Poems on Several Occasions, Volume 1J. and R. Tonson [and others], 1767 - 9 pagina's |
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Epistles on several occasions. Tales. Eclogues. Miscellanies. Dione, a ... John Gay Volledige weergave - 1745 |
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Afide Alexis beauty behold betray'd bleft bluſhes boaft bofom breaſt breath canft charms cheek Chloe CLEANTHES cloſe defcend deſpair Didft thou DIONE Dione's DORIS dy'd ECLOGUE ev'ry Evander eyes fafe faid fair faithful falfe fame fate fcorn fear fecret feek fhade fhall fhepherd fhould fighs fight filent filver fincere firſt flain flame fleep flies flow tears foft fome forrow foul friendſhip ftill ftrains ftream ftrong fuch fudden fwain fweet fylvan glance grace grove guife hafte hand hath hear heart LAURA lips loft lover LYCIDAS maid MELANTHE Menalcas mourn Mufe muft muſt ne'er night nymph o'er paffion PARTHENIA paſs perjur'd plain pleaſure praiſe pride profe rais'd reft rife rofe roſe SCENE ſcorn ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhow ſpeak ſpread ſtep ſwain Tabitha tears thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe tongue trembling truft Twas vows wake Whofe wretched youth
Populaire passages
Pagina 73 - Alas ! in vain My kindred forc'd me to the main, Naked, and in the face of day ; Look not, ye fishermen ! this way : What virgin had not done as I did ? My modest hand, by nature guided, Debarr'd at once from human eyes The seat where female honour lies, And though thrice dipt from top to toe, I still secur'd the post below.
Pagina 131 - The man who loves a country life, Breaks all the comforts of his wife;, And if he quit his farm and plough, His wife in town may break her vow. Love, Laura, love, while youth is warm,. For each new winter breaks a charm ;, And woman's not like China, fold, But cheaper grows in growing old; Then quickly chufe the prudent part, Ox clfe you.
Pagina 151 - No more thy blood its narrow channels warm. Who then would wish to stretch this narrow span, To suffer life beyond the date of man? The virtuous soul pursues a nobler aim. And life regards but as a fleeting dream: She longs to wake, and wishes to get free, To launch from earth into eternity.
Pagina 182 - True conftancy no time, no power, can move. He that hath known to change, ne'er knew to love.
Pagina 150 - Ere the foundations of the world were laid, Ere kindling light th' Almighty word obey'd, Thou wert; and when the subterraneous flame Shall burst its prison, and devour this frame, From angry...
Pagina 148 - But when the gloomy reign of Night returns, Stript of her fading pride, all Nature mourns: The trees no more their wonted verdure boast.
Pagina 214 - Shall grafp falfe flattery and the feign'd carefs ; Ca•n we. believe that mean, that fervile wife, Who vilely fells her dear-bought love for life, Would not her virtue for an hour refign, If in her fight the proffer'd treafure mine.
Pagina 72 - Lock-up her volumes of devotions ; " But, if for man her rage prevail, " Bar her the fight of creatures male. " Or elfe, to cure fuch venom'd bites, " And fet the fhatter'd thoughts arights ; " They fend you to the ocean's fhore, " And plunge the patient o'er and o'er.
Pagina 8 - Inquir'd what news, or such a lady's name, And did the next day, and the next, the same. Places, I found, were daily given away, And yet no friendly gazette mention'd Gay. I ask'da friend what method to pursue ; He cried, i I want a place as well as you.
Pagina 35 - Why to true merit should they have regard ? They know that virtue is its own reward. Yet let not me of grievances complain, Who (though the meanest of the Muse's train) Can boast subscriptions to my humble lays, And mingle profit with my little praise.