Poetical Works, Zväzok 1W. Porter, 1785 |
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Strana 6
... artist still is doom'd to feel Obftruction's chilling hand , that damps his zeal : 30 Th ' imperious voice of Vanity and Pride Bids him from Fancy's region turn afide , And quit the magic of her fcene , to trace The vacant lines of fome ...
... artist still is doom'd to feel Obftruction's chilling hand , that damps his zeal : 30 Th ' imperious voice of Vanity and Pride Bids him from Fancy's region turn afide , And quit the magic of her fcene , to trace The vacant lines of fome ...
Strana 12
... artists had the fplendid fate , 230 To triumph o'er the Romans ' fcornful hate , Their matchlefs works Profufion toil'd to buy , Their wonders glitter'd in the public eye , Till ROME's terrific pomp , and letter'd pride , Were funk in ...
... artists had the fplendid fate , 230 To triumph o'er the Romans ' fcornful hate , Their matchlefs works Profufion toil'd to buy , Their wonders glitter'd in the public eye , Till ROME's terrific pomp , and letter'd pride , Were funk in ...
Strana 15
... artists bore of splendid worth ! And rais'd amidst them , in thy golden days , No mean historian to record their ... artist of thy native land ! fhine in thy elaborate page , 290 295 300 305 310 Tho ' many And more have risen since ...
... artists bore of splendid worth ! And rais'd amidst them , in thy golden days , No mean historian to record their ... artist of thy native land ! fhine in thy elaborate page , 290 295 300 305 310 Tho ' many And more have risen since ...
Strana 22
... artists in Eng- land - The author's wish to fee his friend among the first of that number - His reafons for hoping it ― The reputa- tion of a painter in fome degree owing to a happy choice of fubjects - A few recommended from national ...
... artists in Eng- land - The author's wish to fee his friend among the first of that number - His reafons for hoping it ― The reputa- tion of a painter in fome degree owing to a happy choice of fubjects - A few recommended from national ...
Strana 26
... Artist's brow : ' Tis thine to fix , with tutelary hand , 90 The bafe of Freedom , on which Art muft ftand . Yet to thy Palace KNELLER'S skill supplied * Its richeft ornament in Beauty's pride . Unhappy KNELLER ! Covetous though vain ...
... Artist's brow : ' Tis thine to fix , with tutelary hand , 90 The bafe of Freedom , on which Art muft ftand . Yet to thy Palace KNELLER'S skill supplied * Its richeft ornament in Beauty's pride . Unhappy KNELLER ! Covetous though vain ...
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addreffed æther bafe beauty bleft bofom breaſt bright celebrated cenfure charms compofition defign defire delight difplay earth enchanting facred faid fair fame Fancy fays fcene fecret feems fhall fhew fink fire firft firſt fmile foft fome fond foon foul fpeaks fpirit fpread fprings Froiffart ftill ftrong fubject fublime fuch fullen fweet fwelling Genius glory grace Guife heart Hiftorian Hiftory himſelf honour juft juftly King laft lefs Livy Lodovico Caracci Love luftre lyre Maid mind moft moſt Mufe muſt nobler NOTE Nymph o'er obferve OLORUS paffage paffion pafs painter Painting pencil pleaſe pleaſure Plutarch praife praiſe prefent pride raiſe reign rife rofe ſcene SERENA ſhe ſkill SOPHROSYNE ſpeak Spleen Sprite ſtate ſtill ſweet Tacitus tender thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thro Thucydides Titian toils Truth vafe verfe VERSE vifit virtue whofe whoſe youth
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Strana 9 - The youth to exile from his faithful fair, He in fond dreams hangs o'er her glowing cheek, Still owns her prefent, and...
Strana 195 - GiRARD, fecretary to this duke, and no contemptible biographer , relates, that this hiftory came down to the place where the old man refided in Gafcony, a little before his death; that he read it to him, that the duke confirmed the truth of the narrations in it, and feemed only furprifed by what means the author could be fo well informed of the moft fecret councils and meafures of thofe times.
Strana 132 - And give falfe vigour to the weaker caufe; To paint a fpecious fcene with niceft art, Retouch the whole, and...
Strana 149 - Tho' keen her fpirit, her attachment fond, Bafe fervice cannot fuit with Friendship's bond ; Too firm from Duty's facred path to turn, 375 She breathes an honeft figh of deep concern, And pities Genius, when his wild career Gives Faith a wound, or Innocence a fear. Humility...
Strana 129 - And made the intereft of mankind her care ; Pleas'd her grave brow with garlands to adorn, And from the rofe of Knowledge ftrip the thorn. THY lively Eloquence, in profe,. in verfe, Still keenly bright, and elegantly terfe, 355.
Strana 218 - ... as the face of one well disposed. But it was to the disadvantage of the painter, for it was best when he spake. His worth may bear a tale or two, that may put upon him somewhat that may seem divine. When the Lady Margaret his mother had divers great suitors for marriage...
Strana 8 - Difpels the cloud, with melancholy fraught, That abfence throws upon her tender thought. Bleft be the pencil ! whofe enchantment gives To wounded Love the food on which he lives. Rich in this gift, tho...
Strana 43 - Dibutades, a potter of Sicyon, first formed likenesses in clay at Corinth, but was indebted to his daughter for the invention — The girl, being in love with a young man who was soon going from her into some remote country, traced out the lines of his face from his shadow on the wall by candle-light Her father filling up the lines with clay formed a bust, and hardened it in the fire with the rest of his earthen ware.
Strana 144 - It may in ruder periods ; but in thofe, Where all the luxury of Learning flows, To Truth's plain fare no palate will fubmit, Each reader grows an Epicure in Wit ; And Knowledge muft his nicer tafte beguile 225 With all the poignant charms of Attic ftyle.
Strana 233 - I fear most ineffectually) for powers to unite some touches of the sportive wildness of Ariosto, and the more serious sublime painting of Dante, with some portion of the enchanting elegance, the refined imagination, and the moral graces of Pope ; and to do this, if possible, without violating those rules of propriety which Mr.