasant is supply'd On Idra's cliffs as Arno's shelvy side ; And tho ' the rocky - crested summits frown , These rocks , by custom , turn to beds of down . From art more various are ...
... bliss at labour's earnest call ; With food as well the peasant is supply'd On Idra's cliffs as Arno's shelvy side ; And tho ' the rocky - crested summits frown , These rocks , by custom , turn to beds of down . From art more various are ...
Page 16
... bliss that sense alone bestows , And sensual bliss is all the nation knows . In florid beauty , groves and fields appear , Man seems the only growth that dwindles here . Contrasted faults thro ' all his manners reign ; Tho ' poor ...
... bliss that sense alone bestows , And sensual bliss is all the nation knows . In florid beauty , groves and fields appear , Man seems the only growth that dwindles here . Contrasted faults thro ' all his manners reign ; Tho ' poor ...
Page 18
... bliss his scanty fund supplies : Dear is that shed to which his soul conforms , And dear that hill which lifts him to the storms ; And as a child , when scaring sounds molest , Clings close and closer to the mother's breast , So the ...
... bliss his scanty fund supplies : Dear is that shed to which his soul conforms , And dear that hill which lifts him to the storms ; And as a child , when scaring sounds molest , Clings close and closer to the mother's breast , So the ...
Page 19
... bliss supplies ? It gives their follies also room to rise ; For praise , too dearly lov'd or warmly sought , Enfeebles all internal strength of thought ; And the weak soul , within itself unblest , Leans THE TRAVELLER . 19.
... bliss supplies ? It gives their follies also room to rise ; For praise , too dearly lov'd or warmly sought , Enfeebles all internal strength of thought ; And the weak soul , within itself unblest , Leans THE TRAVELLER . 19.
Common terms and phrases
allegorical Amidst ANTISTROPHE bards beauty blank verse blessings blest bliss boast bowers breast breathe Brownie charms cheerful Circassia Collins David Garrick dear delight drest e'en ECLOGUE eyes fair fame Fancy Fear fond genius gentle Georgian GOLDSMITH grief grove hand happy haunt heart heaven Hebrides honor hour imagery John Home land lov'd lubber fiend maid mind mirth moral mountain's murmurs Muse native nature ne'er night numbers nymph o'er OLIVER GOLDSMITH once passions pastoral pensive Pity plain pleas'd pleasure poem poet poet's poetical poetry pride rage reign rise round Samuel Johnson scene shade shepherds shore sighs smiling song Sophocles sorrow soul sound spread Stoops to Conquer sullen sung swain sweet tears tender thee Theocritus thine thou thought thro toil train truth turn twas vale venison verse virtue wealth weep Whitefoord wild wretch youth