The Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Now First Collected in One VolumeL. White, P. Byrne, and R. Marchbank, 1785 - 196 σελίδες |
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ABDALLA Afpafia Amurath ASPASIA Baffa beauty Behold boaft bofom breaſt bright CALI CARAZA cauſe charms conqueft crimes death defcend deftruction DEMETRIUS diftant doom dread ev'ry eyes facred fair fame fatal fate fcorn fear fecret feize fhades fhall fhine fhould fighs filent fingle fings flaves flight fmiles foes foft folly fome forrows foul friendſhip ftate ftill fuch fudden fword greatneſs Greece Greeks guilt happineſs HASAN heart heav'n HENRY THRALE hope hour infult IRENE Irene's joys juft juftice laft LEONTIUS lovers MAHOMET maid mournful mufic Muft MURZA muſt MUSTAPHA o'er paffion peace pleafing pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe pride purſue queen rage reafon reftrain refuſe reign rife SATIRE OF JUVENAL SCENE SCENE ſcenes ſhake ſhall ſhare ſhine ſhow ſky ſmiles ſpeed ſpreads ſtate Stella Sultan thee thefe theſe thine thoſe thou thought thouſand toil tongue tow'ring treaſure Turkiſh tyrant virtue voice wealth whofe Whoſe wiſhes woes
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Σελίδα 27 - On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes let Swedish Charles decide ; A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire ; O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain, Unconquer'd lord of pleasure and of pain ; No joys to him pacific...
Σελίδα 27 - Yet hope not life from grief or danger free, Nor think the doom of man revers'd for thee...
Σελίδα 24 - And scarce a sycophant was fed by pride; Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate, Or seen a new-made mayor's unwieldy state; Where change of fav'rites made no change of laws, And senates heard before they...
Σελίδα 22 - LET observation with extensive view, Survey mankind, from China to Peru ; Remark each anxious toil, each eager strife, And watch the busy scenes of crowded life...
Σελίδα 27 - Nor praise relax, nor difficulty fright; Should tempting Novelty thy cell refrain, And Sloth effuse her opiate fumes in vain; Should beauty blunt on fops...
Σελίδα 26 - Now drops at once the pride of awful state, The golden canopy, the glitt'ring plate,. The regal palace, the luxurious board, The liv'ried army, and the menial lord.
Σελίδα 177 - The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.
Σελίδα 167 - Ah ! let not censure term our fate our choice, The stage but echoes back the public voice; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to please, must please to live.
Σελίδα 167 - The stage but echoes back the public voice ; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to please, must please to live. Then prompt no more the follies you decry...
Σελίδα 22 - ... mist delude, Shuns fancied ills, or chases airy good. How rarely reason guides the stubborn choice, Rules the bold hand, or prompts the suppliant voice, How nations sink, by darling schemes oppress'd, When Vengeance listens to the fool's request. Fate wings with ev'ry wish th...