Poetical Quotations from Chaucer to Tennyson |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 81
Page 19
... thou lack'st , and that breath wit thou lose . SHAKSPEARE . Mishaps are master'd by advice discreet , And counsel mitigates the greatest smart . SPENSER . AFFECTATION . There affectation , with a sickly mien , Shows in her cheeks the ...
... thou lack'st , and that breath wit thou lose . SHAKSPEARE . Mishaps are master'd by advice discreet , And counsel mitigates the greatest smart . SPENSER . AFFECTATION . There affectation , with a sickly mien , Shows in her cheeks the ...
Page 22
... Thou must outlive Thy youth , thy strength , thy beauty , which will change To wither'd , weak , and grey . My hasting days fly on with full career , But my late spring no bud nor blossom sheweth . MILTON . So mayst thou live , till ...
... Thou must outlive Thy youth , thy strength , thy beauty , which will change To wither'd , weak , and grey . My hasting days fly on with full career , But my late spring no bud nor blossom sheweth . MILTON . So mayst thou live , till ...
Page 49
... thou art , whose forward ears are bent On state affairs , to guide the government ; Hear first what Socrates of old has said To the loved youth whom he at Athens bred . DRYDEN . Exalted Socrates ! divinely brave ! Injured he fell , and ...
... thou art , whose forward ears are bent On state affairs , to guide the government ; Hear first what Socrates of old has said To the loved youth whom he at Athens bred . DRYDEN . Exalted Socrates ! divinely brave ! Injured he fell , and ...
Page 88
... thou careless of the nuptial day ? Thy spousal ornament neglected lies ; Arise , prepare the bridal train , arise ... thou as chaste as ice , as pure as snow , Thou shalt not escape calumny . CANDOUR . SHAKSPEARE . Up into the watch ...
... thou careless of the nuptial day ? Thy spousal ornament neglected lies ; Arise , prepare the bridal train , arise ... thou as chaste as ice , as pure as snow , Thou shalt not escape calumny . CANDOUR . SHAKSPEARE . Up into the watch ...
Page 111
... Thou runaway ! thou coward ! art thou fled ? Speak in some bush ; where dost thou hide thy head ? SHAKSPEARE . Cowards die many times before their deaths ; The valiant never taste of death but once . SHAKSPEARE . Bootless speed , When ...
... Thou runaway ! thou coward ! art thou fled ? Speak in some bush ; where dost thou hide thy head ? SHAKSPEARE . Cowards die many times before their deaths ; The valiant never taste of death but once . SHAKSPEARE . Bootless speed , When ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ADDISON ANNE BRADSTREET beauty BEN JONSON birds BLACKMORE bless bliss breast breath bright BYRON charms Childe Harold clouds coursers COWLEY COWPER dark death delight DENHAM doth dreams DRYDEN earth eternal ev'n ev'ry eyes fair fame fate fear flowers fools gentle give glory golden grace grief happy hast hath heart heaven honour hope hour Hudibras ISAAC WATTS JOANNA BAILLIE king light live look Lord MILTON mind morning muse N. P. WILLIS nature ne'er never Night Thoughts numbers nymph o'er pain passion peace pleasure POPE pow'r praise pride PRIOR rich ROSCOMMON round shade SHAKSPEARE shine sing sleep smile soft song sorrow soul SPENSER spirit spring stars stream sweet SWIFT tears thee thine things THOMSON thou trees truth virtue voice WALLER WALTER HARTE weep wind wings wise woman words YOUNG youth