Bell's Classical Arrangement of Fugitive Poetry: Vol. I.John Bell, 1790 - 174 strani |
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Stran 5
... ambition's tow'ring wings , The pomps of senates , churches , courts , and kings , All that our rev'rence , joy , or hope create , Are the gay play - things of this infant state . Scarcely an ill to human life belongs , live : But what ...
... ambition's tow'ring wings , The pomps of senates , churches , courts , and kings , All that our rev'rence , joy , or hope create , Are the gay play - things of this infant state . Scarcely an ill to human life belongs , live : But what ...
Stran 8
... ambition wait , And laying waste the world be counted great ; But one good - natur'd act more praises gain , Than armies overthrown , and thousands slain : No more would brutal rage disturb our peace , But envy , hatred , war , and ...
... ambition wait , And laying waste the world be counted great ; But one good - natur'd act more praises gain , Than armies overthrown , and thousands slain : No more would brutal rage disturb our peace , But envy , hatred , war , and ...
Stran 9
... ambition's fiercer fires they blame , Would damp each useful spark that kindles fame . ' Tis in false estimates the folly lies ; The passion's blameless , when the judgment's wise . In vain philosophers with warmth contest , Life's ...
... ambition's fiercer fires they blame , Would damp each useful spark that kindles fame . ' Tis in false estimates the folly lies ; The passion's blameless , when the judgment's wise . In vain philosophers with warmth contest , Life's ...
Stran 10
... ambition still the power That rul'd with equal sway in every breast , Say where the glories of the sacred Nine ? Where Homer's verse sublime , or , Milton , thine ? Nor thou , sweet Bard ! who " turn'dst the tuneful art , " From sound ...
... ambition still the power That rul'd with equal sway in every breast , Say where the glories of the sacred Nine ? Where Homer's verse sublime , or , Milton , thine ? Nor thou , sweet Bard ! who " turn'dst the tuneful art , " From sound ...
Stran 12
... ambition stands confess'd ; It warms , but not inflames , his equal breast . See him in senates act the patriot's part , Truth on his lips , the public at his heart ; There neither fears can awe , nor hopes control , The honest purpose ...
... ambition stands confess'd ; It warms , but not inflames , his equal breast . See him in senates act the patriot's part , Truth on his lips , the public at his heart ; There neither fears can awe , nor hopes control , The honest purpose ...
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alike ambition ambition's Astraea bids bless'd blessings blest bliss boast brave breast breast implants Britain charms confin'd crowd design'd divine e'er earth ease enjoy'd EPISTLE eternal fair faithless false fame fate fear flame flow foes folly fool form'd freedom gen'rous giv'n glory grace Greece guilt hand happy heart heav'n Hence Ickworth inspir'd int'rest joys kings laws life's Lord Lord Hervey lov'd mankind merit mind Muse nature's Nature's laws ne'er numbers o'er pain passion patriot peace plac'd pleasures Poison'd pow'r praise precepts pride proud rage reason reign rise rule sacred sage Sappho scorn sense shine slave smiles soul spleen springs sublime sure sway sweet taste taught thee thou thought throne toil true glory true Honor truth tyrant vice VIRG virtue virtue's voice Voltaire whate'er Whilst Wigton WILLIAM MELMOTH wise wretch youth
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Stran 31 - The whole strange purpose of their lives, to find Or make an enemy of all mankind! Not one looks backward, onward still he goes, Yet ne'er looks forward further than his nose.
Stran 53 - The chosen He adores the precious oil, Meekly receives the solemn charm, and while The Priest some blessed nothings mutters o'er, Sucks in the sacred grease at every pore : He seems at once to shed his mortal skin, And feels Divinity transfus'd within. The trembling Vulgar dread the royal Nod, And worship God's anointed, more than God. Such Sanction gives the Prelate to such Kings I So mischief from those hallow'd fountains springs.
Stran 140 - She could tell Where laurels grew, whence many a wreath antique ; But more advis'd to shun the barren twig, (What is immortal verdure without fruit ?) And woo some thriving art ; her num'rous mines Were open to the searcher's skill and pains. Caught by th...
Stran 134 - Or soften a refusal into grace. But few there are that can be truly kind, Or know to fix their favours on the mind. Hence some, whene'er they would oblige, offend, And, while they make the fortune, lose the friend ; Still give, unthank'd ; still squander, not bestow ; For great men want not what to give, but how.
Stran 25 - tis but to ride as far again. Thus on myself in toils I spend my rage : I pay the fine, and that absolves the age. Sometimes, still more to interrupt my ease, I take my pen, and write such things as these; Which, though all other merit be denied.
Stran 142 - With seeming smile ; her- palatable cup By standing grows insipid ; and beware The bottom, for there's poison in the lees. What health impair'd...
Stran 7 - Of pow'r divine, hereditary right, And non-resistance to a tyrant's might : For sure that all should thus for one be curs'd, Is but great nature's edict just revers'd.
Stran 143 - If splendor charm not , yet avoid the scorn, That treads on lowly stations. Think of some Assiduous booby mounting o'er your head , And thence with saucy grandeur looking down : . Think of (Reflection's stab ! ) the pitying friend "With shoulder shrugged and sorry.
Stran 126 - And claim blind faith in cuftom's laws. Safer with multitudes to ftray, Than tread alone a fairer way ; To mingle with the erring throng, Than boldly fpeak ten millions wrong. Beware of the...
Stran 5 - Scarce any ill to human life belongs But what our follies cause, or mutual wrongs, Or if some stripes from Providence we feel, He strikes with pity, and but wounds to heal.