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When late awak'd , He rears him from the Floods , And , stretching forth his
Stature to the Clouds , Writhes in the Sun aloft his scaly Height , And strikes the
distant Hills with transient Light ; Far round are fatal Damps of Terror spread , The
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When late awak'd , He rears him from the Floods , And , stretching forth his
Stature to the Clouds , Writhes in the Sun aloft his scaly Height , And strikes the
distant Hills with transient Light ; Far round are fatal Damps of Terror spread , The
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Page 24
He spoke , and bid the welcome Table spread , Then talk'd of Virtue till the Time
of Bed ; When the grave Household round his Hall repair , Warn'd by a Bell , and
close the Hours with Pray'r . 1 At length , the World renew'd by calm Repose ...
He spoke , and bid the welcome Table spread , Then talk'd of Virtue till the Time
of Bed ; When the grave Household round his Hall repair , Warn'd by a Bell , and
close the Hours with Pray'r . 1 At length , the World renew'd by calm Repose ...
Page 89
Our Habitation is overhung with a Canopy of most beautiful Azure , and a rich
verdant Pavement is spread under our Feet , that the Eye may be pleas'd and
easy , wheresoever it turns itself , and that the most universal Objects it has to ...
Our Habitation is overhung with a Canopy of most beautiful Azure , and a rich
verdant Pavement is spread under our Feet , that the Eye may be pleas'd and
easy , wheresoever it turns itself , and that the most universal Objects it has to ...
Page 97
Having looked about him for some Time , he entered into a long Gallery , where
he laid down his Wallet , and spread his Carpet , in order to repose himself upon
it after the Manner of the Eastern Nations . He had not been long in this Pofture ...
Having looked about him for some Time , he entered into a long Gallery , where
he laid down his Wallet , and spread his Carpet , in order to repose himself upon
it after the Manner of the Eastern Nations . He had not been long in this Pofture ...
Page 121
Fishes , that gliding cut the Seas , And ye whom Earth doth better please , Who
lowly creep , or stately tread , Your Maker's Honours joyous spread . 15. Ye Chief
, for whom Earth teeming smiles ; And Heaven with choiceft Gifts diftills i Ye Head
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Fishes , that gliding cut the Seas , And ye whom Earth doth better please , Who
lowly creep , or stately tread , Your Maker's Honours joyous spread . 15. Ye Chief
, for whom Earth teeming smiles ; And Heaven with choiceft Gifts diftills i Ye Head
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Page 105 - One morn I missed him on the customed hill, Along the heath and near his favorite tree; Another came; nor yet beside the rill, Nor up the lawn, nor at the wood was he; "The next with dirges due in sad array Slow through the churchway path we saw him borne. Approach and read (for thou canst read) the lay, Graved on the stone beneath yon aged thorn.
Page 60 - This many summers in a sea of glory; But far beyond my depth : my high-blown pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me.
Page 102 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th
Page 14 - All discord, harmony not understood ; All partial evil, universal good : And, spite of pride, in erring reason's spite, One truth is clear, WHATEVER is, is RIGHT.
Page 106 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow.
Page 101 - Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep. The breezy call of incense-breathing morn, , The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed, The cock's shrill clarion, or the echoing horn, No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed.
Page 30 - Those other two equalled with me in fate, So were I equalled with them in renown, Blind Thamyris and blind Maeonides, And Tiresias and Phineus, prophets old. Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note.
Page 9 - The swain in barren deserts with surprise Sees lilies spring, and sudden verdure rise ; And starts, amidst the thirsty wilds to hear New falls of water murmuring in his ear. On rifted rocks, the dragon's late abodes, The green reed trembles, and the bulrush nods.
Page 103 - Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne. And shut the gates of mercy on mankind, The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame, Or heap the shrine of Luxury and Pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame.
Page 19 - 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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| Title | Select lessons in prose and verse, from various authors, to which are added a few original pieces |
| Author | Select lessons |
| Edition | 4 |
| Published | 1785 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 22 Sep 2006 |
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