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Imagining is in itself the very height and life of poetry, which, by a kind of enthusiasm or extraordinary emotion of the soul, makes it seem to us that we behold those things which the poet paints. - [Imagination] Imitation pleases, because it affords matter for inquiring into the truth or falsehood of imitation, by comparing its likeness or unlikeness with the original. - [Imitation] Imitators are but a servile kind of cattle. - [Imitation] In all you write be neither low nor vile: The meanest theme may have a proper style. - [Style] In pious times, ere priestcraft did begin, before polygamy was made a sin. - [Religion] Infamous wretch! so much below my scorn, I dare not kill thee. - [Scorn] Interest makes all seem reason that leads to it. - [Interest] Is no return due from a grateful breast? - [Gratitude] It is a madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because in herself she is nothing, but is ruled by prudence. - [Fortune] It speaks no less than God in every line. - [Bible] It's a hard world, neighbors, if a man's oath must be his master. - [Oaths] Jealousy, the jaundice of the soul. - [Jealousy] Led like a victim, to my death I'll go, And, dying, bless the hand that gave the blow. - [Adore] Let cheerfulness on happy fortune wait. - [Cheerfulness] Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. - [Grace] Like some tall tree, the monster of the wood, o'ershading all that under him would grow. - [Trees] Like the faint streaks of ligbt broke loose from darkness, and dawning into blushes. - [Blushes] Long pains, with use of bearing, are half eased. - [Pain] Lord of yourself, uncumbered with a wife. - [Wives] Love is a child that talks in broken language, yet then he speaks most plain. - [Cupid] Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an age. - [Love : Absence] Lucky men are favorites of Heaven. - [Fortune] Luxurious kings are to their people lost, They live like drones, upon the public cost. - [Kings] Many things impossible to thought have been by need to full perfection brought. - [Perfection] Mark her majestic fabric; she's a temple Sacred by birth, and built by hands divine; Her soul's the Deity that lodges there; Nor is the pile unworthy of the God. - [Beauty] Displaying page 6 of 21 for this author: << Prev Next >> 1 2 3 4 5 [6] 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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