The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior, כרך 2W. Strahan, 1779 |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 6-10 מתוך 26
עמוד 56
... , who let ' em fee , How aptly luxe and empire might agree : Some glofs'd , how love and wifdom were at ftrife ; And brought my proverbs to confront my life . However , However , friend , here's to the king , one 56 POEMS OF.
... , who let ' em fee , How aptly luxe and empire might agree : Some glofs'd , how love and wifdom were at ftrife ; And brought my proverbs to confront my life . However , However , friend , here's to the king , one 56 POEMS OF.
עמוד 62
... Some feeds of light at length began to roll . The rifing motion of an infant ray Shot glimmering thro ' the cloud , and promis'd day . And now , one moment able to reflect , I found the king abandoned to neglect , Seen without awe , and ...
... Some feeds of light at length began to roll . The rifing motion of an infant ray Shot glimmering thro ' the cloud , and promis'd day . And now , one moment able to reflect , I found the king abandoned to neglect , Seen without awe , and ...
עמוד 68
... Some feparate particles of finer earth , A plain effect which nature must beget , As motion orders , and as atoms meet ; Companion of the body's good or ill ; From force of inftinct more than choice of will Confcious of fear or valour ...
... Some feparate particles of finer earth , A plain effect which nature must beget , As motion orders , and as atoms meet ; Companion of the body's good or ill ; From force of inftinct more than choice of will Confcious of fear or valour ...
עמוד 70
... Some intricate , as are the pathlefs woods ; Impetuous fome , as the defcending floods : With anxious doubts , with raging paffions torn , No fweet companion near , with whom to mourn ; } } He He hears the echoing rock returns his fighs ...
... Some intricate , as are the pathlefs woods ; Impetuous fome , as the defcending floods : With anxious doubts , with raging paffions torn , No fweet companion near , with whom to mourn ; } } He He hears the echoing rock returns his fighs ...
עמוד 82
... Some Coram ftill arofe , fome rebel slave , Prompter to fink the ftate , than he to fave : And Ifrael did his rage fo far provoke , That when the Godhead wrote , the Prophet broke His voice scarce heard , his dictates scarce believ'd ...
... Some Coram ftill arofe , fome rebel slave , Prompter to fink the ftate , than he to fave : And Ifrael did his rage fo far provoke , That when the Godhead wrote , the Prophet broke His voice scarce heard , his dictates scarce believ'd ...
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
Abra againſt beauty bleft breaſt caufe charms Columbo conftant courſe cruel doubt dear death defire deftin'd delight diſeaſe dy'd earth eaſe fafe faid fair fame fate fave fcorn fear fecret fenfe fhade fhall fhining fhould fighs fince fing firſt flain flame fmiles fome fong foon forrow foul ftate ftill ftream fuch fure grief heart Heaven himſelf honour hope Jove juft king labour laft laſt lefs loft lov'd lyre maid MARGARET CAVENDISH MATTHEW PRIOR MDCCX mourn Mufe muft muſt myſelf ne'er never night o'er paffion pain paſt pleaſe pleaſure praiſe prefent profe rage raiſe reafon reft rifing ſay ſhade ſhall ſhe ſky ſpeak ſtand ſtate ſtill tears tell thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand throne truth Verf Vex'd vext virtue whence Whilft whofe Whoſe wife
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 32 - Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do : and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
עמוד 68 - Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices ; and the glory of the Lord filled the house.
עמוד 67 - The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits. All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
עמוד 67 - ... or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
עמוד 157 - And now in this journey of life I would have A place where to bait, 'twixt the court and the grave: Where joyful to live, not unwilling to die— Gadzooks ! I have just such a place in my eye. There are gardens so stately, and...
עמוד 68 - I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
עמוד 87 - And griefs, will find their shafts elanc'd in vain, And their points broke, retorted from the head, Safe in the grave, and free among the dead.
עמוד 219 - Woolston doubts ; And that his son, and his son's son, Were all but ploughmen, clowns, and louts. Each, when his rustic pains began, To merit pleaded equal right ; 'Twas only who left off at noon, Or who went on to work till night.
עמוד 204 - Venus, we deride The vagrant's malice, and his mother's pride ; Send him to nymphs who sleep on Ida's shade, To the loose dance, and wanton masquerade ; Our thoughts are settled, and intent our look, On the instructive verse, and moral book ; On female idleness his power relies ; But, when he finds us studying hard, he flies.
עמוד 178 - I'll soon with Jenny's pride quit score. Make all her lovers fall: They'll grieve I was not loos'd before ; She, I was loos'd at all.