A Supplement to Dr. Swift's Works: Containing, I. Miscellanies, by Dr. Arbuthnot. II. Several Pieces, by Dr. Swift and Mr. Pope. III. Poems on Several OccasionsG. Hamilton and J. Balfour., 1753 - 347 Seiten |
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Seite 138 - Or o'er the glebe distil the kindly rain; Others on earth o'er human race preside, Watch all their ways, and all their actions guide: Of these the chief the care of nations own, And guard with arms divine the British throne. 'Our humbler province is to tend the fair, Not a less pleasing, though less glorious care; To save the powder from too rude a gale, Nor let th...
Seite 306 - Poem. AN Epic Poem, the Critics agree, is the greateft work human nature is capable of, They have already laid down many mechanical rules for...
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Seite 185 - His aspect was furious, his eyes were rather fiery than lively, which he rolled about in an uncommon manner. He often opened his mouth, as if he would have uttered some matter of importance, but the sound seemed lost inwardly.
Seite 308 - Take of deities, male and female, as many as you can use. Separate them into two equal parts, and keep Jupiter in the middle. Let Juno put him in a ferment, and Venus mollify him. Remember on all occasions to make use of volatile Mercury. If you have need of devils, draw them out of Milton's Paradise, and extract your spirits from Tasso.
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Seite 330 - Who sett'st our entrails free ! Vain is thy Art, thy Powder vain, Since Worms shall eat ev'n thee. Our fate thou only canst adjourn Some few short years, no more ! Ev'n Button's Wits to Worms shall turn, Who Maggots were before.
Seite 306 - ... nay, without learning or much reading. This...
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