Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical PrefacesJohn Aikin "The object of this work, which is entirely new, is to comprise, within a single volume, a chronological series of our classical poets, from Ben Johnson to Beattie, without mutilation or abridgment, with biographical and critical notices of their authors. The contents of this volume are so comprehensive, that few poems, it is believed, are omitted, except such as are of secondary merit, or unsuited to the perusal of youth" -- Page [i]. |
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Page 71
... Muse defend Her son . So fail not thou , who thee implores : For thou art heavenly , she an empty dream . Say , goddess , what ensued when Raphaël , The affable arch - angel , had forewarn'd Adam , by dire example , to beware Apostacy ...
... Muse defend Her son . So fail not thou , who thee implores : For thou art heavenly , she an empty dream . Say , goddess , what ensued when Raphaël , The affable arch - angel , had forewarn'd Adam , by dire example , to beware Apostacy ...
Page 146
... Muses , with such notes as these , Instruct us what belongs unto our peace ! Your battles they hereafter shall indite ... Muse : Here in low strains your milder deeds we sing : But there , my lord ! we'll bays and olive bring To crown ...
... Muses , with such notes as these , Instruct us what belongs unto our peace ! Your battles they hereafter shall indite ... Muse : Here in low strains your milder deeds we sing : But there , my lord ! we'll bays and olive bring To crown ...
Page 191
... Muses in one ruin lie , And rhyme began t ' enervate poetry Thus , in a stupid military state , The pen and pencil ... Muse , though last in place , Has seiz'd the blessing first , like Jacob's race . Apelles ' art an Alexander found ...
... Muses in one ruin lie , And rhyme began t ' enervate poetry Thus , in a stupid military state , The pen and pencil ... Muse , though last in place , Has seiz'd the blessing first , like Jacob's race . Apelles ' art an Alexander found ...
Page 197
... Muse , who sung the mighty man , Nor Pindar's heavenly lyre , nor Horace when a swan . Your ancestors proceed from race divine : From Brennus and Belinus is your line ; Who gave to sovereign Rome such loud alarms , That ev'n the priests ...
... Muse , who sung the mighty man , Nor Pindar's heavenly lyre , nor Horace when a swan . Your ancestors proceed from race divine : From Brennus and Belinus is your line ; Who gave to sovereign Rome such loud alarms , That ev'n the priests ...
Page 212
... Muse , Thrice sacred Muse ! commodious precepts gives Instructive to the swains , not wholly bent On what is gainful : sometimes she diverts From solid counsels , shows the force of love In savage beasts ; how virgin face divine ...
... Muse , Thrice sacred Muse ! commodious precepts gives Instructive to the swains , not wholly bent On what is gainful : sometimes she diverts From solid counsels , shows the force of love In savage beasts ; how virgin face divine ...
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