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There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of their country. - Freeholder (no. 5) [Zeal] Should the whole frame of nature round him break In ruin and confusion hurled, He, unconcerned, would hear the mighty crack, And stand secure amidst a falling world. - Horace--Ode III (bk. III) [Ruin] When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I'm lost, In wonder, love and praise. - Hymn [Mercy] For whereso'er I turn my ravished eyes, Gay gilded scenes and shining prospects rise; Poetic fields encompass me around, And still I seem to tread on classic ground. - Letter from Italy [Italy] Amidst the soft variety I'm lost. - Letter from Italy (l. 100) [Variety] Yet then from all my grief, O Lord, Thy mercy set me free, Whilst in the confidence of pray'r My soul took hold on thee. - Miscellaneous Poems--Divine Ode made by Gentleman on Conclusion of his Travels (verse 6) [Prayer] Let echo, too, perform her part, Prolonging every note with art; And in a low expiring strain, Play all the comfort o'er again. - Ode for St. Cecelia's Day [Echo] The spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim. Forever singing, as they shine, The hand that made us is divine. - Ode--The Spacious Firmament on High [Stars] Mysterious love, uncertain treasure, Hast thou more of pain or pleasure! . . . . Endless torments dwell above thee: Yet who would live, and live without thee! - Rosamond (act III, sc. 2) [Love] A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart, his next to escape the censures of the world. - Sir Roger on the Bench [Heart : Proverbs] And pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm. - The Campaign [Providence] Rides in the whirlwind, and directs the storm. - The Campaign [Storms] Great souls by instinct to each other turn, Demand alliance, and in friendship burn. - The Campaign (l. 102) [Friendship] And those who paint 'em truest praise 'em most. - The Campaign (last line) [Painting] Why, a spirit is such a little, little thing, that I have heard man, who was a great scholar, say that he'll dance ye a hornpipe upon the point of a needle. - The Drummer (act I, sc. 1) [Spirits] We are growing serious, and, let me tell you, that's the very next step to being dull. - The Drummer (act IV, sc. 6) [Stupidity] There is nothing more requisite in business than dispatch. - The Drummer (act V, sc. 1) [Business] Displaying page 18 of 18 for this author: << Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 [18]
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