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Page xvii
... seen such excellent pieces by a modern hand . Such a saying would have been impertinent and un- worthy Boileau , whose dispute with Perrault turned chiefly upon some passages in the ancients . which he rescued from the mis ...
... seen such excellent pieces by a modern hand . Such a saying would have been impertinent and un- worthy Boileau , whose dispute with Perrault turned chiefly upon some passages in the ancients . which he rescued from the mis ...
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... seen thee pressing on the foe , When Europe was concerned in every blow ; But durst not in heroic strains rejoice ; The trumpets , drums , and cannons drowned her voice : She saw the Boyne run thick with human gore , And floating corps ...
... seen thee pressing on the foe , When Europe was concerned in every blow ; But durst not in heroic strains rejoice ; The trumpets , drums , and cannons drowned her voice : She saw the Boyne run thick with human gore , And floating corps ...
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... seen A wondrous swarm , that o'er the carcass crawls , Of shapeless , rude , unfinished animals . No legs at first the insect's weight sustain , At length it moves its new - made limbs with pain ; Now strikes the air with quivering ...
... seen A wondrous swarm , that o'er the carcass crawls , Of shapeless , rude , unfinished animals . No legs at first the insect's weight sustain , At length it moves its new - made limbs with pain ; Now strikes the air with quivering ...
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... seen great Nassau on the British throne , How had his triumphs glittered in thy page , And warmed thee to a more exalted rage ! What scenes of death and horror had we viewed , And how had Boyne's wide current reeked in blood ! Or , if ...
... seen great Nassau on the British throne , How had his triumphs glittered in thy page , And warmed thee to a more exalted rage ! What scenes of death and horror had we viewed , And how had Boyne's wide current reeked in blood ! Or , if ...
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... seen ' em as they past , Sculking and scouring down , half dead with fear . Thrice has the moon washed all her orb in light , Thrice travelled o'er , in her obscure sojourn , The realms of night inglorious , since I've lived Amidst ...
... seen ' em as they past , Sculking and scouring down , half dead with fear . Thrice has the moon washed all her orb in light , Thrice travelled o'er , in her obscure sojourn , The realms of night inglorious , since I've lived Amidst ...
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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.