The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 3Little, Brown, & Company; Shepard, Clark & Brown, 1859 |
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Page 30
... pleasing smart , and I so love it , That I had rather die than once remove it . Yet he for whom I grieve shall never know it ; 5 My tongue does not betray , nor my eyes show it . Not a sigh , nor a tear , my pain discloses , But they ...
... pleasing smart , and I so love it , That I had rather die than once remove it . Yet he for whom I grieve shall never know it ; 5 My tongue does not betray , nor my eyes show it . Not a sigh , nor a tear , my pain discloses , But they ...
Page 124
... pleasing in them than my ordinary pro- ductions , I encouraged myself to renew my old acquaintance with Lucretius and Virgil ; and immediately fixed upon some parts of them , which had most affected me in the reading . These were my ...
... pleasing in them than my ordinary pro- ductions , I encouraged myself to renew my old acquaintance with Lucretius and Virgil ; and immediately fixed upon some parts of them , which had most affected me in the reading . These were my ...
Page 131
... think a future state demonstrable even by natural arguments ; at least , to take away rewards and pun- ishments , is only a pleasing prospect to a man , who resolves 1 beforehand not to live morally . But on the PREFACE . 131.
... think a future state demonstrable even by natural arguments ; at least , to take away rewards and pun- ishments , is only a pleasing prospect to a man , who resolves 1 beforehand not to live morally . But on the PREFACE . 131.
Page 135
... pleasing as I could . He had been too voluminous , had he used my method in so long a work ; and I had certainly taken his , had I made it my business to translate the whole . The preference then is justly his : and I join with Mr ...
... pleasing as I could . He had been too voluminous , had he used my method in so long a work ; and I had certainly taken his , had I made it my business to translate the whole . The preference then is justly his : and I join with Mr ...
Page 148
... pleasing shape ; And every sullen frown , and bitter scorn , But fann'd the fuel that too fast did burn . Long time , unequal to his mighty pain , He strove to curb it , but he strove in vain : At last his woes broke out , and begg'd ...
... pleasing shape ; And every sullen frown , and bitter scorn , But fann'd the fuel that too fast did burn . Long time , unequal to his mighty pain , He strove to curb it , but he strove in vain : At last his woes broke out , and begg'd ...
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