The Cat-fight: A Mock Heroic Poem. Supported with Copious Extracts from Ancient and Modern Classic Authors ...1824 - 276 pàgines |
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Pàgina 17
... heaven , Or from heaven claiming second sov'reignty ; He with a crew , whom like ambition joins With him , or under him to tyrannize ; Marching from Eden toward the west , shall find The plain , wherein a black bituminous gurge Boils ...
... heaven , Or from heaven claiming second sov'reignty ; He with a crew , whom like ambition joins With him , or under him to tyrannize ; Marching from Eden toward the west , shall find The plain , wherein a black bituminous gurge Boils ...
Pàgina 22
... Heaven . He held in chains , for fifteen years , the fickleness of fortune . He had learnt how to command her . Under his reign , each year was more and more prolific in great and glorious events , which in other times ages would hardly ...
... Heaven . He held in chains , for fifteen years , the fickleness of fortune . He had learnt how to command her . Under his reign , each year was more and more prolific in great and glorious events , which in other times ages would hardly ...
Pàgina 28
... heaven's high upper story , Where mortals none but poets enter , Above where Mah'met's ass dar'd venture . Strange things he saw , and those who know him , Have said that in his Epic Poem , To be complete within a year hence , They'll ...
... heaven's high upper story , Where mortals none but poets enter , Above where Mah'met's ass dar'd venture . Strange things he saw , and those who know him , Have said that in his Epic Poem , To be complete within a year hence , They'll ...
Pàgina 29
... heaven , where thron'd with Jove , I sát , • I'm fall'n , fall'n , fall'n down flat , flat . Thus as the ancient story goes , When o'er Avernus flew the crows , 1 And trumpets sound , drums beat , and great 3 * 29 Must all go to❜t; ...
... heaven , where thron'd with Jove , I sát , • I'm fall'n , fall'n , fall'n down flat , flat . Thus as the ancient story goes , When o'er Avernus flew the crows , 1 And trumpets sound , drums beat , and great 3 * 29 Must all go to❜t; ...
Pàgina 33
... heaven it was told , They were marching to war with the gods . A council was held in the chambers of Jove , And this was their final decree : That Wolfe should be call'd to the armies above , And the charge was deliver'd to me . Of ...
... heaven it was told , They were marching to war with the gods . A council was held in the chambers of Jove , And this was their final decree : That Wolfe should be call'd to the armies above , And the charge was deliver'd to me . Of ...
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The Cat-fight: A Mock Heroic Poem. Supported with Copious Extracts from ... Ebenezer Mack Visualització completa - 1824 |
The Cat-Fight: A Mock Heroic Poem, Supported with Copious Extracts from ... Ebenezer Mack Previsualització no disponible - 2017 |
The Cat-Fight: A Mock Heroic Poem. Supported with Copious Extracts from ... Ebenezer Mack Previsualització no disponible - 2015 |
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Absyrtus appear'd Argo arm'd Armida arms Ascanius Astolpho band battle beauteous behold beneath blood bold bore bosom breast breath charms chief Colchis crown'd dame dart death deep Donatia dreadful e'er earth Epistrophus Eurydice Eurytus eyes fair fam'd fame fate fear field fierce fight fill'd fir'd fire flame flood glory gold golden grace grove hand head heart Heaven hell hero hills honour host Jason join'd Jove Killkenny king land Latian Lernus limbs maid Medea Menelaus mighty Mnestheus Mopsus Muster-Roll Nephele night Nireus numbers o'er O'Kain Oïleus pass'd Pelias plain pow'r press'd proud Pteleon race rage rais'd renown'd rise roll'd rose round scarce seem'd shade shield shining shore show'd sight silver sire skies smiles soon soul Sthenelus stood stream sweet swift sword Tancred tears thee thou tide trembling troops Turnus vermil vex'd view'd Virbius warriors waves winds youth
Passatges populars
Pàgina 274 - Then maids and youths shall linger here, And while its sounds at distance swell, Shall sadly seem in pity's ear To hear the woodland pilgrim's knell. Remembrance oft shall haunt the shore, When Thames in summer wreaths is drest, And oft suspend the dashing oar, To bid his gentle spirit rest...
Pàgina 134 - Here shift the scene, to represent How those I love my death lament. Poor Pope will grieve a month, and Gay A week, and Arbuthnot a day. St. John himself will scarce forbear To bite his pen, and drop a tear. The rest will give a shrug, and cry, "I'm sorry— but we all must die!
Pàgina 162 - Shoots far into the bosom of dim Night, A glimmering dawn : here Nature first begins Her farthest verge, and Chaos to retire...
Pàgina 88 - By four cherubic shapes ; four faces each Had wondrous ; as with stars, their bodies all, And wings, were set with eyes; with eyes the wheels Of beryl, and careering fires between...
Pàgina 83 - Yet soon he heal'd ; for Spirits, that live throughout Vital in every part, not as frail Man In entrails, heart or head, liver or reins, Cannot but by annihilating die; Nor in their liquid texture mortal wound Receive, no more than can the fluid air...
Pàgina 82 - Was given him temper'd so, that neither keen Nor solid might resist that edge : it met The sword of Satan, with steep force to smite Descending, and in half cut sheer...
Pàgina 90 - Among them he arriv'd ; in his right hand Grasping ten thousand thunders, which he sent Before him, such as in their souls infix'd Plagues...
Pàgina 132 - Now the departing prayer is read: He hardly breathes. The Dean is dead. Before the passing-bell begun, The news through half the town has run. O, may we all for Death prepare! What has he left? And who's his heir?
Pàgina 274 - In yonder grave a Druid lies, Where slowly winds the stealing wave ; The year's best sweets shall duteous rise To deck its poet's sylvan grave.
Pàgina 133 - Lady Suffolk, in the spleen, Runs laughing up to tell the queen. The queen, so gracious, mild, and good, Cries, " Is he gone ? 'tis time he should.