English Poetry of the Eighteenth Century |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 70
Page 348
5 CONTENTMENT : OR , THE HAPPY WORKMAN'S SONG ( 1773 ] I am a poor workman as rich as a Jew , A strange sort of tale , but however ' tis true , Come listen a while , and I'll prove it to you So as nobody can deny , & c .
5 CONTENTMENT : OR , THE HAPPY WORKMAN'S SONG ( 1773 ] I am a poor workman as rich as a Jew , A strange sort of tale , but however ' tis true , Come listen a while , and I'll prove it to you So as nobody can deny , & c .
Page 531
Will the great Author us poor worms destroy , For now and then a sip of transient joy ? No , he's forever in a smiling mood : He's like themselves , or how could he be good ? And they blaspheme who blacker schemes supposeDevoutly thus ...
Will the great Author us poor worms destroy , For now and then a sip of transient joy ? No , he's forever in a smiling mood : He's like themselves , or how could he be good ? And they blaspheme who blacker schemes supposeDevoutly thus ...
Page 845
When this poor lisping stamm'ring tongue Lies silent in the grave . 20 IO Lord , I believe thou hast prepar'd ( Unworthy though I be ) For me a blood - bought free reward , A golden harp for me ! Ye fearful saints , fresh courage take ...
When this poor lisping stamm'ring tongue Lies silent in the grave . 20 IO Lord , I believe thou hast prepar'd ( Unworthy though I be ) For me a blood - bought free reward , A golden harp for me ! Ye fearful saints , fresh courage take ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
MATTHEW PRIOR I | 1 |
If wine and music | 7 |
Alma or The Progress of The Mind Canto I | 15 |
Copyright | |
97 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
appear arms bear beauty beneath breast breath charms dear death deep delight earth ev'ry eyes face fair fall fame fate fear feel fields fire give grace grave green hand happy head hear heart Heav'n hills hope hour John kind king land laws leave light live look Lord mind morn Muse Nature never night o'er once pain passion peace plain play pleasure poem poet poor Pope pow'r praise pride reason rest rise round scene seen sense shade shine side sing sleep smiles soft song soon soul sound spring stand stream sweet tears tell thee things thou thought Till true truth turn verse virtue voice waves wild winds youth
Bibliographic information
| Title | English Poetry of the Eighteenth Century |
| Editor | Cecil Albert Moore |
| Publisher | H. Holt, 1935 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 2 Sep 2006 |
| Length | 942 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |