Henriade: An Epick Poem. In Ten Canto'sC. Davis, 1732 - 311 páginas |
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Página 246
... Protestants in the Year 1562. when the firft War , on Account of Religion , commenc'd in France . 31 Dreux first bebeld their fatal Enfigns Spread . The Battle of Dreux was fought in the Year 1562. the famous Minifter Theodore Beza was ...
... Protestants in the Year 1562. when the firft War , on Account of Religion , commenc'd in France . 31 Dreux first bebeld their fatal Enfigns Spread . The Battle of Dreux was fought in the Year 1562. the famous Minifter Theodore Beza was ...
Página 261
... Protestants throughout all the Cities of France ; but the King , notwithstanding all his Shews of Piety , did not escape the Divine Vengeance ; for before two Years were expir'd , he was feiz'd with unnatural Distempers , and strange ...
... Protestants throughout all the Cities of France ; but the King , notwithstanding all his Shews of Piety , did not escape the Divine Vengeance ; for before two Years were expir'd , he was feiz'd with unnatural Distempers , and strange ...
Página 296
... Protestant , had a great Estate , which he cou'd have given from him ; and his Son was apprehenfive he wou'd do fo if he apoftatiz'd from his Religion . But that was a Popish Scan- dal ; for the Count de Roye continu'd a hearty ...
... Protestant , had a great Estate , which he cou'd have given from him ; and his Son was apprehenfive he wou'd do fo if he apoftatiz'd from his Religion . But that was a Popish Scan- dal ; for the Count de Roye continu'd a hearty ...
Página 302
... Baron de Lefdiguieres , from an ordinary Gentleman's Family in Dauphiny , rofe to the Degree of Marefchal of France , as his Son did to that of Conftable , to which Honour be he facrific'd his Religion , he being a Protestant , 302 NOTES.
... Baron de Lefdiguieres , from an ordinary Gentleman's Family in Dauphiny , rofe to the Degree of Marefchal of France , as his Son did to that of Conftable , to which Honour be he facrific'd his Religion , he being a Protestant , 302 NOTES.
Página 303
... Protestant , as he had before facrific'd his Confcience to his Luft , living openly with a Harlot . 169 Bayonne A City of France in the Government of Gui- enne , bordering on Bifcaie , the capital City of which , Bilbao , is famous for ...
... Protestant , as he had before facrific'd his Confcience to his Luft , living openly with a Harlot . 169 Bayonne A City of France in the Government of Gui- enne , bordering on Bifcaie , the capital City of which , Bilbao , is famous for ...
Términos y frases comunes
Admiral Coligny Affaffination Affiftance againſt Arms Aumale beſt Biſhop Blood Bourbon Brantome call'd Charlemagne Chriftian Conq'ror cou'd Court Cries Crimes Crown Death Difcord dreadful Duke de Guife Duke de Mayne Epernon ev'ry Eyes facred faid fame Fate Father fays Fear fhew Fight Fire firft firſt Foes fome foon form'd French ftill fuch Fury Glory greateſt Hand Heart Heav'n HENRIADE Henry Henry III Henry IV Henry's Hero Hiftory himſelf Honour Houſe King of France King of Navarre laft laſt League Leaguers lefs Lewis liv'd loft Love Maffacre Marefchal Maſter Medicis moft Monfieur Mornay moſt muſt Navarre o'er Paris Parliament of Paris Pleaſure Pow'r Prieſts Prince Proteftant puniſh Queen Rage Rampiers Reign Religion revenge Rome ſee ſhall ſhe Skies ſpeaks ſtill Sword Teutates thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro Throne Tranflation trembling Turenne Valois Verſes Virtue Voltaire whofe whoſe wou'd
Pasajes populares
Página xix - The birds their quire apply ; airs, vernal airs, Breathing the smell of field and grove, attune The trembling leaves, while universal Pan, Knit with the Graces and the Hours in dance, Led on the eternal Spring.
Página xix - Flowers of all hue, and without thorn the rose : Another side, umbrageous grots and caves Of cool recess, o'er which the mantling vine Lays forth her purple grape, and gently creeps Luxuriant; meanwhile murmuring waters fall Down the slope hills, dispersed, or in a lake, That to the fringed bank with myrtle crown'd Her crystal mirror holds, unite their streams.
Página xix - Hung amiable (Hesperian fables true, If true, here only) and of delicious taste ; Betwixt them lawns, or level downs, and flocks Grazing the tender herb, were interpos'd, Or palmy hillock, or the flowry lap Of some irriguous valley spread her store — Flowrs of all hue, and without thorn the Rose ; Another side, umbrageous grots...
Página 242 - ALL were attentive to the god-like man, When, from his lofty couch, he thus began : Great queen! what you command me to relate, Renews the fad remembrance of our fate...
Página xv - Idol Oak, In Double Rhymes our Thor and Woden Spoke; And by Succession of unlearned Times, As Bards began, so Monks Rung on the Chimes. But now that Phoebus and the sacred Nine With all their Beams on our blest Island shine, Why should not We their ancient Rites restore, And be what Rome or Athens were Before?
Página xxvi - But (laves we are, and labour on another man's plantation : we drefs the vineyard, but the wine is the owner's : if the foil be fometimes barren, then we are fure of being fcourged : if it be fruitful, and our care fucceeds, we are not thanked ; for the proud reader will only fay, the poor drudge has done his duty. But this is nothing to what follows ; for, being obliged to make his fenfe intelligible...
Página xi - Let the French and Italians value themselves on their regularity : strength and elevation are our standard. I said before., and I repeat it, that the affected purity of the French has unsinewed their heroic verse.
Página xxvi - If the soil be sometimes barren, then we are sure of being scourged; if it be fruitful, and our care succeeds, we are not thanked; for the proud reader will only say — the poor drudge has done his duty.
Página 285 - We had once in France the fame happinefs, and the fame privileges which you have; our laws were made by...
Página vi - Virtues ? Your Majesty will find in this book bold impartial truths, morality unstained with superstition, a spirit of liberty equally abhorrent of rebellion and of tyranny, the rights of kings always asserted, and those of mankind never laid aside. The same Spirit, in which it is written, gave me the confidence to offer it to the virtuous consort of a king who among so many crowned heads enjoys, almost alone, the inestimable honour of ruling a free nation ; a king who makes his power consist in...