The Works of John Dryden: Poetical worksW. Paterson, 1889 |
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Page 9
... town ; but , if they are once defeated , they lose a pro- vince at a blow , and endanger the safety of the whole empire . You , my Lord , enjoy your quiet In a garden , where you have not only the leisure of thinking , but the pleasure ...
... town ; but , if they are once defeated , they lose a pro- vince at a blow , and endanger the safety of the whole empire . You , my Lord , enjoy your quiet In a garden , where you have not only the leisure of thinking , but the pleasure ...
Page 10
... , ' tis hell . Such only can enjoy the country who are capable of thinking when they are there , and have left their passions behind them in the town . Then they are prepared for solitude ; and , in that solitude , is prepared 10 ...
... , ' tis hell . Such only can enjoy the country who are capable of thinking when they are there , and have left their passions behind them in the town . Then they are prepared for solitude ; and , in that solitude , is prepared 10 ...
Page 33
... towns with apples and with oil ; Returning , late and loaden , home with gain Of bartered pitch , and hand - mills for the grain . 370 The lucky days , in each revolving moon , For labour choose : the fifth be sure to shun ; That gave ...
... towns with apples and with oil ; Returning , late and loaden , home with gain Of bartered pitch , and hand - mills for the grain . 370 The lucky days , in each revolving moon , For labour choose : the fifth be sure to shun ; That gave ...
Page 42
... towns by night , And boding victims did the priests affright . Such peals of thunder never poured from high , 655 Nor lightnings flashed from so serene a sky . " Red meteors ran across the ethereal space ; Stars disappeared , and comets ...
... towns by night , And boding victims did the priests affright . Such peals of thunder never poured from high , 655 Nor lightnings flashed from so serene a sky . " Red meteors ran across the ethereal space ; Stars disappeared , and comets ...
Page 119
... town , with SO much secrecy that their march should not be discovered ; the latter to enter the camp of the infidels , and there to sow dissension among the principal commanders . The heavenly messenger takes his way to an ancient ...
... town , with SO much secrecy that their march should not be discovered ; the latter to enter the camp of the infidels , and there to sow dissension among the principal commanders . The heavenly messenger takes his way to an ancient ...
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