The Beauties of English Poesy, Volume 2Oliver Goldsmith James Williams, 1771 - English poetry |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 19
Page 11
... born , my son , she cries ,, With base impediments , to rife , And some are born with none . But virtue can itself advance To what the fav'rite fools of chance By fortune feem'd defign'd ; Virtue can gain the odds of fate , And from ...
... born , my son , she cries ,, With base impediments , to rife , And some are born with none . But virtue can itself advance To what the fav'rite fools of chance By fortune feem'd defign'd ; Virtue can gain the odds of fate , And from ...
Page 19
... born lights no prejudice confounds . He , kindling from within , requires no flame : He glories in a bastard's glowing name . Born to himself , by no poffeffion led , In Freedom fofter'd , and by Fortune fed ; Nor guides , nor rules ...
... born lights no prejudice confounds . He , kindling from within , requires no flame : He glories in a bastard's glowing name . Born to himself , by no poffeffion led , In Freedom fofter'd , and by Fortune fed ; Nor guides , nor rules ...
Page 127
... born to Speech ; If born bleft heirs of half their mother's tongue ! ' Tis Thought's exchange , which , like th ' alternate pufh Of waves conflicting , breaks the learned fcum , And defecates the student's standing pool . In ...
... born to Speech ; If born bleft heirs of half their mother's tongue ! ' Tis Thought's exchange , which , like th ' alternate pufh Of waves conflicting , breaks the learned fcum , And defecates the student's standing pool . In ...
Contents
A NightPiece on Death Page | 5 |
Palemon and Lavinia | 13 |
The Bastard | 25 |
14 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
againſt Alma becauſe beſt breaſt Cadenus cauſe charms death defire delight deſpair Dick eaſe elfe endleſs Ev'n ev'ry eyes facred fafe faid fair fame fancy fate feems fenfe fhade fhall fhew fighs fight firſt fmiles foft folly fome fong fool foon foul Friendſhip ftill fuch fung fure fwains fweet goddeſs heart Heav'n herſelf himſelf juft juſt laſt leaſt lefs loft lov'd Lucretius maid mind moſt muft muſe muſt ne'er night numbers nymph o'er paffion pain Pallas paſt pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure poets Poltis pow'r praiſe profe quoth Reaſon reft reſt rife riſe ſay ſcene ſee ſeems ſeen ſenſe ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhort ſhould ſhow ſkies ſmall ſmile ſome ſpeak ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtill ſtrain ſtream ſweet taſte thee theſe things thoſe thou thought thouſand thro uſe verſe virtue whofe Whoſe wife wiſdom wiſh