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... Queen's Council , of very good fame for ho- nefty and ability . This gentleman had good inte- " reft and reputation in the City , and converfed much 66 " with those who difliked the proceedings of the par- Bij LIFE OF WALLER . XV.
... Queen's Council , of very good fame for ho- nefty and ability . This gentleman had good inte- " reft and reputation in the City , and converfed much 66 " with those who difliked the proceedings of the par- Bij LIFE OF WALLER . XV.
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... Queen " Elizabeth , " answered Waller . " I wonder , " re- joined the King , " you should think fo ; but I must " confefs fhe had a wife council . " " And , Sir , " de- manded Waller in his turn , " did your Majefty ever " know a fool ...
... Queen " Elizabeth , " answered Waller . " I wonder , " re- joined the King , " you should think fo ; but I must " confefs fhe had a wife council . " " And , Sir , " de- manded Waller in his turn , " did your Majefty ever " know a fool ...
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... queen beheld Amongst the works of Solomon , excell'd His fhips and building ; emblems of a heart Large both in magnanimity and art . While the propitious heav'ns this work attend , Long wanted fhowers they forget to send ; As if they ...
... queen beheld Amongst the works of Solomon , excell'd His fhips and building ; emblems of a heart Large both in magnanimity and art . While the propitious heav'ns this work attend , Long wanted fhowers they forget to send ; As if they ...
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... QUEEN . THE lark , that fhuns on lofty boughs to build Her humble neft , lies filent in the field ; But if ( the promise of a cloudless day ) Aurora fmiling bids her rife and play , Then ftrait the shews ' t was not for want of voice ...
... QUEEN . THE lark , that fhuns on lofty boughs to build Her humble neft , lies filent in the field ; But if ( the promise of a cloudless day ) Aurora fmiling bids her rife and play , Then ftrait the shews ' t was not for want of voice ...
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... extends her grace , She makes but good the promise of her face : For Mercy has , could Mercy's felf be seen , No sweeter look than this propitious queen . 35 40 Such guard and comfort the diftreffed find From her large 70 MISCELLANIES ,
... extends her grace , She makes but good the promise of her face : For Mercy has , could Mercy's felf be seen , No sweeter look than this propitious queen . 35 40 Such guard and comfort the diftreffed find From her large 70 MISCELLANIES ,
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againſt beauty beſt blood boaſt bold brave breaſt bright cauſe cife court defign defire Earl EDMUND WALLER Engliſh ev'ry Exeter Exchange eyes facred fair falutes fame fate fays feems feen fenfe fhall fhining fhips fide fight fince fing firſt flain flame fleep foes fome foon foul ftill fuch fweet grace Heav'n herſelf himſelf Houſes iſland itſelf Jove King Lady laft laſt lefs leſs Lord Lucretius Maid's Tragedy meaſure mind moſt Mufe Muſe muſt noble numbers nymph o'er occafion paffion peace perfon Phoebus plac'd pleaſe pleaſure poem poet pow'r praiſe prefent Prince Queen rage raiſe reaſon reft rife royal ſea ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhould ſhow ſpoil ſpread ſpring ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtill ſuch ſweet taſte tempeft thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro uſe verfe verſes vex'd Waller whofe whoſe wind youth
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Page 99 - A narrow compafs! and yet there Dwelt all that's good, and all that's fair ; Give me but what this riband bound, Take all the reft the fun goes round. XXX. THE FALL.
Page 35 - virtues which in parents fhine 15 Make not like progrefs thro' the line. *Tis not from whom, but where we live: The place does oft' thofe graces give. Great Julius, on the mountains bred, A flock perhaps, or herd had led.
Page xliii - old coins, one muft go to an antiquary to underftand their true meaning and value. Such advances may a great genius make when it undertakes any thing in earneft. Some painters will hit the chief lines and mafterftrokes of a face fo truly, that thro' all the differences of age the
Page xliii - out. Were we to judge barely by the wording, we could not know what was wrote at twenty, and what at fourfcore. He complains, indeed, of a tide of words that comes in upon the Englifh poet, and overflows whatever
Page 41 - And, without planting, drink of ev'ry vine. To dig for wealth we weary not our limbs; Gold, tho' the heavieft metal, hither fwims. Ours is the harveft where the Indians mow ; We plough the deep, and reap what others
Page 45 - Brutus thought to break their yoke, But cut the bond of union with that ftroke. That fun once fet, a thoufand meaner ftars Gave a dim light to violence and wars; To fuch a tempeft as now threatens all,
Page 133 - there as much as ever diftempered with the fame fatal affection for play, which engaged him in one adventure that well deferves to be related. As he returned to his lodgings from a gaming-table he was attacked in the dark by three ruffians, who were employed to
Page xxxiii - and in jeft, and therefore very grateful to all kind " of company, where he was not the lefs efteemed *' for being very rich. He had been even nurfed in *' parliaments, where he fat when he was very young,
Page 85 - Ah, cruel Nymph! from whom her humble fwain Flies for relief unto the raging main, And from the winds and tempefts does expect A milder fate than from her cold neglect! Yet there he '11 pray that the unkind may prove