The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 1Bell & Daldy, 1885 |
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... expression , that his great example may not be pleaded in excuse of them . 2 Thou mak'st . ] Vide after , Thou teachest . ] This way of using verbs of the present and imperfect tense , in the second person singular , should be utterly ...
... expression , that his great example may not be pleaded in excuse of them . 2 Thou mak'st . ] Vide after , Thou teachest . ] This way of using verbs of the present and imperfect tense , in the second person singular , should be utterly ...
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... expression . 2 Thy charming verse , and fair translations . ] The epithets too ge- neral and prosaic . 3 Alexandrines , as they are called , should never be admitted into this kind of verse . But Dryden's unconfined genius had given a ...
... expression . 2 Thy charming verse , and fair translations . ] The epithets too ge- neral and prosaic . 3 Alexandrines , as they are called , should never be admitted into this kind of verse . But Dryden's unconfined genius had given a ...
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... expression out of the tameness of prose , and pleases by its novelty , more than it disgusts by its irregularity and whatever pleases in this degree , is poetical . Because , invited by the timbrel's sound , Lodged in 14 ADDISON'S WORKS .
... expression out of the tameness of prose , and pleases by its novelty , more than it disgusts by its irregularity and whatever pleases in this degree , is poetical . Because , invited by the timbrel's sound , Lodged in 14 ADDISON'S WORKS .
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... expression , imitate in vain ? Well - pleased in thee he soars with new delight , And plays in more unbounded verse , and takes a nobler flight . Blest man whose spotless life and charming lays Employed the tuneful prelate in thy praise ...
... expression , imitate in vain ? Well - pleased in thee he soars with new delight , And plays in more unbounded verse , and takes a nobler flight . Blest man whose spotless life and charming lays Employed the tuneful prelate in thy praise ...
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... fancy , and brightened his expression . Mr. Pope used to speak very favourably of this poem . De Fiumi Re , che sovra i pian scorrendo , A Letter from Italy to the Right Honourable Charles Lord Halifax, in the year 1701.
... fancy , and brightened his expression . Mr. Pope used to speak very favourably of this poem . De Fiumi Re , che sovra i pian scorrendo , A Letter from Italy to the Right Honourable Charles Lord Halifax, in the year 1701.
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Page 182 - Tis not a set of features, or complexion, The tincture of a skin, that I admire: Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense.
Page 49 - The victor's shouts and dying groans confound, The dreadful burst of cannon rend the skies, And all the thunder of the battle rise. "Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war ; In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage.
Page xvii - To strew fresh laurels, let the task be mine, A frequent pilgrim at thy sacred shrine ; Mine with true sighs thy absence to bemoan, And grave with faithful epitaphs thy stone.