The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 3Little, Brown, & Company; Shepard, Clark & Brown, 1859 |
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... rise ; His glowing cheeks , his ardent eyes ; And , while he heaven and earth defied , Chang'd his hand , and check'd his pride . He chose a mournful muse Soft pity to infuse : He sung Darius great and good , By too severe a fate ...
... rise ; His glowing cheeks , his ardent eyes ; And , while he heaven and earth defied , Chang'd his hand , and check'd his pride . He chose a mournful muse Soft pity to infuse : He sung Darius great and good , By too severe a fate ...
Page 39
... And circle round , around . 10 IV . YE blustering brethren of the skies , Whose breath has ruffled all the watery plain , Retire , and let Britannia rise , In triumph o'er the main . Serene and calm , and void of fear , The SONGS . 39.
... And circle round , around . 10 IV . YE blustering brethren of the skies , Whose breath has ruffled all the watery plain , Retire , and let Britannia rise , In triumph o'er the main . Serene and calm , and void of fear , The SONGS . 39.
Page 43
... rise and dance again . Such deep intrigues you're welcome to this day : But blame yourselves , not him who writ the play ; Though his plot's dull , as can be well desired , Wit stiff as any you have e'er admired : 15 20 He's bound to ...
... rise and dance again . Such deep intrigues you're welcome to this day : But blame yourselves , not him who writ the play ; Though his plot's dull , as can be well desired , Wit stiff as any you have e'er admired : 15 20 He's bound to ...
Page 74
... rise , An awful ghost confess'd to human eyes ! Unnam'd , methinks , distinguish'd I had been From other shades , by this eternal green , About whose wreaths the vulgar poets strive , 5 And with a touch their wither'd bays revive ...
... rise , An awful ghost confess'd to human eyes ! Unnam'd , methinks , distinguish'd I had been From other shades , by this eternal green , About whose wreaths the vulgar poets strive , 5 And with a touch their wither'd bays revive ...
Page 106
... rise . Money , the sweet allurer of our hopes , Ebbs out in oceans and comes in by drops . We raise new objects to provoke delight ; But you grow sated ere the second sight . False men , e'en so you serve your mistresses : They rise ...
... rise . Money , the sweet allurer of our hopes , Ebbs out in oceans and comes in by drops . We raise new objects to provoke delight ; But you grow sated ere the second sight . False men , e'en so you serve your mistresses : They rise ...
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