The Works of the Right Honorable Joseph Addison, Volume 5William Durell & Company, 1811 |
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Page 177
... Thou mak'st the beauties of the Romans known , And England boasts of riches not her own ; Thy lines have heighten'd Virgil's majesty , And Horace wonders at himself in thee . Thou teachest Persius to inform our isle In smoother numbers ...
... Thou mak'st the beauties of the Romans known , And England boasts of riches not her own ; Thy lines have heighten'd Virgil's majesty , And Horace wonders at himself in thee . Thou teachest Persius to inform our isle In smoother numbers ...
Page 178
... thou still the noble task prolong , Nor age , nor sickness , interrupt thy song : Then may we wond'ring read , how human limbs Have water'd kingdoms , and dissolv'd in streams ; Of those rich fruits that on the fertile mould Turn'd ...
... thou still the noble task prolong , Nor age , nor sickness , interrupt thy song : Then may we wond'ring read , how human limbs Have water'd kingdoms , and dissolv'd in streams ; Of those rich fruits that on the fertile mould Turn'd ...
Page 203
... thou singst thy God , teach us to sing of thee : Tune ev'ry string and ev'ry tongue , Be thou the muse and subject of our song . II . Let all Cecilia's praise proclaim , Employ the echo in her name . Hark how the flutes and trumpets ...
... thou singst thy God , teach us to sing of thee : Tune ev'ry string and ev'ry tongue , Be thou the muse and subject of our song . II . Let all Cecilia's praise proclaim , Employ the echo in her name . Hark how the flutes and trumpets ...
Page 209
... thou would'st rehearse , In smoother numbers and a softer verse ; Thy pen had well describ'd her graceful air , And Gloriana would have seem'd more fair . Nor must Roscommon pass neglected by , That makes ev'n rules a noble poetry ...
... thou would'st rehearse , In smoother numbers and a softer verse ; Thy pen had well describ'd her graceful air , And Gloriana would have seem'd more fair . Nor must Roscommon pass neglected by , That makes ev'n rules a noble poetry ...
Page 221
... thou goddess heav'nly bright ! Profuse of bliss , and pregnant with delight ! Eternal pleasures in thy presence reign , And smiling Plenty leads thy wanton train ; Eas'd of her load Subjection grows more light , And Poverty looks ...
... thou goddess heav'nly bright ! Profuse of bliss , and pregnant with delight ! Eternal pleasures in thy presence reign , And smiling Plenty leads thy wanton train ; Eas'd of her load Subjection grows more light , And Poverty looks ...
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