The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior, Volume 2W. Strahan, 1779 |
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... thou ever been by Heaven defign'd To Adam , and his mortal race , the boon Entire had been referv'd for Solomon : On me the partial lot had been bestow'd ; And in my cup the golden draught had flow'd . But O ! ere yet original man was ...
... thou ever been by Heaven defign'd To Adam , and his mortal race , the boon Entire had been referv'd for Solomon : On me the partial lot had been bestow'd ; And in my cup the golden draught had flow'd . But O ! ere yet original man was ...
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... thou fluggard , tell me why the Ant , ' Midft fummer's plenty thinks of winter's want : By conftant journies careful to prepare Her ftores ; and bringing home the corny ear , By what inftruction does the bite the grain , Left hid in ...
... thou fluggard , tell me why the Ant , ' Midft fummer's plenty thinks of winter's want : By conftant journies careful to prepare Her ftores ; and bringing home the corny ear , By what inftruction does the bite the grain , Left hid in ...
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... thou wifeft of the wife ! As none has equall'd , none shall ever rife Excelling thee . Parent of wicked , bane of honeft deeds , Pernicious flattery ! thy malignant feeds In an ill hour , and by a fatal hand Sadly diffus'd o'er Virtue's ...
... thou wifeft of the wife ! As none has equall'd , none shall ever rife Excelling thee . Parent of wicked , bane of honeft deeds , Pernicious flattery ! thy malignant feeds In an ill hour , and by a fatal hand Sadly diffus'd o'er Virtue's ...
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... thou ftrive the conscious fhame to hide By marks of eloquence , and veils of pride ? • With outward fmiles their flattery I receiv'd ; Own'd my fick mind by their discourse reliev'd ; But bent and inward to myself again Perplex'd ...
... thou ftrive the conscious fhame to hide By marks of eloquence , and veils of pride ? • With outward fmiles their flattery I receiv'd ; Own'd my fick mind by their discourse reliev'd ; But bent and inward to myself again Perplex'd ...
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... thou then renew the vain pursuit , And rafhly catch at the forbidden fruit ? With empty labour and eluded ftrife Seeking , by knowledge , to attain to life ; For ever from that fatal tree debarr'd , Which flaming fwords and angry ...
... thou then renew the vain pursuit , And rafhly catch at the forbidden fruit ? With empty labour and eluded ftrife Seeking , by knowledge , to attain to life ; For ever from that fatal tree debarr'd , Which flaming fwords and angry ...
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Page 32 - Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do : and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Page 68 - Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices ; and the glory of the Lord filled the house.
Page 67 - The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits. All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
Page 67 - ... or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Page 157 - And now in this journey of life I would have A place where to bait, 'twixt the court and the grave: Where joyful to live, not unwilling to die— Gadzooks ! I have just such a place in my eye. There are gardens so stately, and...
Page 68 - I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
Page 87 - And griefs, will find their shafts elanc'd in vain, And their points broke, retorted from the head, Safe in the grave, and free among the dead.
Page 219 - Woolston doubts ; And that his son, and his son's son, Were all but ploughmen, clowns, and louts. Each, when his rustic pains began, To merit pleaded equal right ; 'Twas only who left off at noon, Or who went on to work till night.
Page 204 - Venus, we deride The vagrant's malice, and his mother's pride ; Send him to nymphs who sleep on Ida's shade, To the loose dance, and wanton masquerade ; Our thoughts are settled, and intent our look, On the instructive verse, and moral book ; On female idleness his power relies ; But, when he finds us studying hard, he flies.
Page 178 - I'll soon with Jenny's pride quit score. Make all her lovers fall: They'll grieve I was not loos'd before ; She, I was loos'd at all.