Poems on Several Occasions: To which are Added, the Tragedies of Julius Caesar, and Marcus Brutus. By John Sheffield, ...Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1752 - 280 pàgines |
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Pàgina 3
... Fates . Thither , in crouds , come to one common grave The young , the old , the Monarch , and the flave . Old age and pains , thofe evils man deplores , Are rigid keepers of th ' eternal doors ; All clad in mournful blacks , which ...
... Fates . Thither , in crouds , come to one common grave The young , the old , the Monarch , and the flave . Old age and pains , thofe evils man deplores , Are rigid keepers of th ' eternal doors ; All clad in mournful blacks , which ...
Pàgina 4
... fate , But wifh my hapless life a shorter date ; And that the earth would in its bowels hide A wretch , whom Heav'n invades on ev'ry fide : That from the fight of day I could remove , And might have nothing left me but my love . Thou ...
... fate , But wifh my hapless life a shorter date ; And that the earth would in its bowels hide A wretch , whom Heav'n invades on ev'ry fide : That from the fight of day I could remove , And might have nothing left me but my love . Thou ...
Pàgina 5
... 'r of nature , or of art , Nothing but death can ease a broken heart . And that thou may'ft behold my helpless state , Learn the extreameft rigour of my fate . Amidft th ' innumerable beauteous train , Paris , the OF DEATH . 5.
... 'r of nature , or of art , Nothing but death can ease a broken heart . And that thou may'ft behold my helpless state , Learn the extreameft rigour of my fate . Amidft th ' innumerable beauteous train , Paris , the OF DEATH . 5.
Pàgina 8
... Fate dooms us all , And at the Tyrant's feet we daily fall : Time , whose bold hand will bring alike to duft Mankind , and temples too in which they truft . Her wafted fpirits now begin to faint , Yet patience ties her tongue from all ...
... Fate dooms us all , And at the Tyrant's feet we daily fall : Time , whose bold hand will bring alike to duft Mankind , and temples too in which they truft . Her wafted fpirits now begin to faint , Yet patience ties her tongue from all ...
Pàgina 9
... fate in my dejected face ; Then feels my torment , and neglects her own , While I am fenfible of hers alone ; Each does the other's burthen kindly bear , I fear her death , and fhe bewails my fear : Tho ' thus we fuffer under fortune's ...
... fate in my dejected face ; Then feels my torment , and neglects her own , While I am fenfible of hers alone ; Each does the other's burthen kindly bear , I fear her death , and fhe bewails my fear : Tho ' thus we fuffer under fortune's ...
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againſt ANTONY Athens beaſt becauſe befides beſt BRUTUS CAESAR CASCA CASSIUS caufe cauſe charms CITIZEN DECIUS BRUTUS deferve defire DOLABELLA ev'n ev'ry eyes facred faid fame fate fatires fault fear feem fenfe fhall fhew fhine fighs fight fince firſt flaves fome foon foul fpirits friendſhip ftill fubject fuch fure Gods greateſt grief heart Heav'n himſelf honour infpires itſelf joys juft JUNIA juſt kindneſs laſt leaſt lefs loft lov'd LUCILIUS mankind maſter mind moſt mufe muft muſt myſelf ne'er noble o'er paffion paſt pleaſe pleaſure POMPEY PORTIA pow'r praiſe publick raiſe reaſon reſt Roman Rome ſay SCENE ſee ſeems ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhould ſhow ſome ſpeak ſtate ſtay ſtill ſtrong ſuch thee thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thoughts thouſand TITINIUS TREBONIUS us'd uſe VARIUS virtue Whofe whoſe wife wiſh worſe wretched yourſelf
Passatges populars
Pàgina 197 - O what a fall was there, my countrymen! Then I, and you, and all of us fell down, Whilst bloody treason flourish'd over us. O, now you weep; and I perceive you feel The dint of pity: these are gracious drops. Kind souls, what, weep you when you but behold Our Caesar's vesture wounded?
Pàgina 195 - tis his will : Let but the commons hear this testament, (Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read) And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds, And dip their napkins in his sacred blood ; Yea, beg a hair of him for memory, And, dying, mention it within their wills, Bequeathing it, as a rich legacy, Unto their issue.
Pàgina 196 - Caesar loved you. You are not wood, you are not stones, but men; And, being men, hearing the will of Caesar, It will inflame you, it will make you mad. 'Tis good you know not that you are his heirs; For if you should, O, what would come of it!
Pàgina 144 - I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.
Pàgina 86 - Read Homer once, and you can read no more ; For all books else appear so mean, so poor, Verse will seem prose : but still persist to read. And Homer will be all the books you need.
Pàgina 62 - I as wife as many of my fex : But time and you may bolder thoughts infpire ; And I, perhaps, may yield to your defire.
Pàgina 197 - If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. You all do know this mantle: I remember The first time ever Caesar put it on; 'Twas on a summer's evening, in his tent, That day he overcame the Nervii: Look, in this place ran Cassius...
Pàgina 62 - For now my Pen has tir'd my tender Hand : My Woman knows the Secret of my Heart, And may hereafter better News impart.
Pàgina 85 - A work of such inestimable worth, There are but two the world has yet brought forth ! HOMER and VIRGIL ! with what...
Pàgina 205 - But here our author, befides other faults Of ill expreffions, and of vulgar thoughts, Commits one crime that needs an act of grace, And breaks the law of unity of place...