Gay's fables, with elucidations and comments by archdeacon Coxe1838 |
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
Gay's Fables, with Elucidations and Comments by Archdeacon Coxe <span dir=ltr>John Gay</span> אין תצוגה מקדימה זמינה - 2016 |
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
address'd applause Athens bear beasts beauty bird born bribe censure Chameleon clown colours corruption court courtiers Coxcombs creature cries cry'd curs'd dare disgrace Duke of Cumberland Eloisa to Abelard envy Ev'n ev'ry eyes FABLE fame fate fav'rite feast flatt'ry flies foes folly fool gen'ral gold grew hand happiness hate hath heart heav'n Hence honest honour hour human is't JOVE kind kings knaves knew learning lion lord lost Machiavel mankind Mastiff mean merit midnight oil mind ministers Moloch moral ne'er never night Night Thoughts o'er plain PLUTUS Poet pow'r praise prey pride Quadrille race rais'd reign replies reply'd round says scorn Se defendendo shew sires Socrates spleen spoke stept supply'd sycophants thee thou thought toil tongue train truth Turkey Twas vex'd vice virtue wealth Whene'er wings wise wretch Xenophon
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 9 - It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes : 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown ; His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this sceptred sway, It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God's When mercy seasons justice.
עמוד 144 - And from the deep-mouthed thunder flies: She starts, she stops, she pants for breath; She hears the near advance of death; She doubles, to mislead the hound, And measures back her mazy round, Till, fainting in the public way, Half dead with fear she gasping lay. What transport in her bosom grew, When first the Horse appeared in view! "Let me," says she, "your back ascend, And owe my safety to a friend.
עמוד 4 - The daily labours of the bee Awake my soul to industry : Who can observe the careful ant, And not provide for future want ? My dog (the trustiest of his kind) With gratitude inflames my mind : I mark his true, his faithful way, And in my service copy Tray.
עמוד 103 - Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Thou art not so unkind As man's ingratitude ; Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude.
עמוד 125 - Tis conquest to assert your right. How cumbrous is the gilded coach ! The pride of man is our reproach. Were we...
עמוד 212 - Where, from gross mortal care and business free, They lay, pour'd out in ease and luxury. Or should they a vain show of work assume, Alas ! and well-a-day ! what can it be ? To knot, to twist, to range the vernal bloom ; But far is cast the distaff, spinning-wheel, and loom.
עמוד 144 - The Goat remark'd her pulse was high, Her languid head, her heavy eye : My back, says he, may do you harm ; The Sheep's at hand, and wool is warm.
עמוד 111 - Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
עמוד 144 - She next the stately Bull implored; And thus replied the mighty lord. "Since every beast alive can tell That I sincerely wish you well, I may, without offence, pretend, To take the freedom of a friend; Love calls me hence; a...
עמוד 107 - Alas ! you know the cause too well; The salt is spilt, to me it fell: Then to contribute to my loss, My knife and fork were laid across: On Friday, too ! the day I dread ! Would I were safe at home in bed ! Last night (I vow to Heaven 'tis true) Bounce from the fire a coffin flew. Next post some fatal news shall tell ; God send my Cornish friends be well...