Hermas, Or the Acarian Shepherds: A Poem. In Sixteen Books. The Author, John Spencer. ...T. Saint, 1772 |
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Strana ii
... hope he will not be difgufted at the man- ner I have ushered my fhepherds into the world , when I affure him it is not any vain affectation for novelty , or to distinguish myself by fingularity , tho ' I may have ventured * ventured ...
... hope he will not be difgufted at the man- ner I have ushered my fhepherds into the world , when I affure him it is not any vain affectation for novelty , or to distinguish myself by fingularity , tho ' I may have ventured * ventured ...
Strana xiii
... hope for the fuccefs of my per formance . One inftance : That fublime and celebrated Poem , NIGHT THOUGHTS , by the late reverend and learned Bard , Doctor YOUNG , came to my hands when HERMAS was far advanced towards its conclufion ...
... hope for the fuccefs of my per formance . One inftance : That fublime and celebrated Poem , NIGHT THOUGHTS , by the late reverend and learned Bard , Doctor YOUNG , came to my hands when HERMAS was far advanced towards its conclufion ...
Strana 18
... Hope forms ideal glories to the mind , Of brutal Pleasures , vaft and unconfin'd ; ' Thro ' vary'd prospects , whimsical and lewd , Looks round , and thinks ' tis all beatitude ; " Thoughts roam at large , new paffions fill the breast ...
... Hope forms ideal glories to the mind , Of brutal Pleasures , vaft and unconfin'd ; ' Thro ' vary'd prospects , whimsical and lewd , Looks round , and thinks ' tis all beatitude ; " Thoughts roam at large , new paffions fill the breast ...
Strana 25
... hope , his store , From these he boafts his eminence and power ; If form'd to be immortal , know thy fphere , What is there worthy fuch a being here ? These stern reflections learn us to conceive , Equal to man , how little earth can ...
... hope , his store , From these he boafts his eminence and power ; If form'd to be immortal , know thy fphere , What is there worthy fuch a being here ? These stern reflections learn us to conceive , Equal to man , how little earth can ...
Strana 37
... hope , one harmony of mind , United all , to heaven alone resign'd . Erft where the temples to each idol's name , Were fill'd with antick fhows and rites prophane ; Now humble votaries proftrate at the fhrine , Of facred truth , with ...
... hope , one harmony of mind , United all , to heaven alone resign'd . Erft where the temples to each idol's name , Were fill'd with antick fhows and rites prophane ; Now humble votaries proftrate at the fhrine , Of facred truth , with ...
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æther ASTROPHIL bleffings bleft blifs boaft bofom breaſt Canft thou cauſe cou'd curfe dæmons darkneſs death defign DELIANS delight deſpair divine dreadful duft e'er earth elfe endleſs eternal everlaſting facred falfe fame fate fecret feek feem feen fhade fhall fhame fhepherd fhew fhine fhou'd filent fink firft firſt fkies fleep folemn folly fome foon form'd foul ftate ftill fublime fuch fure fwains gloom glory groan happineſs heart heaven HERMAS hope joys laft laſt life's loft mercy mifery mighty mind mortal muft muſt nature's ne'er o'er paffions plains pleaſures praiſe preſent pride purfue purſue reafon refign'd reft reign rife riſe ſcene ſhall ſhine ſkies ſpace ſpread ſtate ſtill thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thought thro throne treaſures truth undone unknown vaft vale vice views vifion virtue wafte wealth whence Whilft whofe Whoſe wild wiſdom wiſh wou'd