The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 1Bell & Daldy, 1885 |
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Page xvii
... shade . In what new region to the just assigned , What new employments please th ' unbodied mind ? A winged Virtue , through th ' ethereal sky , From world to world unwearied does he fly ; Or curious trace the long laborious maze Of ...
... shade . In what new region to the just assigned , What new employments please th ' unbodied mind ? A winged Virtue , through th ' ethereal sky , From world to world unwearied does he fly ; Or curious trace the long laborious maze Of ...
Page xvii
... shades I rove , His shape o'ertakes me in the lonely grove : ' Twas there of Just and Good he reasoned strong , Cleared ... shade . From other ills , however fortune frowned , Some refuge in the muse's art I found : Reluctant now I touch ...
... shades I rove , His shape o'ertakes me in the lonely grove : ' Twas there of Just and Good he reasoned strong , Cleared ... shade . From other ills , however fortune frowned , Some refuge in the muse's art I found : Reluctant now I touch ...
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... shade the streams below ; That when the youth , led by their princes , shun The crowded hive and sport it in the sun , Refreshing springs may tempt them from the heat , And shady coverts yield a cool retreat . Whether the neighbouring ...
... shade the streams below ; That when the youth , led by their princes , shun The crowded hive and sport it in the sun , Refreshing springs may tempt them from the heat , And shady coverts yield a cool retreat . Whether the neighbouring ...
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... shade . But these for want of room I must omit , And leave for future poets to recite . Now I'll proceed their natures to declare , Which Jove himself did on the bees confer ; Roses blow . ] Not usual or exact to use the verb blow a ...
... shade . But these for want of room I must omit , And leave for future poets to recite . Now I'll proceed their natures to declare , Which Jove himself did on the bees confer ; Roses blow . ] Not usual or exact to use the verb blow a ...
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... shade the turf below : The plant in holy garlands often twines The altars ' posts , and beautifies the shrines ; Its taste is sharp , in vales new - shorn it grows , Where Mella's stream in watery mazes flows . Take plenty of its roots ...
... shade the turf below : The plant in holy garlands often twines The altars ' posts , and beautifies the shrines ; Its taste is sharp , in vales new - shorn it grows , Where Mella's stream in watery mazes flows . Take plenty of its roots ...
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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.