Colonial and Federalist American Writing |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 83
Page 151
His works An Elegy Upon the Death of the Reverend Mr. Thomas Shepard 1 Oh ! that I were a Poet now in grain ! How would I invocate the Muses all To deign their presence , lend their flowing Vein , And help to grace dear Shepard's ...
His works An Elegy Upon the Death of the Reverend Mr. Thomas Shepard 1 Oh ! that I were a Poet now in grain ! How would I invocate the Muses all To deign their presence , lend their flowing Vein , And help to grace dear Shepard's ...
Page 155
130 23 If to have solid Judgment , Pregnant Parts , A piercing Wit , and comprehensive Brain ; If to have gone the Round of all the Arts , Immunity from Death's Arrest would gain , Shepard would have been Death - proof , and secure From ...
130 23 If to have solid Judgment , Pregnant Parts , A piercing Wit , and comprehensive Brain ; If to have gone the Round of all the Arts , Immunity from Death's Arrest would gain , Shepard would have been Death - proof , and secure From ...
Page 765
On the hard floors these wasted objects laid , There toss'd and tumbled in the dismal shade , There no soft voice their bitter fate bemoan'd , And Death strode stately , while the victims groan'd ; 30 Of leaky decks I heard them long ...
On the hard floors these wasted objects laid , There toss'd and tumbled in the dismal shade , There no soft voice their bitter fate bemoan'd , And Death strode stately , while the victims groan'd ; 30 Of leaky decks I heard them long ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
affections American appeared bear beauty believe better body Boston brought called carried cause character Christ Church common continued death desire England English equal eyes fear fire friends gave give grace ground hand hath head hear heart heaven History hope Indians John kind labor land learned leave less liberty light live look Lord manner matter means mind nature never night observed once pass peace persons poor present reason rest returned river saved seemed seen sense sometimes soon soul speak spirit stand sweet taken thee things thou thought tion took trees true truth turn unto virtue whole write York young
Bibliographic information
| Title | Colonial and Federalist American Writing The Odyssey surveys of American writing |
| Author | George F. Horner |
| Publisher | Odyssey Press, 1966 |
| Length | 946 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |